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ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY GRANT SCHEME DEADLINES EXTENDED
The deadlines for applications for two grant schemes currently being run by the Royal Irish Academy are to be extended. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the deadline for the Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon [...]
SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDCARE SECTOR
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has provided further details to support the Childcare sector. These measures will: Help to ensure that the Childcare Sector is in a position to reopen after Covid-19; Provide [...]
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION BOOKLET TO BE DELIVERED TO EVERY HOME
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and An Post have announced today that a #Covid_19 Public Information booklet will be delivered to every household. The guide offers information about Ireland and [...]
VOLUNTEER HELPLINE AND INFORMATION
Following last week's launch of the Government Action Plan for Community Response to COVID-19 by the Department of Rural and Community Development, this is a reminder that the department has an email helpline for registered [...]
STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY TEAM – TUESDAY MARCH 24
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland has died. The patient is a male and in the east of the country, with an underlying health [...]
NATIONAL HELPLINE FOR OLDER PEOPLE
A reminder that there is a national helpline older people who have concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. ALONE - the organisation that supports older people - is operating the helpline in association with the Department [...]