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TREE TAPPING IN LONGFORD
I visited Derraghan Woods, Co. Longford to inspect one of Bord na Mona's new enterprises. Tapping birch trees for their liquid is popular in Finland and the Baltic states because of the range of health [...]
DECISION TO GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION FOR LANDMARK PORTUMNA HOTEL
Galway County Council has taken a decision to grant planning permission for the re-development and refurbishment of the iconic Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna. This is extremely welcome news for the town and its surrounding [...]
GORT FLOODING
I visited various locations at Gort Lowlands today to see the flooding at first hand. The video shows the force of water at Cloon Gort. I met with Galway County Council officials to get an [...]
€100,000 FOR LOUGHREA WALKS PROJECT
I am delighted that the Loughrea Walks project is to receive €100,000 under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for phase two of the redevelopment of the moat walks around the town. This follows a €100,000 [...]
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON KILBANNON ROAD REALIGNMENT
There will be a public consultation on the realignment scheme for the R332 at Kilbannon on Monday March 2 at Tuam. The consultation will be hosted by Galway County Council along with the project's consultants [...]
IRISH GEORGIAN SOCIETY CONSERVATION GRANTS
I am urging all those responsible for protected buildings and recorded monuments to consider applying for grants from the Irish Georgian Society. The society's Conservation Grants Programme 2020 offers a total funding of €50,000 to [...]