Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister for Special Education and Inclusion Josepha Madigan today announced that the payment of over €50 million is being made to primary schools and special schools across the country this week to provide free schoolbooks to pupils within the free education scheme from September 2023. The landmark new funding … Read more
Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, has announced funding of €300,000 for Minding Creative Minds as part of the Safe to Create Programme. This brings the department’s overall allocation for the Safe to Create Programme to €782,000. Minding Creative Minds is Ireland’s (32 county and Irish overseas) first 24/7 mental … Read more
The Minister for Justice Simon Harris has announced funding totalling €5.25 million for more than 65 organisations to support victims of crime. The allocations range from €3,000 to €740,000, and they cover: national and larger organisations such as Women’s Aid, Ruhama, and One in Four local organisations across the country working with victims such as … Read more
Funding of more than €3 million is set to be invested in 46 library branches across the country, extending the opening hours of many nationwide. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced over €3.1 million in 46 library branches across the country. Some €2.2 million in funding will be provided to … Read more
A new construction technology centre has been given €5 million in funding to speed up research and innovation in the industry. The State funding was announced by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar on Wednesday and the funding will be spread over five years. Mr Varadkar said: “The Government is investing billions – substantially above the EU average … Read more