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On Thursday March 6 South West Mayo Development Company, in conjunction with Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, is holding a seminar Europe Matters in the Castlebar campus of GMIT. Funded by Department of An Taoiseach under the Communicating Europe Initiative, as well as Mayo County Council, this half-day seminar is an opportunity to examine and reflect on the role of citizens in influencing the EU. The internationally renowned line-up of speakers includes Anastasia Crickley, the first chair of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency; Dr Will Dinan from the University of the West of Scotland and co-founder of www.spinwatch.org; Kieran Clifford from Amnesty International; and Paul Ginnell from the European Anti-Poverty Network (Ireland).

Kilkenny is on its way to becoming the first age friendly county in the south.

Carlow Local Authoritieshave scooped the best project in the Internal Administration category for its Shared Services initiative at the Vodafone Innovation in Government Awards. The awards which were presented by Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of An Taoiseach, Pat Carey, seek to recognise excellence and creativity for innovative initiatives in the public sector.

The Carers Association in Kilkenny has been inundated with calls from worried carers across the county over the recent comments made by the Minister for Social and Family affairs Mary Hanafin.

Mayo County Council and the Mayo County Development Board have received three grants from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources under the BenefIT scheme. This funding will allow for the further roll-out of supports to communities to provide technology training and equipment.

Carers across Mayo are outraged that the Government might consider targeting carer’s allowances for budgetary cuts. Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has suggested that the cost-cutting board set up by An Taoiseach to reduce departmental spending may focus on cutting recently introduced increases such as the half-rate carer’s allowance introduced two years ago. The Carers Association in Mayo has been inundated with calls from carers across the county, angry and very worried over Minister Hanafin’s comments.

The Carers Association in Kilkenny has been inundated with calls from worried carers across the county over the recent comments made by the Minister for Social and Family affairs Mary Hanafin.

Mayo County Council and the Mayo County Development Board have received three grants from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources under the BenefIT scheme. This funding will allow for the further roll-out of supports to communities to provide technology training and equipment.