CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY AT ST OLIVER’S SCHOOL, TUAM
I recently visited the site of the new €4.3 million St Oliver's Special School in Tuam. It is great to see construction under way on what will be a state of the art school. The [...]
UNDER STARTER’S ORDERS FOR RACE WEEK IN AID OF TUAM CANCER CARE
If you are looking for the perfect way to start Race Week, look no further than the Ard Ri House Hotel in Tuam. They are kick-starting the Galway Race Festival 2019 with their annual fundraising [...]
DUNKELLIN BRIDGE UPDATE
Construction work at Dunkellin Bridge has begun again following approval from the Office of Public Works. Today I met with the contractors, engineers and the OPW on site. I re-emphasized the concerns of local people [...]
€143,000 ALLOCATED TO COUNTY GALWAY GROUPS UNDER THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME
I am delighted that 38 County Galway community groups have been allocated grants totalling €143,000 under the Department of Rural and Comunity Development's Community Enhancement Programme. The grants, which are allocated to individual groups by [...]
€143,000 ALLOCATED TO COUNTY GALWAY GROUPS UNDER THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME
Thirty eight County Galway community groups have been allocated grants totalling €143,000 under the Department of Rural and Comunity Development's Community Enhancement Programme. The grants, which are allocated to individual groups by Galway County Council, [...]
LOUGHREA WALKS PROJECT LAUNCHED
Last night I was honoured to officially launch The Walks Project in Loughrea Lto restore its historic wall and bridges on the former Clanricarde estate. The project also includes the moat around the town that [...]
LOUGHREA WALKS PROJECT LAUNCHED
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has officially launched The Walks Project in Loughrea to restore its historic wall and bridges on the former Clanricarde estate. The project also includes the [...]
FUNDING FOR VITAL HEALTH TRANSPORT SERVICES
Great news today of two major funding awards towards the purchase of vehicles for health transport services in Galway. Galway Hospice is to receive €50,000 in CLÁR funding from my department, the Department of Rural [...]
CANNEY WELCOMES FUNDING FOR VITAL HEALTH TRANSPORT SERVICES
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has warmly welcomed two major funding awards towards the purchase of vehicles for health transport services in Galway. Galway Hospice is to receive €50,000 in [...]
ENSURING PROGRESS FOR CRAUGHWELL NATIONAL SCHOOL EXTENSION
I have held urgent talks to ensure that the expansion project for Craughwell National School moves ahead without further delay. I met this week with the school's Board of Management and the architectural team from [...]