Latest News
MORE THAN €150,000 FOR GALWAY COMMUNITY GROUPS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO COVID-19
My department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, has announced €151,483 in funding to support Galway voluntary and community groups with their response efforts to the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund totalling €2.5 [...]
IMPORTANT ADVICE FROM IRISH WATER ON USE OF PESTICIDES
Great care must always be taken to protect drinking water supplies wherever pesticide use is considered necessary, particularly if using products for grassland weed control containing substances such as MCPA, fluroxypyr and 2,4-D. These substances [...]
PROGRESS FOR NEW AMALGAMATED TUAM NATIONAL SCHOOL
Accommodation plans for the new amalgamated Tuam National School are actively under discussion. Discussions on the accommodation brief for the new National School campus are ongoing between the Department of Education and the patron. I [...]
BANKS SET UP DEDICATED PHONELINES FOR THOSE COCOONING
The Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today announced that all five retail banks now have dedicated freephone phonelines to assist cocooning customers during the Covid-19 crisis. The dedicated phonelines, along with advice on [...]
COVID-19 TEAGASC HELPLINE
A new Teagasc telephone helpline to assist farmers with queries in relation to the current #COVID19 challenge has been set up. The information line phone number is 076-1113533 and will be open from 9.30am to [...]
THE INVALUABLE WORK OF THE PPN COMMUNITY NETWORK
The Public Participation Networks around Ireland are doing an outstanding service providing a central co-ordination point for thousands of community groups and sporting organisations. The Public Participation Network (PPN) is the go-to place for all [...]