TCD AND INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND As Minister of State with responsibility for the Inland Fisheries sector, I was honoured to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Inland Fisheries Ireland and the School of Natural Sciences [...]
SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH MEMORY LOSS Galway East TD and Minister of State for Community Development Seán Canney has applauded the groundbreaking work of those offering support for people coping with memory loss and dementia. [...]
VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME FOR GORT Galway East TD and Minister of State for Rural and Community Development Seán Canney is urging the people of Gort and South Galway to support a new pilot outreach programme by [...]
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE COPE Galway has been honoured with a prestigious award at a recent national conference on volunteering. The charity, which deals with homelessness, domestic abuse and social isolation, received the award for Best [...]
TUAM EDUCATE TOGETHER NATIONAL SCHOOL Tuam Educate Together National School has been granted funding for its expansion so that it can increase its intake of pupils later this year. This is great news from the [...]
ANALYSIS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS Galway East TD and Minister of State for Community Development Seán Canney has launched the third annual report and analysis by Benefacts, an organisation that provides statistics on not-for-profit, voluntary and [...]
TUAM FIRE STATION I was delighted to open Tuam Fire Station this week and wish all the best to Chief Fire Officer Paul Duffy and his team. Back in 1956 the original fire station was [...]
EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT I was delighted to address the European Youth Parliament Ireland Conference at the main hall of St Joseph's Patrician College in Nun's Island, Galway, today. The aims of the Parliament are to [...]
DIGITAL HUBS IN THE WEST I was privileged to announce a €1 million fund to link digital hubs from Donegal to Kerry at the Ballinasloe Enterprise Centre today. These are exciting times. Here are the [...]
Inland Fisheries Ireland I had the pleasure of being joined by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton for the launch of Inland Fisheries Ireland's new electric vehicles. [...]
