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GUIDELINES FOR SAFE REOPENING OF THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR
Fáilte Ireland has issued guidelines for the safe reopening of tourism businesses and the hospitality sector. The guidelines follow the latest advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team and Health Protection Surveillance Centre and [...]
€50 MILLION SUPPORT FOR BEEF FARMERS
I very much welcome the new €50 million support package for beef farmers. The package announced today by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today is aimed at assisting beef finishers hit by [...]
A THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR EFFORTS AROUND COVID-19
I believe it is important to recognise and pay tribute to the community spirit of the general public as COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Without question, it is only thanks to the co-operation of the vast [...]
GALWAY HOSPICE SUNFLOWER APPEAL
Please support the Galway Hospice Sunflower Appeal. Like for most worthy causes, street collections cannot take place this year because of COVID-19. Normally collectors would have been selling Sunflower pins across Galway this Friday and [...]
GALWAY VOLUNTEER CENTRE WEBINAR
Galway Volunteer Centre is running a webinar series for volunteers or staff or non-profit organisations about best practice for returning to community activity as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. The first session on Wednesday June 24 [...]
GALWAY EAST PROJECTS TO RECEIVE MORE THAN €52,000 IN HERITAGE FUNDING
I am delighted that a range of Galway East heritage projects have been allocated a total of €52,500 in funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme for 2020. Our built heritage is an important resource [...]