18 06, 2020

CANNEY BACKS NEW REGULATIONS FOR MONEYLENDERS

By | June 18th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed new customer protection regulations for licensed moneylending services. The regulations to be introduced by the Central Bank include advising borrowers of high cost [...]

18 06, 2020

CANNEY CALLS FOR “PARKLETS” TO KICK START SHOPS AND BUSINESSES

By | June 18th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney is urging shop owners and businesses to talk to Galway County Council about using street spaces outside their premises. The idea would be to extend [...]

17 06, 2020

Congratulations to Independent Councillor James Charity

By | June 17th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Headford Area, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Congratulations to Independent Councillor James Charity who was elected Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council at the Annual General Meeting in Kiltormer Community Centre.

16 06, 2020

TRANSPORT HUB: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TUAM

By | June 16th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The masterplan that is being developed for Tuam offers an opportunity to create a state of the art transport hub for the town. Tuam has a 14-acre site in the centre of the town at [...]

15 06, 2020

TOWN AND VILLAGE RENEWAL SCHEME DEADLINES

By | June 15th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Galway County Council is seeking expressions of interest for the 2020 Town and Village Renewal Scheme. The scheme. which is administered by my department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, is worth €15 million [...]

15 06, 2020

NEW COMMUNITY BANKING FORCE FOR GALWAY

By | June 15th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I welcome today's announcement that St Jarlath's Credit Union, Tuam and St Anthony's and Claddagh Credit Union, Galway, are to merge. The amalgamation will see the creation of one of the strongest credit unions in [...]

15 06, 2020

REMINDER: CLÁR 2020 FUND OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

By | June 15th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

I want to remind schools, community groups and organisations that the deadline for CLÁR funding applications under Measures 1 and 2 is midnight on Monday July 13. CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Ard-Riachtanais) is a targeted investment [...]

15 06, 2020

PHOTOS NEEDED OF LIFE LONG AGO

By | June 15th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

The BEO heritage project appealing to people during COVID-19 to contribute to an online repository of photographs, films and stories that reflect the social, economic, educational, religious and cultural life in Galway and Ireland in [...]

15 06, 2020

CANNEY WELCOMES NEW COMMUNITY BANKING FORCE FOR GALWAY

By | June 15th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed the announcement that St Jarlath's Credit Union, Tuam and St Anthony's and Claddagh Credit Union, Galway, are to merge. Minister Canney said: "The [...]

15 06, 2020

CANNEY OUTLINES OPPORTUNITY FOR TUAM TRANSPORT HUB

By | June 15th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

The masterplan that is being developed for Tuam offers an opportunity to create a state of the art transport hub for the town. That is according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs [...]