National Posts

National posts and information articles by public representative Sean Canney TD for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland

24 05, 2017

Canney welcomes public consultation process on a new Greenways Strategy

By | May 24th, 2017|Athenry Area, Blog, Farming, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Loughrea Area, National, O P W, Portumna Area, Tourism, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Minister of State and Galway East TD, Sean Canney has welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D, that a public consultation process on the future development of Greenways [...]

23 05, 2017

Ancestral links stressed by Minister Canney at Washington Ceremony

By | May 23rd, 2017|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Launch Events, National, O P W, Tourism|0 Comments

Minister of State for the OPW and Galway East TD, Sean Canney stressed Ireland’s strong ancestral links to America when unveiling a commemorative plaque for the Washington Monument on behalf of the Irish Government. The [...]

19 05, 2017

Minister of State, Seán Canney T.D. presents commemorative plaque for Washington Monument.

By | May 19th, 2017|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W, Tourism|0 Comments

Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Mr. Seán Canney T.D., was honoured to present a commemorative plaque to the US National Park Service in Washington DC on behalf of [...]

11 05, 2017

Minister Canney confirms weekend opening date for Skellig Michael

By | May 11th, 2017|Blog, Flood Relief, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W, Tourism|0 Comments

Minister of State at the Office of Public Works (OPW) has confirmed that Skellig Michael, the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site located off the Kerry coast, will open to visitors from Sunday, 14th May 2017. [...]

26 04, 2017

Minister Canney welcomes €20m for rural town and village renewal

By | April 26th, 2017|Athenry Area, Blog, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Latest News, Loughrea Area, National, O P W, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Up to 300 rural towns and villages to benefit over the next 15 months Minister of State and Galway East TD, Sean Canney has warmly welcomed €20 million in funding for rural towns and villages [...]

19 04, 2017

Fáilte Ireland announces €11.5m in funding from its Capital Grants budget for ten key OPW projects – Canney

By | April 19th, 2017|Blog, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W, Tourism|0 Comments

The funding is in the context of Fáilte Ireland’s strategic partnership with the OPW to assist in the refurbishment and enhancement of key visitor attractions. The funding of €11.5m includes an investment in a new [...]

14 04, 2017

Serious Rockfall at Skellig Michael Visitor Site

By | April 14th, 2017|Blog, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W, Tourism|0 Comments

The Office of Public Works (OPW) announced today that another significant rockfall has occurred at the famous Skellig Michael UNESCO World Heritage Site in Co. Kerry, with a large amount of material being deposited from [...]

12 04, 2017

Minister Canney outlines significant progress on maintenance activity by the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group

By | April 12th, 2017|Blog, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Seán Canney, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief outlined the range of additional measures being taken to address flood risk on the River Shannon at [...]

12 04, 2017

Minister Canney updates IFA on flood protection measures

By | April 12th, 2017|Blog, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Minister of State for the OPW and Galway East TD, Sean Canney met with an IFA delegation in Government buildings this week to update them on flood protection measures being undertaken by his Department. The [...]

11 04, 2017

Canney announces arrangements for the Voluntary Homeowner Relocation Scheme

By | April 11th, 2017|Blog, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

After attending today’s Government meeting, Independent Alliance Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Seán Canney TD, has announced that the Government has agreed the administrative arrangements for a once-off [...]