31 05, 2019

FUNDING OF OVER €18.5m FOR THE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR

By | May 31st, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

Seán Canney, T.D., Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, today (Friday) announced funding of €18.5m over the coming three years to 73 national community and voluntary organisations. The funding is [...]

31 05, 2019

MINISTER CANNEY ANNOUNCES FUNDING OF OVER €18.5m FOR THE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR

By | May 31st, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

Seán Canney, T.D., Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, today (Friday) announced funding of €18.5m over the coming three years to 73 national community and voluntary organisations. The funding is [...]

31 05, 2019

€500,000 FOR MEN’S SHEDS

By | May 31st, 2019|Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Homepage, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Monivea Area, National, Portumna Area, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

As Minister of State in the Department of Rural and Community Development, I am delighted to announce today that Men's Sheds will be receiving €500,000 from the Dormant Accounts Fund. We have 400 Men's Sheds [...]

31 05, 2019

CANNEY ANNOUNCES €500,000 FOR MEN’S SHEDS

By | May 31st, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has announced that Men's Sheds will be receiving €500,000 from the Dormant Accounts Fund run by his Department. Minister Canney said: "We have 400 Men's [...]

30 05, 2019

FUNDING FOR CRAUGHWELL ATHLETIC CLUB IN LEADER FUNDING

By | May 30th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Sporting|0 Comments

I wish to congratulate Craughwell Athletic Club who have received an allocation of €117,227.28 in funding. The funding is for the provision of a toilet block and community room for use by walkers using the [...]

30 05, 2019

GREEN LIGHT FOR FINAL PHASE OF KILTIERNAN FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME

By | May 30th, 2019|Blog, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, Loughrea Area|0 Comments

I am very happy to confirm that the final phase of the Kiltiernan Flood Relief Scheme can now proceed after all landowners along the section from Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen signed agreements to facilitate the work. [...]

30 05, 2019

ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES AT MERLIN PARK

By | May 30th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News|0 Comments

I am calling on the Health Service Executive to sort out orthopaedic services at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway, as a matter of extreme urgency. The orthopaedic unit has been in crisis since a leaking roof [...]

29 05, 2019

GREEN LIGHT FOR FINAL PHASE OF KILTIERNAN FLOOD RELIEF SCHEME

By | May 29th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has confirmed that the final phase of the Kiltiernan Flood Relief Scheme can now proceed after all landowners along the section from Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen [...]

28 05, 2019

NEW MOVE FOR DEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE

By | May 28th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

As part of the Government's drive to streamline its communication and information services, my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development has moved its website to gov.ie The Department is one of the first [...]

28 05, 2019

LIVING WITH DEMENTIA CONFERENCE

By | May 28th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Health, Housing, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

I was delighted to attend the Living with Dementia in Rural Ireland Conference at King House in Boyle, Co Roscommon, this afternoon. This year's theme for the conference was Disability and Human Rights with Dementia. [...]