Returning Dr. Sarah Gets on the road with Renault and Axa Having returned from Melbourne via Malaysia on March 24, paediatric doctor Sarah Kyne is happy to be back home and working on the frontline supporting the HSE during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-seven-year old Sarah from Newbridge in Co. Kildare […]
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Public vigilance required in use of ‘Temporary Agents’ for banking and welfare payments Safeguarding Ireland today highlighted the need for public vigilance to guard against increased financial abuse during the Covid-19 crisis. Safeguarding Chairperson Patricia Rickard-Clarke said: “What is most important is that people are safe and follow the guidelines to […]
New Governmentshould avoid two-tier care of older and vulnerable adults Challenges faced by the nursing and home care sectors in the Covid-19 crisis highlight the need for major reform – including a new integrated national system of support and care for older people. Sage Advocacy, which works with vulnerable adults, said today that […]
With temperatures set to increase this Easter Bank Holiday weekend, management at South / South West Hospital Group are appealing to members of the public to continue to follow the Government’s Covid-19 guidelines relating to social distancing and hand hygiene, to ensure that they do not contribute to the spread […]
Developing nations are bracing for a major catastrophe and the loss of millions of lives, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in poorer, highly populated and under-resourced communities. Plan International Ireland declared the COVID-19 emergency as ‘the single greatest threat to children’s rights and equality for girls we face, in […]
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has called on telecommunication companies providing telephone and internet services to introduce clear guidelines and a consistent approach for dealing with customers in difficulty during the Covid-19 crisis. SVP says that these guidelines should include a ban on disconnections, which would ensure that […]