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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 [...]
REPATRIATION OF IRISH CITIZENS ABROAD
A detailed note on the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Foreign Affairs has handled more than 16,000 queries concerning the welfare of Irish [...]