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Cocooning – Some resources for older cocooners and those assisting them.
Digital Literacy Skills The Age Action Getting Started Keep In Touch (KIT) is a national learning initiative to help older people improve their digital literacy skills, so they are more connected, informed […]
Read more »Tidy Towns Competition Cancelled for 2020
The Minister for Rural and Community Development , Michael Ring, T.D., has announced the cancellation of the SuperValu TidyTowns competition for 2020 in the interests of public health and safety. In a statement […]
Read more »Residents Associations in DLR respond to the COVID-19 crisis
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Public Participation reached out to 94 different residents associations within DLR to ask a series of questions about the support at micro-level that communities had in place. There […]
Read more »Online Hobby and Cultural Resources you might like to explore
The following list is a random sample of some of the online resources available. Join the Library Gain free access to newspapers, magazines, e-books and more by joining Libraries Ireland. […]
Read more »2.5 million fund announced for community groups involved in Community Call
Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, has launched a €2.5 million fund to support community and voluntary groups involved in the delivery of COVID-19 community response efforts. Read […]
Read more »Youth Climate Justice Fund
The Youth Climate Justice Fund will total almost €500,000 in 2020, and is open to applications from all national youth service grant scheme organisations and from Gaisce – the President’s […]
Read more »The Community Foundation for Ireland’s Covid-19 Community Fund
This fund is aimed at the immediate needs of organisations impacted by Covid-19 and focused on the following: People over 60 People with respiratory illnesses or cancer People experiencing domestic […]
Read more »Round 2 2020 DLR Grants deadline extended to 19th May 2020
The deadline for applications has been extended until Tuesday 19th May 2020 @11.55am. To apply click here.
Read more »Extended Helpline hours – Community Call
The Community Call helpline teams are available 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm to provide assistance to elderly, cocooning and vulnerable citizens. They have a new freephone number […]
Read more »Government launches initiative to phone older people to check on wellbeing during COVID-19 crisis
Government launches initiative to phone older people to check on wellbeing during COVID-19 crisis Minister Ring urges participants on Seniors Alert Scheme to ensure their personal alarm is activated Mr […]
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