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Easter message from Minister Sean Canney TD
Easter message from Minister Sean Canney TD. .
DEADLINE LOOMS FOR SCHOOL TRANSPORT APPLICATION
Parents wishing to apply for school transport for 1st Years and Junior Infants for the 2020/2021 school year need to submit applications to Bus Éireann by the last Friday of this month, April 24. Bus [...]
INSURANCE COMPANIES SHOULD OFFER LOWER PREMIUMS AND REFUNDS
Insurance companies should consider offering lower premiums and refunds for car, travel and business insurance in light of the COVID-19 emergency. Two major car insurance companies in the United States have already offered refunds as [...]
MORE THAN €1 BILLION IN MEASURES TO SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES
The Government has announced more than €1 billion in new measures supporting small and medium enterprises. These are vital to sustain business activity and to position Ireland to be recovery-ready post the COVID-19 crisis. The [...]
ADVICE FOR CANCER PATIENTS
From the Irish Cancer Society: We have extended our Cancer Nurseline (1800 200 700) hours to Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm and Friday to Sunday 9am to 5:30pm. Our nurses can talk people through [...]
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 [...]