MOYNE VILLA VISIT
I met with the officers of Moyne Villa FC along with Minister Michael Ring and Cllr Andrew Reddington. We discussed the club's exciting plans for the future and had a tour of its great facilities.
STATEMENT – NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN – MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT SEÁN CANNEY TD
"The vote earlier this week at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment to recommend reopening the procurement process for the National Broadband Plan is ill-advised and ill-timed. "The consequence of [...]
TUAM HOUSING ESTATE READY TO BE TAKEN IN CHARGE BY GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL
Lissadyra housing estate in Tuam is set to be taken in charge by Galway County Council. The move means the county council will take over responsibility for roads, footpaths and public lighting. Galway East TD [...]
CRAUGHWELL SCHOOL BUS ISSUE
CRAUGHWELL SCHOOL BUS ISSUE I have received confirmation from the Department of Education that a proposal has been made by Bus Eireann for a minibus for 13 students. The costs have been submitted to the [...]
VISIT TO GMIT SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND CREATIVE ARTS
This morning I visited Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology's School of Design and Creative Arts at Cluain Mhuire campus. I met with Head of School Dr Paddy Tobin and Head of Department Celine Curtin. Acting President [...]
WOODFORD FURNACE FESTIVAL – A UNIQUE EVENT!
I visited the Woodford Furnace Festival this week. It really is a unique event that celebrates the village's iron-making heritage dating back to 1681. It is great to see groups from all over the world [...]
GORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL
I had a great meeting with the Board of Management at Gort Community School to discuss progress on the school's €4.1 million extension project to build a wide range of additional classrooms and facilities. The [...]
BE ALERT TO RAGWORT
Ragwort is poisonous to livestock and needs to be handled with care, particularly as the recent humid weather has led to a proliferation of the weed along roadsides. Farmers have to be especially vigilant because [...]
BE ALERT TO RAGWORT – CANNEY
Ragwort weed is poisonous to livestock and needs to be handled with care, Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has warned. Minister Canney issued his warning after the recent humid weather [...]
PROGRESS AT BEEF TALKS
I very much welcome progress that has been made in talks between farmers and Meat Industry Ireland aimed at resolving the dispute over beef prices. The parties agreed to a document that commits to a [...]