The GIY ‘Get Ireland Growing Fund’ in association with AIB is open for applications but the deadline is nigh — January 23 is the closing date. 

OUTSIDE the Lisbrook House refugee centre on Galway City’s Headford Rd is parked an old red double-decker bus which has seen better days.

WE must ensure the poor and vulnerable are protected as well as our financial institutions, a homeless charity has urged as demand for its services soared in recent months.