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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 [...]
DOs and DON’Ts for VOLUNTEERS and for those RECEIVING ASSISTANCE
Here are some dos and don'ts from my Department's Action Plan for Communities. VOLUNTEERS Safety should be your number one priority and make sure you have thesafeguards in place to protect you while you carry [...]