RADIO INTERVIEWS - LOCAL AND NATIONAL

INTERVIEW WITH KINVARA FM – POST ELECTION 2020

INTERVIEW – TODAY SEAN O’ROURKE IN ADVANCE OF GENERAL ELECTION 2020

Anne Rabbitte & Katherine Zappone Debate

Childminding - Family Members & Grandparents

Insurance and the Childcare Sector

Insurance and Sequencing

Federation of Early Childhood Providers

Interview with Miriam O’Callaghan – RTE anonymous survey of TDs – November 2019

Interview with Miriam O'Callaghan - November 2019

Interview with Kinvara FM – European Election campaign 2019

INTERVIEW KINVARA FM IN THE RUN UP TOTHE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2019

Interview with Galway Bay FM –

ST TERESA’S SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL BALLINASLOE

Interview commences at: 1.04

Podcast of Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan – Monday April 29th 2019

The Galway Girls

Lorraine Higgins interviews Anne Rabbitte TD – A Reflective, Intimate Interview

An Intimate Interview – Anne Rabbitte TD with Paul Tierney of Kinvara FM

Interview starts at 31:20

Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan – Friday May 17th 2019

The Children and Gambling: Evidence to inform regulation and responses in Ireland report, published by the Institute of Public Health, is the first study into the gambling activities of children aged 16 years in Ireland.

by Elodie Golden | September 12, 2023 | Children, Childrens Mental Health, Gambling, Gambling Control Bill | 0 Comments

The Minister for State with responsibility for Law Reform and Youth Justice, James Browne supports the publication of a landmark new report today into the gambling habits of teenagers in Ireland. The Children and Gambling: Evidence to inform regulation and responses...

Minister Rabbitte has welcomed the further expansion of eligibility for GP visit cards – GP Card Expansion Making Healthcare More Affordable

by Elodie Golden | September 12, 2023 | AI in Health, Health, Health Technology, Healthcare | 0 Comments

From September 11th some 215,000 people are newly eligible to apply for the cards. It is part of the biggest expansion in eligibility for free GP care in the history of the state happening this year and covering up to 500,000 people. Minister Rabbitte said: This is...

Minister Rabbitte launches Ahascragh Distillery in East Galway

by Elodie Golden | August 20, 2023 | Enterprise, Environment, Innovation, Jobs, Our Rural Future, Remote Working, Rural Ireland, Rural Regeneration, Sustainability, The Planet, Tourism, Town Apps | 0 Comments

Call for female entrepreneurs in rural areas to apply for 9th year of ACORNS new business development programme

by Elodie Golden | August 15, 2023 | Agri-tourism, Community, Community Development, Rural Ireland, Rural Regeneration | 0 Comments

Turnover of 46 entrepreneurs who completed ACORNS 8 almost doubled in 6 months. Window for applications for ACORNS 9 opens today (August 14) and closes at midnight September 22 ACORNS is a free development programme for early-stage female entrepreneurs...

More than 30,000 children in Co. Galway to benefit from free schoolbooks from September

by Elodie Golden | August 15, 2023 | Cost of Living, education, Families | 0 Comments

Local Fianna Fáil Minister Anne Rabbitte TD has today welcomed that more than 30,000 children in Co. Galway will benefit from free schoolbooks, workbooks and copy books from this September under an initiative introduced by Minister Norma Foley TD. This has been made...

Digital for Good: Ireland’s Digital Inclusion Roadmap

by Elodie Golden | August 14, 2023 | Digital for Good, Digital Hubs, Digital Infrastructure, Inclusion, Innovation, Naional Broadband Plan, National Digital Strategy | 0 Comments

The Minister for Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, today, (Thursday), published Digital for Good: Ireland’s Digital Inclusion Roadmap. As digital technologies become increasingly woven into our daily lives, there is a risk that some...

PORTRAITS – A stunning artistic interpretation of Hidden Pain unveiled in Rome

by Elodie Golden | August 12, 2023 | AI in Health, Disability, Health, Health Technology, Health Technology | 0 Comments

PORTRAITS was born as a project to showcase multiple sclerosis, an often invisible disease that affects about 140,000 people in Italy, 9,000 people in Ireland and about 3 million people in the world. PortrAIts goal is to showcase the invisible symptoms of multiple...

90% increase in number of children benefitting from National Childcare Scheme

by Elodie Golden | August 10, 2023 | Child Benefit, Child Welfare, Childcare Costs, Childcare Providers, Children | 0 Comments

Unprecedented demand for the National Childcare Scheme in first six months since increased subsidies came into effect A total of 134,580 children benefited from supports under the National Childcare Scheme within the first six months of 2023 – an increase of 90% from...

New Statement of Strategy for the Department of Rural and Community Development

by Elodie Golden | August 9, 2023 | Community, Community Development, community education, Community Garden, Rural Ireland, Rural Regeneration | 0 Comments

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., today (Tuesday, 8th August 2023) published the Department of Rural and Community Development’s new Statement of Strategy. The Strategy sets out the vision and strategic goals that will guide the...

Government announces a further €16 million in funding for the upgrade works on rural roads and laneways with Galway Total LIS R2 €1,994,259

by Elodie Golden | July 28, 2023 | Roads, Rural Ireland, Rural Regeneration | 0 Comments

Galway has been allocated additional funding of €1,994,259 under the latest funding announced for repairs and improvement works on our rural roads and laneways. This is in addition to the total LIS R1 of €789,523 awarded earlier in the year. Galway Total €1,204,736...