This confidential, one-to-one service is available to people on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week and is free of charge. A support worker will work on an individual basis with you, and can help you to :-
Call Anne at 026-45040 or email
If you have suggestions about other supports we could provide, we are always delighted to hear from you.
At the moment, we are preparing a short program to help people who are thinking about going back to work, or who are in between jobs, and find that they need to assess their situation. The program is being tailor made to suit the people who take part, so if you are interested, make sure to call and you ideas and suggestions will be taken into account. It may be that an intensive course over a short period of time would be what people need at this point in time.
The course will be similar to the CATCH course which was delivered here a number of years ago. The people who completed that program made great progress. 63% of those who took part are working (25% full-time, 38% part-time), 13% went to on to Third Level and others are involved in Voluntary work. The participants said that among the benefits were that they were more confident and knew how to present themselves at interview, how to put together a CV, and to fill forms etc. which benefitted both themselves their children. Any suggestions on this programme are welcome.
Call Anne at 026-45040 or email anne@muscrai.ie
There are currently five courses ongoing at the Ionad Áise:
These courses are FETAC Certified and there are 8 Participants per class
The tutor is Joan Twomey
These useful FETAC Certified courses are being presented by Mary Anne Lynch. Both classes have 8 Participants per class
If you are interested in attending a course, ideas are always welcome.
Call Cáit on 026-45040 or email cait@muscrai.ie
For more information on recent courses
This program targets Small-holders, Sole Traders, and Small Industry. An adviser will combine group work with one-to-one sessions, and include topics such as :-
And other topics, depending on the needs of those who sign up. Any suggestions on this program are welcome
Call Anne on 026-45040 or email anne@muscrai.ie
Things are difficult in the job-scene at the moment . . . :-(
Self-employment might just be the answer . . . :-)
This program aims to encourage people to consider self-employment or setting up a small enterprise, and can assist people in finding the supports that are out there, if it’s the right option for them. Contact us on 026-45661 or send an email to eolas@muscrai.ie
Following on from meetings with the Tourism Group, workshops will be held shortly to identify the common aims the group has, and also to discuss the best steps toward achieving those aims. If you are involved in the Tourism industry locally, and are interested in joining the group, please send us your details, and we can put you in touch with the group.
Contact us on 026-45661 or send an email to eolas@muscrai.ie
We hope to announce FOUR VACANCIES shortly, for part-time workers in the Múscraí area These workers will be supporting the Community and Voluntary Sector in their work, and will be based in Baile Bhúirne /Baile Mhic Íre, Béal Átha’n Ghaorthaidh, Cill na Martra, and Cuil Aodha. An application for funding under the Community Services Program for Community Halls was submitted to Pobal, under the Dept. of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Our application was successful, and has been allocated 2 full time workers, or the equivalent in part-time workers (39 hrs/week X 2 or a total of 89 hrs/wk). The application was for one part-time worker each in Baile Bhúirne/Baile Mhic Íre, Béal Átha’n Ghaorthaidh, Cill na Martra, and Cuil Aodha.
Over the coming weeks, while we are waiting for the contract to be finalised, we will be holding meetings with representatives of the Community & Voluntary Groups in each area, in order to:
We hope to be ready to advertise for the positions shortly, depending on the funding being made available. If you are interested in getting more information about the positions when they arise, please send us your contact details, so that information and an application form can be sent to you in due course.
Contact 026-45661 or email us on eolas@muscrai.ie
If you are interested in telling us what type of work you think should be carried out, we would be delighted to hear from you too.
Over the course of the coming months, we will be holding meetings in order to discuss what the opportunities for development in Gaeltacht Mhúscraí are, and in particular, how we can make sure
that benefits from development are shared among all members of our community. The meetings will be announced on this website, as well as on Dialann Mhúscraí, and everybody will be very welcome.
In the meantime, if you have ideas about how to shape of our future - we’re listening . . . !
Contact 026-45661 or email us on eolas@muscrai.ie