Galway East

Galway East Constituency posts and information articles by Sean Canney TD for the constituency of East Galway. The constituency is located in the heart of the West of Ireland. It was created for the 1937 general election, when the former Galway constituency was split. Namely, Galway East and Galway West. It was abolished in 1948 and recreated in 1961. It was abolished again in 1969 and recreated in its current form in 1977.

30 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes opening of Built Heritage funding schemes for 2027

By | July 30th, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the opening of applications for three Government funding schemes that [...]

30 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes €2 billion investment in water infrastructure to accelerate housing delivery

By | July 30th, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Housing, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Government approval for the allocation of €2 billion in National [...]

28 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes €175 million Rural Water Capital Funding Programme

By | July 28th, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the launch of the Government's new €175 million Capital Funding [...]

25 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes designation of Galway City Ring Road as Critical Infrastructure

By | July 25th, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Press Releases|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the signing of the Order designating the Galway City Ring [...]

24 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes Ryanair’s €50 million investment in Shannon Airport

By | July 24th, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tourism|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Ryanair's plans to invest €50 million in a major expansion [...]

23 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes over €1 million in Fuel Income Support payments for Galway farmers and contractors

By | July 23rd, 2026|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed the commencement of payments under the Government's Fuel Income Support [...]

23 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes Government approval to advance new Vehicle Adaptation Scheme

By | July 23rd, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed Government approval to advance the development of a new Vehicle [...]

23 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes funding for local festivals and cultural events across Galway

By | July 23rd, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Headford Area, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Mountbellew, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed funding for a number of Small Scale Local Festivals and [...]

23 07, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes retention of early morning Athenry to Galway rail service

By | July 23rd, 2026|Athenry Area, Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Press Releases|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has welcomed confirmation that the 06:50am weekday rail service from Athenry to [...]

23 07, 2026

Minister Canney doubles charges for scramblers and other vehicles seized by An Garda Síochána

By | July 23rd, 2026|Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has signed new regulations that will double the charges payable by owners [...]