ALONE, the organisation that supports older people, has called for urgent action to support the nursing home and home support sectors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and for long-term reform of health services to better meet the support needs of older people. The organisation has said that years of consistent underfunding […]
Electric Ireland call on the public to support Pieta’s urgent appeal for donations and join together for ‘Sunrise’ on May 9 to mark the postponed Darkness into Light event Electric Ireland & Pieta are launching an urgent appeal for the public to donate at darknessintolight.ie to ensure that Pieta’s essential frontline services can […]
Fund will prioritise organisations delivering frontline services such as Meals on Wheels Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has confirmed that €116,277 in funding has been secured for Cork County’s Community Call response to Covid-19. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund will provide immediate and urgently needed funding totalling to local groups that […]
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said that social media platforms and other digital publishers must either voluntarily dip into their pockets, or be required by the State, to support local media and journalism. “The Covid 19 crisis has really hit our local newspapers and radio stations. Many across the country […]
Mr Seán Canney TD, the Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, has welcomed an initiative by Young Social Innovators (YSI). It calls for young people across Ireland to put forward solutions on how to respond to the challenges of coronavirus in their communities. The Coronavirus […]
Ireland’s most inclusive science event continues online so students can still take part despite Covid-19 restrictions Cork students registered for SciFest 2020 are being asked to upload their projects online for judging for this year’s 15th annual SciFest@College competition. In line with recommendations and advice from the HSE, the SciFest regional finals […]