Westmeath Community Development

Artist in the Community Scheme Opens for Applications

Twice yearly, the Arts Council offers grants to enable artists and communities of place/or interest to work together on contemporary collaborative arts projects. The aim of the scheme is to encourage meaningful collaboration

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Do you want a Festival in your area?

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Vacancy - Tus Team Leader

Westmeath Community Development wishes to recruit a TUS TEAM LEADER For a new work initiative, “Tús – Community Work Placement”. This initiative will provide short-term quality and suitable working opportunities

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Enterprise Supports

The Westmeath Community Development Enterprise Office in Church St, Mullingar,  has been relocated to our head office in the Mullingar Enterprise and Technology Park, Clonmore, Mullingar with effect from today,

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National Lottery Grant Scheme

The Department of Health has a National Lottery Discretionary fund in place which provides once-off grants to organisations, providing a range of health related services. Who can apply Applications come primarily from

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Social Welfare Changes

Farm AssistThe assessment of means from self-employment, including farming, is being raised from 70% to 85%. The deductions from income for children are being halved to €127 per year for each of the first two

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Minister to review budget cuts for disadvantaged schools

Èducation Minister Ruairi Quinn is to review a budget decision to slash resources for disadvantaged schools, which would include teacher cuts.A number of Labour backbench TDs had expressed concerns about the proposal, which

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Free Business Advice Service Goes Nationwide

From today Monday 23 January, Chartered Accountants Ireland is pleased to announce that the Chartered Accountants Voluntary Advice service (CAVA) will extend its free business advisory service nationwide. This service extends

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