By Carmel Hayes STUDENTS at St Mary’s CBS, Portlaoise have received a Special Recognition Award from gardaí, for their remarkable courage and compassion during…
AMAZING young people in Laois who have made a huge contribution to their communities were honoured at the annual Laois/Offaly Garda Divisional Youth Awards on…
Every little helps has always been the slogan of supermarket giant Tesco, and that s certainly apt as it has reached €5 million in donations to local communities since starting its Community Fund initiative back in 2014.
In that time, Wexford charities and community-based projects have been in receipt of over €134,000, a figure that s set only to increase. In fact, Tesco stores across the county are preparing to donate a further €3,000 to nine health-related community groups across Co Wexford, including Down Syndrome Wexford, the Order of Malta Cadets and Wexford General Hospital s Children s Diabetes Unit in the first round of the 2021 fund.
The community fund provides a welcome boost to community groups and anyone can nominate a cause via the Tesco website. Every eight weeks, causes are chosen in every Tesco store across Ireland.
Minister OâGorman announces almost â¬67m in youth funding for 2021
National Youth Organisations will benefit from some â¬12m in universal funding
â¬4.6m has been made available to the 16 Education and Training Boards
â¬2.25m has been made available for the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic OâGorman T.D., has today confirmed that â¬66.8 million in funding has been made available to support the provision of youth services nationwide in 2021. This investment increases financial support for both youth services and youth clubs, as well as ensuring further strengthening and development of UBU Your Place Your Space, universal service provision and youth information.