This week, after months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, kids, teachers and support staff are returning to classrooms across Ireland. Our school communities have been working tirelessly up and down the country to make things as safe as possible for everyone when they return. Despite all this work, people are understandably nervous about the return
The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) has proposed this Scheme in response to the Covid-19 crisis and the urgent need for retail companies to achieve a step change in online capability. This is a Competitive Fund which will be administered by Enterprise Ireland on behalf of DBEI with a total fund size of €5.5m. Applications
What the Enterprise Support Grant is The Enterprise Support Grant (ESG) allows the department to provide financial support for new enterprises, in addition to income support under Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) and Short Term Enterprise Allowance (STEA), to jobseekers that are approved for those schemes. The grant is available to current recipients of BTWEA or STEA. Enterprise Support Grant
Hello Friends, We're hiring! It's a very exciting time to come work with our growing political movement for change. If you want to join us and work to bring about a fairer, more equal Ireland - we would be delighted to hear from you. We're looking to recruit: Senior Political Director (closing date Friday 17th July)Press Director (closing date Wednesday
Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher has welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the EU Commission's Mercosur Trade Deal by the EU Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly. This is a positive and responsible move and further highlights the concerns I, and many others, have about this deal from a trade and climate change perspective. "At the core of this
The new €250m Restart Grant provides direct grant aid to micro and small businesses to help with the costs associated with reopening and reemploying workers following COVID-19 closures. Your guide to the Restart Grant How to apply The application form for the Restart Grant is available on your local authority website. The grant is the equivalent to the rates bill of your
COPE Galway is a local Galway organisation whose vision is an“Improved Quality of Life in a Home of your Own” for people affected by homelessness, women and children experiencing domestic abuse, and older people. In 2019, COPE Galway worked with 2,984 vulnerable people in Galway. This is a 20% increase on the numbers supported the
"Human rights abuses and corruption in countries with poor legal and judicial systems often go unpunished but that shouldn't result in the perpetrators not facing sanctions by the European Union," said Fianna Fáil MEP, Billy Kelleher. "The EU cannot force 3rd countries to prosecute human rights abuses, but if we can get agreement on an EU-wide
Join me on Wednesday evening at 7pm as Duncan Smith TD, Wayne Stanley of Simon Communities of Ireland and Dr Mary Murphy of Maynooth University discuss how Covid-19 will impact on our housing crisis.Our chat will be live on the Labour Party Facebook page from 7pm and you’d be very welcome to join us and to
Welcome to The Weekly Digest from Sinn Féin where we bring you a flavour of the work and campaigns that we have been engaged in over the past week. The Weekly Digest from Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald pays tribute to 'great republican' Bobby Storey Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD has expressed deep sadness at the death of
