Pieta House Open Day 6th September
Pieta House will throw open the doors of their suicide and self-harm crisis centres throughout the country on Saturday, 6th September ahead of Suicide Awareness Week. All centres will be open to the public from 2pm to 4pm, and people will have the opportunity to take a tour of the counselling rooms, have a cup […]
Applications are open for national scheme to help older people to get active
The Go for Life Small Grant Scheme for Sport and Physical Activity for older people is now open. The scheme is aimed at encouraging older people to get active and is used by groups and clubs all over Ireland to buy equipment, run sports events or try new activities. Last year over 1,000 groups and organisations availed of […]
Reduced 9% VAT Rate results in 31,584 new jobs. Report by the Restaurant Association of Ireland
The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) has published a report, entitled ‘9% VAT – Food, Tourism & Jobs – Rebuilding Ireland’s Economy’, highlighting the positive impact of the 9% VAT rate introduced in July 2011. Speaking about the launch of the report and the success of the reduced VAT rate, Adrian Cummins, Chief Executive of the […]
Limerick National City of Culture and Music Generation call on all singers and choirs
Do you want to be part of the largest community choral event ever held in Limerick? Do you want to join in a celebration of the strength of the Limerick choral scene? Do you want to be part of a unique and powerful choral event, to be performed in The Culture Factory between 16th & 19th […]
Kids for Wish Kids Schools Entrepreneurship Awards 2014
Children’s charity Make-A-Wish® Ireland has come up with a brand new fundraising initiative to engage secondary school students – Kids for Wish Kids Schools Entrepreneurship Awards 2014. Open to all secondary school students nationwide, the competition will run from Monday September 1st to Monday 22nd December, and will be judged by a well-known judging panel of experts; Norah Casey, TV, Radio and Publishing; Gerry Prizeman, Head […]
Largest Ever Gathering of All-Ireland Winning Captains for Pieta House
For the first time in the history of the GAA, all 100 surviving All-Ireland winning captains in hurling and football have been invited to come together in a unique event in aid of Pieta House. Nearly 70 have already confirmed that they will attend what is to be the greatest ever gathering of GAA legends […]
Laois Carers Give 73,000 Unpaid Hours Weekly
Carers in county Laois give more than 73,000 hours unpaid care to the county’s sick, elderly and vulnerable each week. Of Laois’s 3185 carers, 41% regularly work a minimum of one to 14 hours a week, whilst a further 46% work between 15 and 43 hours a week. To highlight the work of carers in […]