29 04, 2017

Meeting with officials to review progress on the Parkmore Traffic congestion issues – Minister Canney

By | April 29th, 2017|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

Minister of State and Galway East TD, Sean Canney has been informed the short term solutions were progressing on the Parkmore traffic congestion. Capacity Improvements and Parkmore and Lynch junction including improved signal management had [...]

26 04, 2017

Minister Canney unveils new bus for Tuam Irish Wheelchair Association

By | April 26th, 2017|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Minister of State and Galway East TD, Sean Canney had the honour of unveiling the Irish Wheelchair Association’s new bus in Tuam today (Tuesday, 25th April). The bus cost in excess of €36,000 and was [...]

26 04, 2017

Minister Canney welcomes €20m for rural town and village renewal

By | April 26th, 2017|Athenry Area, Blog, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Latest News, Loughrea Area, National, O P W, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Up to 300 rural towns and villages to benefit over the next 15 months Minister of State and Galway East TD, Sean Canney has warmly welcomed €20 million in funding for rural towns and villages [...]

25 04, 2017

Minister Canney welcomes lease agreement for old library premises in Tuam

By | April 25th, 2017|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, O P W, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Former Library building to become local Intreo office Minister of State at the OPW and Galway East TD, Deputy Seán Canney has welcomed the decision by Galway County Councillors to lease the former library building [...]

20 04, 2017

Progress reported to Minister Canney on Portumna water quality

By | April 20th, 2017|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, O P W, Portumna Area|0 Comments

Minister of State for the OPW and Galway East TD, Sean Canney has been given an update by Irish Water on water quality in the Portumna area. Regarding the pump on the side of the [...]

19 04, 2017

Fáilte Ireland announces €11.5m in funding from its Capital Grants budget for ten key OPW projects – Canney

By | April 19th, 2017|Blog, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W, Tourism|0 Comments

The funding is in the context of Fáilte Ireland’s strategic partnership with the OPW to assist in the refurbishment and enhancement of key visitor attractions. The funding of €11.5m includes an investment in a new [...]

18 04, 2017

Tourism boost for Galway as €750k Refurbished Portumna Harbour Reopens

By | April 18th, 2017|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Launch Events, Loughrea Area, Portumna Area, Tourism|0 Comments

The newly refurbished Portumna Harbour and Amenity Park has been officially opened by OPW Minister Sean Canney TD. The €750k project involving improvements to the harbour and onshore work was developed by Waterways Ireland, Galway [...]

14 04, 2017

Serious Rockfall at Skellig Michael Visitor Site

By | April 14th, 2017|Blog, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W, Tourism|0 Comments

The Office of Public Works (OPW) announced today that another significant rockfall has occurred at the famous Skellig Michael UNESCO World Heritage Site in Co. Kerry, with a large amount of material being deposited from [...]

12 04, 2017

Minister Canney outlines significant progress on maintenance activity by the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group

By | April 12th, 2017|Blog, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Seán Canney, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief outlined the range of additional measures being taken to address flood risk on the River Shannon at [...]

12 04, 2017

Minister Canney updates IFA on flood protection measures

By | April 12th, 2017|Blog, Farming, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Minister of State for the OPW and Galway East TD, Sean Canney met with an IFA delegation in Government buildings this week to update them on flood protection measures being undertaken by his Department. The [...]