New National School Campus for Tuam Town

New National School Campus for Tuam Town I am delighted to have received confirmation from Education Minister Joe McHugh TD that his department has agreed to progress plans for a new national school campus for [...]

By | February 8th, 2019|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

CANNEY ANNOUNCES BOOST FOR LOCAL ROADS IN GALWAY

CANNEY ANNOUNCES BOOST FOR LOCAL ROADS IN GALWAY As Minister of State at the Department of Rural Affairs, I am delighted to announce a major injection of Government funding into the county's local roads under [...]

Celebrating Snowdrops!

Celebrating Snowdrops! The annual Snowdrop event will take place this Saturday, February 9th at Woodville Walled Garden, Kilchreest, Loughrea. Guest speaker for the day is Maurice Parkinson, who along with his wife Joy, developed Balyrobert [...]

Chartered Association of Building Engineers Ireland Conference

Chartered Association of Building Engineers Ireland Conference I greatly enjoyed attending and addressing the Chartered Association of Building Engineers Ireland conference in Athlone last night. Engineering is one of the most dynamic sectors of our [...]

By | February 3rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, National|0 Comments

Portumna Castle Gate Lodge remains in State ownership

Portumna Castle Gate Lodge remains in State ownership Sean Canney TD Minister of State has received confirmation that the Gate Lodge at Portumna Castle has been purchased by the National Monuments Service on behalf of [...]

Roads Allocation for County Galway – €29 Million

Roads Allocation for County Galway - €29 Million I'm delighted that Galway is to receive nearly €29 million for regional and local roads throughout the county. The bulk of the allocation from the Department of [...]

Minister Seán Canney addresses the National Power Summit

Minister Seán Canney addresses the National Power Summit Sean Canney, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, today made the opening address on "Tomorrow's energy scenarios as we plan for [...]

By | January 31st, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

Farm Buildings Grants

Farm Buildings Grants The 2019 GLAS traditional farm buildings grant scheme is now open for applications. Application form and terms and conditions can be downloaded here: http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/projects/traditional-farm-buildings-grant-scheme The deadline for receipt of completed applications (hard [...]

By | January 23rd, 2019|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

CANNEY ANNOUNCES NEW LEADER FUNDING FOR GALWAY EAST PROJECTS

CANNEY ANNOUNCES NEW LEADER FUNDING FOR GALWAY EAST PROJECTS Minister Seán Canney has announced two major community funding awards under the LEADER scheme supporting rural development. The Galway East TD and Minister of State for [...]

Government Announce Funding to Support Small Business with Online Services

Government Announce Funding to Support Small Business with Online Services The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Richard Bruton T.D. and Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs and Digital Development Sean [...]