Tourism Information
Tourism Information and articles by public representative Sean Canney TD located in Tuam for Galway East constituency in the West of Ireland
Tourism Information and articles by public representative Sean Canney TD located in Tuam for Galway East constituency in the West of Ireland
The tourism and hospitality sector needs urgent help in the face of a sharp fall-off in bookings in the wake of the Covid-19 virus. I am calling on the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohue to [...]
Full Statement by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar On measures to tackle Covid-19 Washington, 12 March 2020 Good morning, I need to speak to you about Coronavirus and Covid19. For the past few weeks, the Government [...]
Galway County Council has taken a decision to grant planning permission for the re-development and refurbishment of the iconic Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna. This is extremely welcome news for the town and its surrounding [...]
"On behalf of myself and my family, a sincere Thank You to the people of Galway East for re-electing me to represent them in Dail Eireann for the coming five years. I will do my [...]
A new applications process for the funding of greenways has been opened following the allocation of an additional €4.5 million from the Carbon Tax Fund. This is an opportunity for greenways projects which were excluded [...]
Two Galway East social enterprise businesses have been allocated nearly €15,000 in funding under the Small Capital Grants Scheme. I am delighted that Athenry Arts and Heritage Centre has been allocated €4,540 and Ballinasloe Town [...]
I am delighted that a major Galway 2020 project in Athenry has been awarded LEADER funding from my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development. Funding totalling €41,450 has been awarded to Amicitia Health [...]
I wish everyone a peaceful, prosperous and healthy New Year. I look forward to working with you all in 2020. My constituency office will re-open on the 6th Jan. Please feel free to contact me [...]
I am urging community and voluntary groups in Galway East to apply for funding under the Community Support Scheme 2020.
I recently hosted a meeting on the hill of Knockma to consider future plans for one of the fastest growing tourist attractions in the Tuam area.