Rosslare Harbour
THE COMMUNITY CALL
Age Action and the Irish Red Cross have announced funding to provide additional assistance to older and vulnerable people around Ireland, who are experiencing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic by making once-off grants, up to a maximum of €500, per person/ household affected. Older people in need of assistance, family members supporting an older person and carers of older people, social workers and local voluntary organisations or community groups providing direct assistance to individuals within this target group can apply.
You can apply for any practical needs that are adding to your hardship as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased social distancing restrictions of cocooning for over-70s.
This can include costs of the following examples and other needs as they arise within the scope of this fund: Small household maintenance, repairs and safety improvements; Food and basic provisions and associated delivery costs; Upgraded or New Small Appliances (fridge, freezer, washing machine, TV, cooker, etc); Providing Digital Technology Equipment, for example smart phones or tablets; Contribution towards increased energy costs or telephone bills; Contribution towards additional home or personal security costs; Contribution towards additional travel costs for essential reasons (medical appointments, etc)
For more information on how to apply and contact details please see the link ageaction. ie/how-we-can-help/age-actionand-irish-red-cross-covid-19hardship-fund
GAA CLUB NOTES
We are sorry to advise the club grounds are closed till further notice as per Government policy. There is no lotto at present due to Covid 19. We have a network of volunteer members in our GAA and camogie clubs, who are ready and willing to provide assistance during the Covid-19 virus restrictions. Our contact numbers are: GAA secretary Roy Ryan 087 1225693 or camogie secretary Corinna Sheil 086 8681925. This is in conjunction with the Wexford County Council Wexford Response Community support contact number 053 9196000.
While we are all at home St Mary’s GAA and looking at writing a book on the history of the club from 1886 to present date. We are looking for people to email in any old photos, stories in papers etc about players, committee, trainers, matches etc. Please email to Larry Byrne at larry@clubchoiceireland.com who is taken on this project for the club. We look forward to hearing from everybody.
We ask all our members to please support our country in trying to defeat this virus by following all government requests. Together we will succeed. Please keep safe.
RESOURCE CENTRE – THERE TO HELP
We are only a phone call away at Rosslare Harbour-Kilrane Resource Centre at 085 1969430 or email to rhkcrc@gmail.com if we can help out in any way. If anybody needs anything printed or needs a helping hand please do contact us and we will respond as soon as possible.
LOCAL NEWS
Please continue to send in your news. Email Madeleine. quirke@gmail.com Any items of local interest and in these strange times we need to focus on the ‘good news’.