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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 [...]
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NATIONAL COVID-19 INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME
CABINET ALSO APPROVES NEW PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES ON NPHET RECOMMENDATIONS The Government has today announced a National Covid-19 Income Support Scheme to provide financial support to Irish workers and companies affected by the crisis. In [...]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR VOLUNTEERS
A reminder for volunteers, volunteer groups, community groups and those wishing to offer their services as volunteers. To support the community response to COVID-19, the Department of Rural and Community Development has developed a suite [...]
PLEASE SUPPORT CHARITIES
As TD for Galway East and Minister for Community Development, I am calling on people to go the extra mile to support charities if they are in a position to do so. Most of our [...]
SUPPORTING LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
Local newspapers need our support. They are a vital source of news and information in our communities. Newspaper revenues have already been under threat from a dwindling advertising market and competition from digital publishers. Now [...]