NATUS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE OFFICIAL OPENING
I was delighted to cut the ribbon at the official opening of Natus's new distribution centre in Gort this morning. Natus is a medical device company that employs 125 people in the town and has [...]
LAUNCHING THE CHARITIES REGULATOR REPORT
I had the pleasure of launching the 2018 Annual Report for the Charities Regulator earlier this week. The total number of charities on the Public Register of Charities at the end of 2018 was 9,799. [...]
GREAT NEWS FOR GORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Gort Community School has received funding approval to commission a design team for a €4.1 million project to build a wide range of additional classrooms and facilities. This is a major move forward for the [...]
CANNEY WELCOMES PROGRESS FOR €4.1 MILLION GORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROJECT
Gort Community School has received funding approval to commission a design team for a €4.1 million project to build a wide range of additional classrooms and facilities. Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs [...]
PREVENTING LYME DISEASE
I attended an Oireachtas briefing this week by @ticktalkireland the patient support group for those suffering from Lyme Disease. We heard from internationally renowned infectious diseases specialist Dr Joseph Jemsek and former Kerry footballer Anthony [...]
INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND BOARD MEETING
I attended the Inland Fisheries Ireland board meeting in Dublin this morning. It was a very good meeting in advance of preparing the IFI's strategy for the next five years. Many issues and challenges lie [...]
FLOOD RELIEF WORKS TO BE RESTARTED IN KILTIERNAN
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has been informed by Galway County Council that it is to commence the final stage of the Kiltiernan Flood Relief Scheme in the coming weeks. [...]
DUNKELLIN BRIDGE PROGRESSES TO CONSTRUCTION
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has received confirmation from Galway County Council that the construction of Dunkellin Bridge can proceed. The contractor has now started back on site and the [...]
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADBAND TASKFORCE
This week I chaired the Quarterly Meeting of the Mobile Phone & Broadband Taskforce. We received updates on progress about planning, infrastructure and coverage. It is absolutely vital that we remain at the cutting edge [...]
CANNEY WELCOMES MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS FUNDING FOR GALWAY
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed two significant grants for Galway under the Regional Museum Exhibitions Scheme 2019. The Irish Workhouse Centre in Portumna has received €5,000 and Galway [...]