NURSING HOMES IRELAND
I had a good meeting at Leinster House this week with Nursing Homes Ireland. They are campaigning for A review of the system for setting nursing home prices under the Nursing Home Support Scheme Removal [...]
ONE TO ONE FARM CLINICS
I visited the One to One Farm Clinic at the Ard Ri House Hotel in Tuam today. The clinic is organised by the Department of Agriculture and offers farmers assistance in filling out their application [...]
FREIGHT INCREASE BOOSTS CASE FOR WESTERN RAIL CORRIDOR – CANNEY
International Warehousing and Transport company (IWT) has announced it is increasing its freight services between Ballina, Co Mayo, and Dublin Port by 30% this month. The company, which operates services in conjunction with Irish Rail, [...]
CANNEY ANNOUNCES LEADER FUNDING FOR GOLDEN MILE PROJECTS
Galway East TD and Minister of State for Rural and Community Development Seán Canney has announced an award of €15,377.75 in LEADER funding towards an initiative to encourage community groups to adopt a mile of [...]
FREIGHT INCREASE BOOSTS CASE FOR WESTERN RAIL CORRIDOR
International Warehousing and Transport company (IWT) has announced it is increasing its freight services between Ballina, Co Mayo, and Dublin Port by 30% this month. The company, which operates services in conjunction with Irish Rail, [...]
WESTERN COUNTIES TO RECEIVE INVESTMENT OF €938 MILLION IN BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
The National Broadband Plan will give a tremendous boost to the Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC) region which stretches along the Western Seaboard from Kerry to Donegal. The Government’s investment in high speed broadband under will [...]
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN WILL TRANSFORM RURAL IRELAND
The Government has given the green light to the €2.97 billion National Broadband Plan, the biggest single investment in Rural Ireland since electrification. This is tremendous news. The plan will deliver connectivity to every home [...]
CANNEY OFFICIALLY OPENS NEW TRAIL AT KNOCKMA HILL
The new trail at Knockma Hill near Belclare has been officially opened by Galway East TD and Minister of State for Rural Development Seán Canney. The launch yesterday (Monday) was part of the Big Hello, [...]
KNOCKMA HILL EXTENSION – OFFICIAL OPENING
There was a great turnout to celebrate the official opening of the new extension to the Knockma hill trail yesterday. It has been a significant community achievement with special thanks to the Caherlistrane and Kilcoona [...]
TEA-TIME FOR TUAM
Tuam Cancer Care is urging everyone to host a tea party in aid of the charity throughout the month of May. It could be in your home, at work or in a local community or [...]