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 [...]

By | August 23rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Tourism|0 Comments

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 [...]

By | August 23rd, 2019|Blog, Education, Gort Area, Homepage, Latest News|0 Comments

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 [...]

By | August 22nd, 2019|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

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 [...]

By | August 22nd, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

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 [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES PROGRESS AT BEEF TALKS

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed progress in talks between farmers and Meat Industry Ireland aimed at resolving the dispute over beef prices. The parties agreed to a document [...]

By | August 21st, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SCHOOLS URGED TO APPLY FOR CLIMATE ACTION FUNDING

A new round of funding to support hundreds of schools, community groups and clubs with projects on climate action and diversity has been launched by my department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the [...]

By | August 21st, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SCHOOLS URGED TO APPLY FOR CLIMATE ACTION FUNDING

A new round of funding to support hundreds of schools, community groups and clubs with projects on climate action and diversity has been launched by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment. The [...]

By | August 21st, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

RIGHT MOVE ON DEEP RETROFIT HOMES SCHEME

I very much welcome the Government's decision to process all outstanding applications to deep retrofit homes for energy efficiency and to introduce a new scheme for national implementation. The decision by the Minister for Communications, [...]

By | August 19th, 2019|Blog, Homepage, Housing, Information, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

CANNEY WELCOMES MOVE TO HONOUR DEEP RETROFIT APPLICATIONS

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed the Government's decision to process all outstanding applications to deep retrofit homes for energy efficiency and to introduce a new scheme for national [...]

By | August 19th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments