Athenry
Athenry area related posts and information articles by Sean Canney TD for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland
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05, 2019
NEW SECURITY INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED TO MAKE RURAL IRELAND SAFER
My Department has launched two new initiatives to make isolated, vulnerable and older people in Rural Ireland safer in their homes. The Department for Rural and Community Development is funding the provision of carbon monoxide [...]
10
05, 2019
FREIGHT INCREASE BOOSTS CASE FOR WESTERN RAIL CORRIDOR
International Warehousing and Transport company (IWT) has announced it is increasing its freight services between Ballina, Co Mayo, and Dublin Port by 30% this month. The company, which operates services in conjunction with Irish Rail, [...]
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04, 2019
GETTING READY FOR THE BIG HELLO
THE BIG HELLO There are going to be 43 community events all over County Galway this Bank Holiday Weekend to mark the Big Hello, Ireland's first ever National Community Weekend. There are a huge variety [...]
14
04, 2019
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 [...]
5
04, 2019
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 [...]
31
03, 2019
€10 MILLION FUNDING ANNOUNCED FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION SCHEME
FUNDING FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION SCHEME It's great news that the Department of Community and Rural Development, in which I am the Minister of State, has announced €10 million in funding for the 2019 Outdoor Recreation [...]
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03, 2019
EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS SHOULD SEEK NEW FUNDING
EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS SHOULD SEEK NEW FUNDING I am urging all early learning and care providers to apply for funding under the Programme Support Payment that is being made available from June by the Department [...]
5
03, 2019
WARM UP YOUR HOME AND SAVE ON YOUR BILLS
WARM UP YOUR HOME AND SAVE ON YOUR BILLS We are expecting another packed house in Athenry next week for the latest information evening on how to make your home more energy efficient. The free [...]
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02, 2019
GET YOUR CLÁR FUNDING APPLICATIONS IN
GET YOUR CLÁR FUNDING APPLICATIONS IN I very much welcome the announcement of new funding under the CLÁR programme to support projects in rural areas that have suffered significant declines in population. Details for this [...]
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02, 2019
NEW ERA FOR SCHOOLS IN ATHENRY
NEW ERA FOR SCHOOLS IN ATHENRY Great news this week that the new Presentation College in Athenry will open for classes on Monday. The school costing €20 million will serve 1,000 pupils in a state [...]