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# funding - Friday 14 June, 2013
Column: Here’s why the farmers are protesting on the streets of Ireland
The Irish agricultural sector supports 300,000 jobs and €9 billon in exports, but the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposals will inflict serious damage on thousands of farmers, writes Niall Madigan.
# funding - Thursday 13 June, 2013
More than 20 housing estates in desperate need of major regeneration
Minister Jan O’Sullivan says she wants to maintain the national regeneration programmes put in place over the years and pledges €80 million investment to disadvantaged communities.
# funding - Thursday 23 May, 2013
Groups awarded €1.5 million for “tireless” cross-border peace work
The Tánaiste said that Northern Ireland “is still a very divided society” but that the Good Friday Agreement “has opened up new possibilities”.
# funding - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Basketball Ireland to repay €124k for ‘serious error’ in use of grant money
Over €1.2 million in capital funding was instead spent on development programmes by the association.
‘There’s no shortage of money there’ – Colin Griffin on Irish Sports Council funding
The two-time Olympic race walker is weighing up his next move after missing out on a grant for 2013.
# funding - Sunday 24 March, 2013
How independent living is giving freedom to those with intellectual disabilities
After years of institutional and residential care, Tara O’Dea and Carmel McAnaspie now have a place to call home.
# funding - Thursday 21 March, 2013
These are the 18 Irish athletes who have been given top-level funding for 2013
No surprise that Katie is on the list — but who are the other 17 who have netted €40k cheques this year?
Irish Aid requires an external audit system to improve standards – PAC report
The Committee of Public Accounts says Irish Aid’s external audit needs help from more qualified auditors in order to improve standards.
# funding - Friday 8 March, 2013
Ireland announces €3.8m in funding for UN agencies and NGOs in Congo
Seven million people have died as a result of war in DR Congo since 1998 – making it the one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II, said the Minister for Trade and Development.
# funding - Monday 11 February, 2013
Column: My son has epilepsy and stigma still surrounds the disease
Today marks European Epilepsy Day, a disease which is still underfunded, understaffed and underdeveloped in Ireland, writes John Verling.
# funding - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Ireland pledges $50k in funding for New York community devastated by Hurricane Sandy
The Government funding is part of a $320,000 totbal to be provided to community projects in the areas most affected by Sandy.
# funding - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
€12.6m of sports funding went to disadvantaged areas
A total of 41 per cent of the overall funding went to disadvantaged areas, Minister Michael Ring said.
# funding - Monday 28 January, 2013
Good news: Irish scientists to play key role in giant €1 billion project
The largest ever research project funded in the history of the EU was announced this morning.
# funding - Saturday 19 January, 2013
Column: From idea to reality, the story of a young Irish start-up
Gary Fox took a business idea from college classroom to young company. Here he describes how he did it.
# funding - Monday 14 January, 2013
Cut in elderly alarm scheme reversed
A government decision to cut the scheme by more than a million euro had been heavily criticised last week.
# funding - Friday 11 January, 2013
New guidelines reduce maximum donations to political parties
The guidelines also address corporate donations to parties and include strict rules on transparency.
# funding - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
NPRF announces €850m investment in funds for small businesses
The funds will be used to invest in both healthy businesses seeking to grow and those that are under-performing.
# funding - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
TD says Hogan has neglected scheme for disadvantaged urban areas
The Minister has said the phasing out of city council and development boards will have implications for the programme.
# funding - Monday 7 January, 2013
SIPTU welcomes recommendation by Labour Court on Aer Lingus pension dispute
SIPTU said it was still opposed to any attempt by the airline to seek ‘cost offsetting measures’ in return for meeting its responsibility to properly fund the pensions scheme.
Uganda repays €4 million in Irish Aid funding that was misappropriated
The money has been handed back after it emerged last year that it had been misappropriated by officials in the Ugandan Prime Minister’s office.
# funding - Sunday 6 January, 2013
€150k fund to support artists with disabilities or mental health problems
The fund, which is being run by the Rehab Group, will help people to pursue careers in the arts over the next five years.
# funding - Sunday 2 December, 2012
You might help crowdfund an album – but what about some scientific research?
Some scientists have turned to crowdfunding to raise money for their work – with one TCD researcher raising more than €20,000.
# funding - Monday 26 November, 2012
Coveney announces €32m in grants for agri-food and forest research
The Minister said this publicly funded research would ultimately make a positive contribution to the government’s Action Plan for Jobs.
# funding - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Women’s Aid calls for review of laws around domestic abuse
The group is calling for a 24/7 on call system for emergency barring orders and for protection from cuts in the upcoming budget.
# funding - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
GAA/GPA player grants scheme facing potential cuts
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring revealed yesterday that he is anxious for a new deal to brokered to assist inter-county stars.
# funding - Monday 19 November, 2012
€3.78 million funding to small businesses to ‘create and sustain 550 jobs’
A number of County and City Enterprise Boards have been granted additional funding to meet demand.
# funding - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
Irish Aid expenditure in Mozambique to be examined
A delegation from the Committee of Public Accounts will travel there against a backdrop of revelations that Irish Aid funds in Uganda were misappropriated.
# funding - Monday 29 October, 2012
Public Accounts Committee member wants probe into Irish overseas aid
Fine Gael TD Simon Harris has called for the powerful Dáil committee to investigate Irish overseas aid following the misappropriation of millions of euro sent to Uganda.
# funding - Saturday 27 October, 2012
Ireland needs access to funding at reasonable rates – Burton
The Minister for Social Protection said that the country is well placed to exit the EU/IMF bailout programme next year, but funding at a reasonable price was critical to recovery.
# funding - Thursday 25 October, 2012
TD raises questions over money ring-fenced for mental health
Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste today whether this money was being used to plug gaps in the HSE deficit.
# funding - Thursday 18 October, 2012
€5 million funding planned for local The Gathering events – and more to come
Fine Gael Mayo Deputy Michelle Mulherin said the funding is great news which will help people in planning community activities during the event.
# funding - Monday 8 October, 2012
Irish TV series gets third season on BBC…
…and animation company behind it hopes to create 60 new jobs.
# funding - Thursday 4 October, 2012
€2.6 million in sports equipment grants approved
Minister of State Michael Ring said he hoped the equipment grants would boost participation in sport.
# funding - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
One in Four calls for more treatment in the community for sex offenders
Executive director Maeve Lewis said there is a huge need because fewer than 5 per cent of sex offenders end up in prison.
TD says state must cover cost of pyrite damage
Sinn Féin’s Dessie Ellis said the state allowed regulations which failed to stop contamination and failed to legislate to protect people.
# funding - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Calls for accountability and regulation in the charity sector
A Labour senate group will table a motion this week calling for the implementation of the 2009 Charities Act.
# funding - Monday 3 September, 2012
Explainer: What happens to Socialist Party funding now that Clare Daly is gone?
Clare Daly has asked the Socialist Party to pass on some of the allowance it gets for her membership. What’s going on?
# funding - Friday 31 August, 2012
Syrian refugees tell of “indiscriminate violence”
Joe Costello, Minister of State for Trade and Development, relates the dire tales of massacre and suffering told to him by Syrian refugees when he visited them in Jordan this week.
# funding - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
HSE developing plan to save mental health service
The Save Jigsaw Kerry Group said yesterday that staff at the youth mental health service had been put on notice with no commitment to a continuation of services.
# funding - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Joanne O’Riordan documentary supported by €25k pledge
The Rehab Group is pledging funding and professional support for film about the Cork teenager born with no limbs.
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