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Local Sinn Féin Deputy, Sorca Clarke, has called on her fellow constituency elected representatives Robert Troy, Peter Burke and Joe Flaherty to demand urgency from their government colleagues to tackle sky-high food and grocery bills.

Ardaun Roscam Doughiska Family Resource Centre, Ballinasloe Social Services, and the Galway Rape Crisis Centre,are to receive part of a €500,000 Cost of Living Fund donations from Bank of Ireland.

Homelessness and housing charity Galway Simon Community has warned that it is highly concerned that the number of families and children homeless across the West of Ireland is continuing to spiral upwards. The charity attributes the continuing rise to multiple factors which are culminating into what can best be described as ‘a terrible perfect storm.’

Family Carers Ireland is calling on the Government to ensure those caring for loved ones with additional needs receive fair compensation for the care they provide and are not excluded from supports due to their means.

A €10 million fund has been established to provide technology and devices for disadvantaged students at both primary and secondary levels, Longford/Westmeath Fine Gael Deputy, Peter Burke, confirmed this week.

COPE Galway’s Community Catering Service has distributed over 700 school kits to families in Galway city and county who are at risk of poverty and social exclusion.