NEW ROUNDABOUTS ‘DOING NOTHING’ TO PROMOTE TUAM – CANNEY

Tuam's new roundabouts off the motorway and by-pass do nothing to promote the town and are in a poor state, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. Minister Canney is [...]

By | June 23rd, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

NEW CHARITY FOR GAMBLING ADDICTION

This week I attended a briefing session with the Gambling Awareness Trust, which is a new charity set up to provide support for services around gambling addiction. The charity aims to: Commission and supervise research [...]

By | June 22nd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

OPEN THE ATHENRY LINK ROAD TO PRESENTATION COLLEGE

I am calling on the IDA and Galway County Council to open the new link road off the roundabout through the IDA lands in Athenry to allow access to the Presentation College. The works were [...]

By | June 21st, 2019|Athenry Area, Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News|0 Comments

CANNEY CALLS FOR ATHENRY LINK ROAD TO BE OPENED

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has called on the IDA and Galway County Council to open the new link road off the roundabout through the IDA lands in Athenry to [...]

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

FUNDING FOR GALWAY SMALL FESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS

I am very pleased that the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has announced a total of €15,500 in funding for small festivals and summer schools in Galway. The allocations are designed to help [...]

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN ROADWORKS SCHEME

Community organisations and groups should be aware that applications to Galway County Council under the Community Involvement in Roadworks Scheme are now open. The scheme is designed to support residents and local groups who are [...]

CANNEY URGES APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ROADWORKS SCHEME

Community organisations and groups should be aware that applications to Galway County Council under the Community Involvement in Roadworks Scheme are now open, Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has said. [...]

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

CANNEY WELCOMES FUNDING FOR GALWAY SMALL FESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has warmly welcomed the announcement of a total of €15,500 in funding for small festivals and summer schools in Galway from the Department of Culture, [...]

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

LAUNCHING NEW ANGLING FACILITIES IN DONEGAL

I had the pleasure of launching Creeslough and District Angling Association's new facility at Lough na Tooey, Co Donegal. As Minister with responsibility for inland fisheries, I was impressed with the facilities, which include a [...]

By | June 18th, 2019|Blog, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

DEADLINE FOR CHARITIES VAT COMPENSATION SCHEME

DEADLINE FOR CHARITIES VAT COMPENSATION SCHEME Legislation was passed at the end of last year to introduce a VAT Compensation Refund Scheme for charities. It is aimed at refunding the proportion of VAT paid on [...]

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