The Santa Truck is coming to town for Yulefest Kilkenny, with Santa and Mrs Claus set to arrive to Kilkenny in style on Saturday, December 10. Come out to say h.
Today FM morning duo Dermot and Dave have decorated their campervan and put it into gear to visit villages and towns across the country spreading joy and Christ.
Hospices gain over €10m guaranteed recurring funding
Over €10m in guaranteed recurring funding introduced to six voluntary hospices starting 2021
An additional €10.68 million in recurring annual funding has been set for six voluntary hospices providing a range of palliative care and other services for adults from this year,
Irish Medical Times reports.
The funding is being allocated to hospices which make up the Voluntary Hospice Group. Adult hospice services at Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services, Harold’s Cross, Blackrock and Wicklow; St Francis Hospice, Raheny and Blanchardstown; Marymount Hospice, Cork; Milford Care Centre, Limerick; North West Hospice, Sligo and Galway Hospice are to receive funding under this move.
The mother of a ten-year-old boy whose condition has been described as one of the most severe cases of cerebral palsy in the country has spoken of the valuable support the family receives from the LauraLynn Children s Hospice.
Since opening in 2011, the hospice has supported 18 families in Co Wicklow and currently has seven children from the county accessing its services. In addition, approximately ten families from the county are accessing their bereavement care, support and activities.
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly has announced the provision of €2.25 million to LauraLynn Children s Hospice over 2020 and 2021.
Martin is the son of Sarah and Marty Gibson O Gara of Newcastle and was born severely brain damaged at birth. Martin, who has a seven-year-old brother called Patrick, has been attending LauraLynn ever since the hospice opened in 2011.