CANNEY WELCOMES EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK FINANCING FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcome the European Investment Bank's (EIB) approval of €4.8 billion in new financing for investment in rural areas, energy transition, transport and the private [...]

By | July 18th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM

While attending the United Nations High Level Political Forum in New York, I had the honour of giving the keynote address at a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) side event at the Permanent Mission of Ireland [...]

By | July 18th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

CRINNIÚ @ PORTUMNA!

There is a full programme of events this Saturday July 20 to celebrate Portumna's rich heritage and its link to Lough Derg. Events for Crinniú include a conference entitled Portumna: A Celebration of People, Place [...]

REPRESENTING IRELAND AT THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM

Busy times at the United Nations High Level Political Forum in New York, where I joined my ministerial colleague Catherine Zappone TD in speaking at a side event on Climate Action - the Role of [...]

By | July 17th, 2019|Blog, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

WELCOME GRANT FOR HEADFORD MUSIC WORKS

I want to congratulate Headford Music Works for its award of €4,692 from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht towards the purchase of musical instruments. The group is one of 34 not--for-profit and [...]

By | July 17th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Headford Area, Homepage, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

CANNEY WELCOMES GRANT FOR HEADFORD MUSIC GROUP

Headford Music Works is to receive €4,692 from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht towards the purchase of musical instruments. The group is one of 34 not--for-profit and community music groups to receive [...]

By | July 17th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

TUAM PRIMARY CARE CENTRE OPENING HOURS

The opening hours for Tuam Primary Care Centre are not fit for purpose and the HSE nationally needs to sort out the problem as a matter of urgency. We have a ridiculous situation whereby Tuam [...]

By | July 17th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

CANNEY SLAMS TUAM PRIMARY CARE CENTRE OPENING HOURS

A Galway TD and Minister has slammed "ridiculous" restrictions on opening hours at Tuam's Primary Care Centre. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has called on the Health Service Executive to [...]

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IRELAND’S HIDDEN HEARTLANDS WEBSITE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

Failte Ireland are providing a training and investment programme to help Visitor Attractions and Activity Providers in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands to attract more customers by improving their websites. The purpose of the website improvement programme [...]

By | July 16th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tourism|0 Comments

CLÁR FUNDING FOR GALWAY EAST FIRST RESPONDER GROUPS

Great news that two Galway East groups are to receive funding for vital health support services from my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development. Under Measure 3 of the CLÁR fund, which is [...]