The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton TD has announced that all major telecoms providers have committed to a number of measures to help people stay in touch and work from home during Covid 19. All major providers have signed up, including BT Ireland, eir, Pure Telecom, […]
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The organisation says that support of communities and families is “more important than ever” as cocooning measures are extended until May 5 ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, is urging members of the public to reach out to older people in the community who may be feeling particularly isolated […]
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI), the statutory body responsible for the regulation and management of the practise of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing in the state, has issued a guidance note to veterinary professionals on the subject of COVID-19 and passive transfer to animals. Included is a protocol for […]
What will happen to the record of ordinary people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the social media posts are gone? The Cork Folklore Project, a community-based oral history group affiliated with UCC, is inviting people in Cork and beyond to become part of their documentation of life right now, by […]
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 […]
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 […]