I chaired the first meeting of the National Advisory Group on Volunteering this week. We have received 130 submissions to our call for papers on developing a National Volunteering Strategy, which is one of our [...]
I was honoured this week to present funding awards to five Awardees to develop projects under the Engage & Educate Fund 2019. The Awardees will share €150,000 as part of the three-year €450,000 fund established [...]
Seán Canney, T.D., Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, today (Friday) announced funding of €18.5m over the coming three years to 73 national community and voluntary organisations. The funding is [...]
Seán Canney, T.D., Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development, today (Friday) announced funding of €18.5m over the coming three years to 73 national community and voluntary organisations. The funding is [...]
As Minister of State in the Department of Rural and Community Development, I am delighted to announce today that Men's Sheds will be receiving €500,000 from the Dormant Accounts Fund. We have 400 Men's Sheds [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has announced that Men's Sheds will be receiving €500,000 from the Dormant Accounts Fund run by his Department. Minister Canney said: "We have 400 Men's [...]
I wish to congratulate Craughwell Athletic Club who have received an allocation of €117,227.28 in funding. The funding is for the provision of a toilet block and community room for use by walkers using the [...]
I am very happy to confirm that the final phase of the Kiltiernan Flood Relief Scheme can now proceed after all landowners along the section from Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen signed agreements to facilitate the work. [...]
I am calling on the Health Service Executive to sort out orthopaedic services at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway, as a matter of extreme urgency. The orthopaedic unit has been in crisis since a leaking roof [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has confirmed that the final phase of the Kiltiernan Flood Relief Scheme can now proceed after all landowners along the section from Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen [...]
