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.

8 01, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes €3 million investment in mental health research with strong Galway links

By | January 8th, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, 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 announcement of a €3 million investment in mental health [...]

8 01, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes approval of LEADER funding for Belclare playground upgrades

By | January 8th, 2026|Blog, 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 welcomed the formal approval of LEADER funding for significant upgrades to [...]

8 01, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes start of water mains replacement works on Tuam’s Dublin Road

By | January 8th, 2026|Blog, 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 welcomed the commencement of water mains replacement works on Tuam’s Dublin [...]

5 01, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes approval of Private Wires General Scheme to accelerate renewable energy and grid investment

By | January 5th, 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 of the General Scheme of the Private Wires [...]

1 01, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes over €1 billion in Social Protection increases taking effect from today

By | January 1st, 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 commencement of over €1 billion in Social Protection payment [...]

31 12, 2025

Minister Canney expresses condolences following tragic loss of life on Irish roads and signals further action for 2026

By | December 31st, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Road Safety, has expressed his deepest sympathies to all families and communities who have lost loved ones on Irish roads during 2025, describing the year as [...]

31 12, 2025

Minister Canney confirms R332 Kilbannon Road Realignment to proceed to construction in Q1 2026

By | December 31st, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has confirmed that the Department of Transport has approved funding for the [...]

30 12, 2025

Minister Canney urges people to check passports before booking holidays

By | December 30th, 2025|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 urged people booking holidays in the next couple of weeks to [...]

29 12, 2025

Minister Canney welcomes €186 million in Agriculture payments to Galway in 2025

By | December 29th, 2025|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 figures showing that over €186 million in payments were issued [...]

29 12, 2025

Minister Canney welcomes €600 million equity programme to support housing delivery

By | December 29th, 2025|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 today’s announcement of a new €600 million equity programme involving [...]