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CALL FOR RURAL REGENERATION FUND APPLICATIONS
RURAL REGENERATION FUND APPLICATIONS This week I attended the Rural Opportunities roadshow in Donegal run by my department, the Department of Rural and Community Development. The roadshow has been run in all four provinces to [...]
EU Digital Day in Brussels
EU Digital Day I had the honour of representing Ireland at EU Digital Day in Brussels this week. I signed three declarations: On women in digital; digitising cultural heritage; and strategies for agriculture and rural [...]
VISIT TO CRAUGHWELL NS
CRAUGHWELL NS I had a great visit to Craughwell National School to talk to the third class students about their project on plastics and the environment. We discussed the banning of single use plastics, which [...]
AN TAISCE HAS OVERSTEPPED THE MARK ON MEAT AND DAIRY
AN TAISCE HAS OVERSTEPPED THE MARK An Taisce has overstepped the mark in encouraging schoolchildren to reduce their meat and dairy intake. Overall, I welcome the Green Schools' initiative launched last week but the lesson [...]
SENIORS ALERT SCHEME
SENIORS ALERT SCHEME I am advising people considering using the Seniors Alert Scheme, which provides personal monitored alarms, that they may be able to use a SIM card with the system if they do not [...]