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Sunday 27 September 2020
You won’t know whose picture you have – amateur or world famous professional – until after the purchase, but all proceeds go to the Jack and Jill foundation.
Some of the artists’ regularly reach thousands of euro for their work.
The Kavanagh family has been selling trees since the 1950s.
The story was one of many outlined as part of a Sinn Féin motion this evening.
Nurses caring for seriously ill children have written an open letter to Minister for Health James Reilly about the lack of discretionary medical cards for their patients.
Jonathan Irwin said charity staff having their salaries topped up with money from donations is “damaging”.
Locals are fighting to preserve the historic 18th century building which is being redeveloped by the food giant Glanbia.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The 250 staff at the company took part in marathons and held bake sales and talent shows as well as donating its art collection to raise funds.
Two years ago Revenue announced text donations would no longer be liable for VAT but charities are still not receiving this money.
Folamh Ireland is being liquidated, leaving the charity owed “a substantial amount of money” in unpaid mobile phone donations.
The foundation says it urgently needs €400,000 to run its service to the end of the year.
Jonathan Irwin on why immediate action is needed on the National Children’s Hospital – and why the planners were right to turn the Mater proposal down.
A tendering process to supply ‘print consumables’ to Leinster House closes at noon today. Get your bids in now!
The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation says it could use the €50,000 worth of spent printer cartridges to raise funds for brain damaged children.
ANY SIGNIFICANT LEVEL of flu in the community could lead to the Covid-19 test and trace system being overwhelmed as people present with similar symptoms, health experts say.
Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry told TheJournal.ie that because flu and Covid-19 both seriously impact on vulnerable and older groups, health officials want to “avoid a twin attack on the same populations” in Ireland.
He said the focus will also be on keeping down the level of flu among those who will not be seriously ill with it, but who may pass it on to those vulnerable groups.
This is why the flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of other groups this year, including to children aged two to 12. Previously this applied only to those over the age of 70.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan to get the flu vaccine this upcoming winter?
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