GET YOUR CLÁR FUNDING APPLICATIONS IN I very much welcome the announcement of new funding under the CLÁR programme to support projects in rural areas that have suffered significant declines in population. Details for this [...]
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS #MWC2019 Busy day at the Mobile World Congress #MWC2019 in Barcelona meeting fellow European ministers and Irish companies who are making global impacts in the field of mobile technology. This morning I [...]
MINISTERIAL VISIT TO THE MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS I'm looking forward to meeting Irish representatives at the #MWC19 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. Each of the companies present will be showcasing the best aspects [...]
TECHNOLOGY PROJECT LAUNCH FOR OLDER PEOPLE I was honoured and delighted to launch a new technology project for the Alone charity at the PorterShed in Galway today. Alone, which supports older people to age at [...]
NEW ERA FOR SCHOOLS IN ATHENRY Great news this week that the new Presentation College in Athenry will open for classes on Monday. The school costing €20 million will serve 1,000 pupils in a state [...]
VISIT TO SMART DOCKLANDS I had a great visit earlier this week to the Smart Docklands initiative. I was introduced to a whole range of Smart City installations, including the Steora Smart Bench which has [...]
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADBAND TASKFORCE REVIEW I was delighted to launch the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce Implementation Review 2018 this morning at the National Concert Hall. I now chair the Taskforce, which was established [...]
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland - Looking for Ideas Each year Social Entrepreneurs Ireland support social entrepreneurs to take their ideas from start-up to scale-up, through a suite of support programmes. This year they have more support [...]
Mná na hÉireann Fund Launch at Dublin Castle I was delighted to join the Taoiseach for the launch of the new €1.8M Mná na hÉireann fund at Dublin Castle. The fund supports charities and social [...]
MEELICK WEIR RESTORATION PROJECT GETS THE GO-AHEAD I am delighted to have been informed that the restoration project for Meelick Weir and Walkway is to be given the go-ahead after a ten-year battle. The weir [...]
