This particularly difficult time we are all facing poses additional challenges for autistic people COVID-19 has brought unpredictability and change of routine for everyone in our communities. At this strange and difficult time, autistic people and their families may be facing more even challenges than usual. Working in partnership AsIAm, […]
The Irish Wildlife Trust is calling on Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed and Minister for Heritage Josepha Madigan to do more to stop the annual scourge of wildfires on the hills. Wildfires are illegal at any time of year while even so-called ‘controlled burning’ is illegal during the bird nesting […]
Parent praises ‘amazing’ new initiative that allows her family to remotely check-in on her baby son amid COVID-19 visiting restrictions. Cork University Maternity Hospital, Ireland South Women and Infants Directorate have worked with the INFANT Research Centre at University College Cork to introduce a secure video messaging platform in the Neonatal Intensive […]
After graduating from her Masters in Public International Law at Utrecht University three years ago, Niamh O’Dwyer from West Cork decided to stay on in the Netherlands. She is now living and working in Amsterdam. Niamh recalls when the seriousness of the current situation really started to really sink in […]
Clonakilty Chamber of Commerce has announced an initiative to support local businesses in the face of the Covid-19 emergency, pledging a €40,000 fund to supplement the purchase of Clonakilty Vouchers. The €40,000 fund will provide for a 20 per cent supplement on €50 and €100 Clonakilty Vouchers, incentivising purchase to […]
SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, is making its eCollege online learning service available free of charge as a support to Cork learners who have been impacted by the current containment measures. eCollege is the national online learning service for the Further Education and Training sector, funded by SOLAS. […]