Meath County Council launches GoRemote campaign

The Civil Defence K9 Unit recently added two new search dogs to their Victim Recovery Unit and announced the recent qualification of their first female dog handler. Meath volunteer handler Karen Kelly and her victim recovery dog Rossi recently qualified after a year-long training programme. Civil Defence is a volunteer-based organisation that supports frontline emergency services, assists local communities and has approximately 2,500 volunteer members throughout Ireland. It acquired its first search dog in 2006 and now has four search dog teams based in Dublin, Meath and Tipperary.

Meath County Council recently launched its GoRemote campaign to highlight the opportunities for workers to do their jobs remotely either from their homes or a co-working hub. Residents across Meath have the longest commuting times in the country with over 20% commuting over one hour to get to their jobs daily. This has a significant impact on not only their own lives but the quality of family life and the community around them.

The campaign features stories of workers who’ve transitioned to working remotely from home or from a co-working space in the county as well as signage and a dedicated webpage, meath.ie/ GoRemote directing residents to more information on Connected Hubs offering co-working desks and Grow Remote’s Jobs Board.

Liam Staff, a financial consultant living in Trim who features in the campaign launch video, details how he was spending up to four hours a day commuting to work, time that he now has back since he availed of the facilities in Trim’s Flat Out Co-working and Coffee.