14 02, 2019

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

By | February 14th, 2019|Athenry Area, Blog, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund I am delighted to announce tonight that County Galway has been granted nearly €6.2 million for a wide range of regeneration projects. Areas such as Athenry, Tuam, Gort, Dunmore and [...]

14 02, 2019

Visit To Bord Na Mona

By | February 14th, 2019|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News|0 Comments

Visit To Bord Na Mona I greatly enjoyed my visit to Bord na Mona at Mount Lucas, County Offaly, this week to inspect its new projects in aquaculture and herbs, part of our strategic ambition [...]

13 02, 2019

Irish Farmers’ Association Meeting

By | February 13th, 2019|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

Irish Farmers' Association Meeting I met with representatives of the Irish Farmers' Association in Dublin this morning to discuss the beef industry. There are some very serious issues facing the industry and I will be [...]

13 02, 2019

European Alliance Group Seminar on Rural Revival

By | February 13th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

European Alliance Group Seminar on Rural Revival Great to meet like-minded colleagues from across the EU in Lough Rynn, Mohill, Co Leitrim, for the European Alliance Group seminar on helping towns and villages drive rural [...]

8 02, 2019

New National School Campus for Tuam Town

By | February 8th, 2019|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

New National School Campus for Tuam Town I am delighted to have received confirmation from Education Minister Joe McHugh TD that his department has agreed to progress plans for a new national school campus for [...]

7 02, 2019

CANNEY ANNOUNCES BOOST FOR LOCAL ROADS IN GALWAY

By | February 7th, 2019|Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Monivea Area, Portumna Area, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

CANNEY ANNOUNCES BOOST FOR LOCAL ROADS IN GALWAY As Minister of State at the Department of Rural Affairs, I am delighted to announce a major injection of Government funding into the county's local roads under [...]

5 02, 2019

Celebrating Snowdrops!

By | February 5th, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Tourism|0 Comments

Celebrating Snowdrops! The annual Snowdrop event will take place this Saturday, February 9th at Woodville Walled Garden, Kilchreest, Loughrea. Guest speaker for the day is Maurice Parkinson, who along with his wife Joy, developed Balyrobert [...]

3 02, 2019

Chartered Association of Building Engineers Ireland Conference

By | February 3rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, National|0 Comments

Chartered Association of Building Engineers Ireland Conference I greatly enjoyed attending and addressing the Chartered Association of Building Engineers Ireland conference in Athlone last night. Engineering is one of the most dynamic sectors of our [...]

2 02, 2019

Portumna Castle Gate Lodge remains in State ownership

By | February 2nd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W, Portumna Area|0 Comments

Portumna Castle Gate Lodge remains in State ownership Sean Canney TD Minister of State has received confirmation that the Gate Lodge at Portumna Castle has been purchased by the National Monuments Service on behalf of [...]

1 02, 2019

Roads Allocation for County Galway – €29 Million

By | February 1st, 2019|Athenry Area, Blog, Flood Relief, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Roads Allocation for County Galway - €29 Million I'm delighted that Galway is to receive nearly €29 million for regional and local roads throughout the county. The bulk of the allocation from the Department of [...]