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Headford Area information and articles by public representative Sean Canney TD for Galway East constituency in the West of Ireland

6 05, 2026

Minister Canney highlights over €18,000 in support for 9 Men’s Sheds across Galway East

By | May 6th, 2026|Athenry Area, Blog, Dunmore, Galway East, Headford Area, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Mountbellew, 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 funding support for Men’s Sheds across Galway, with over €18,000 [...]

17 04, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes over €258,000 in Community Monuments funding for Galway East

By | April 17th, 2026|Blog, Galway East, Headford Area, Homepage, 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 allocation of €258,618.79 under the 2026 Community Monuments Fund [...]

15 04, 2026

Minister Canney welcomes approval of new special classes for schools in Galway East

By | April 15th, 2026|Blog, Education, Galway East, Headford Area, 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 approval of new special classes for schools in Galway [...]

18 01, 2026

Minister Canney highlights over €2.1 million for Galway East in Active Travel and Greenway funding

By | January 18th, 2026|Athenry Area, Blog, Galway East, Headford Area, Homepage, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Loughrea Area, National, Portumna Area, Press Releases, Tourism, 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 over €2.1 million in Government investment for Greenway and Active [...]

18 12, 2025

Minister Canney welcomes €190,000 for Galway clubs under Healthy Ireland Walking Tracks initiative

By | December 18th, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Headford Area, Homepage, Latest News, Loughrea Area, 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 welcomed €190,000 in funding for Galway sports clubs under the Healthy [...]

14 11, 2025

Minister Canney Welcomes Core Funding Increase for Family Resource Centres Across Galway East

By | November 14th, 2025|Blog, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Homepage, 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 confirmation of increased core funding for Family Resource Centres in [...]

20 06, 2025

Minister Seán Canney Welcomes €10,400 in Funding for Parent and Toddler Groups in Galway East

By | June 20th, 2025|Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Education, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Health, Latest News, Press Releases, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has warmly welcomed the allocation of €10,400 in Government funding to ten [...]

11 03, 2025

Welcomes Over €1.1 Million in Funding for 15 Galway Community Centres

By | March 11th, 2025|Annaghdown, Athenry Area, Corofin, Dunmore, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Monivea Area, Mountbellew, Portumna Area, Press Releases, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

I welcome confirmation that 15 community centres across Galway will receive significant funding under the Community Centre Investment Fund Scheme, with a total allocation of €1,116,640 to support essential upgrades and improvements. The funding will [...]

5 11, 2024

NTA commit to review of public transport services from Headford to Galway along the N84

By | November 5th, 2024|Blog, Galway East, Headford Area, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

National Transport Authority commit to a review of the public transport services from Headford to Galway along the N84. I facilitated a meeting between Headford and District Association (HaDA) and the National Transport Authority (NTA) [...]

26 10, 2024

Government need to support Self Employed people with they are unable to work due to ill health.

By | October 26th, 2024|Annaghdown, Athenry Area, Blog, Corofin, Dunmore, Education, Farming, Galway East, Gort Area, Headford Area, Health, Homepage, Information, Kinvara Area, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Monivea Area, Mountbellew, National, Newsletter, Portumna Area, Press Releases, Tourism, Tuam Area, Turloughmore Area|0 Comments

I have again highlighted the unfair treatment of self-employed people when they fall sick. At present they cannot avail of Illness Benefit and often have no income when they are out sick. The person cannot [...]