Fine Gael Senator for Cork South West, Tim Lombard has welcomed the Government’s announcement of changes and enhancements to the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. These changes mean that more employees will now receive a subsidy of €350 per week, and those with previous net pay below €412 per week will […]
How are you finding things these days? What is your own situation requiring of you? Maybe you are busy working in essential services, parenting at home, caring for someone ‘cocooning’, working from home, or maybe you have recently become unemployed. The range of circumstances is endless. Many of us will […]
Dogs Trust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity, is warning dog owners their furry friends could develop separation anxiety when the current Covid-19 lockdown ends. Due to the amount of time most owners have been spending with their dogs recently, the charity fears many dogs have become too reliant on human […]
What a difference a month makes. The weather has improved and there are few days that I am unable to get into the garden. The conservatory is bursting with small plants, both vegetable and flowers. The tomatoes are ready to be planted in the tunnel and it is all systems […]
Gavin James has reached fundraising target of €200,000 in support of ALONE’s services ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has teamed up with Gavin James and Bonfire Dublin to release its ‘Now more than ever’ campaign, a series of short videos on loneliness featuring Gavin James’s music, which call […]
Training and physical activity is not everyone’s cup of tea and, especially these days, it can be hard to find the motivation to go outside the normal comfort zone and step into new things. Life in lockdown, with social distancing can be both lonely and boring and for some, putting […]