Irish Farmers' Association Meeting I met with representatives of the Irish Farmers' Association in Dublin this morning to discuss the beef industry. There are some very serious issues facing the industry and I will be [...]
European Alliance Group Seminar on Rural Revival Great to meet like-minded colleagues from across the EU in Lough Rynn, Mohill, Co Leitrim, for the European Alliance Group seminar on helping towns and villages drive rural [...]
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 [...]
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! 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 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 [...]
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 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 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 [...]
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 [...]
