Longford Chamber of Commerce is committed to helping you and your business deal with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The links on this page provide information for businesses to consider in responding to and keeping up to date with the Coronavirus outbreak.
Allied Irish Banks
- Details of the various supports being offered to business customers, including information about applying for online for overdrafts, loans and trade finance solutions
- Details for personal customers on how to apply for mortgage payment options
- Bespoke supports for AIB Mortgage Customers impacted by COVID-19
BANK OF IRELAND
- Help and support for customers during COVID-19 www.bankofireland.com/
- Details of how to contact Bank of Ireland regarding both personal and business account matters
- Details of the supports Bank of Ireland have in place for businesses affected by Covid-19
- General guidance from Bank of Ireland to help businesses respond to Covid-19
- 3 month mortgage payment break – COVID-19
ULSTER BANK
SOCIAL WELFARE
- Longford Chamber: COVID-19 Social Welfare Payments Fact sheet
- List of essential service providers under new public health guidelines
- Latest updates on COVID-19 from DEASP
- COVID-19 Information for Employers
- Employer Refund Scheme information
- COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
- Illness benefit for COVID-19 absences
- Information for employees and the self-employed
HEALTH UPDATES
BUSINESS UPDATES
- Local Enterprise Office Longford – Business Response
- Fáilte Ireland: COVID-19 business update
- Credit Union: Members Information
- Grant Thornton: Responding to the corona virus (COVID-19)
- Business in the Community Ireland: Irish businesses response to COVID-19
- DBEI Business Continuity Planning Checklist
WORKING FROM HOME
- Being Productive: www.beproductive.ie/being-productive-during-covid-19/
- Health & Safety Authority: FAQ’s for Employers and Employees in relation to Home-Working on a temporary basis
- Looking after your well-being: 7 simple ways to look after your well-being when working from home
- Minding your mental health during Covid-19
DEPT. BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION
- Measures to assist SMEs experiencing cash flow difficulties: Click Here
- Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme for employers: Click Here
- FAQ COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme for employers: Click Here
REVENUE COMMISSIONERS
- Business Continuity Planning – Checklist of preparatory actions in responding to COVID-19 Click Here
- DEBI advice, supports, and updates Click Here
DEPT. OF EMPLOYMENT, AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
- Information for Employers and Employees Click Here
- Jobseekers Emergency Payments Guide Click Here
- Frequently Asked Questions Employer Refund Grant Click Here
USEFUL WEBSITES