National Posts
National posts and information articles by public representative Sean Canney TD for the constituency of East Galway in the West of Ireland
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12, 2019
VOLUNTEER IRELAND AWARDS
As Minister for Community Development, I was honoured to give the opening address at the Volunteer Ireland awards in Blanchardstown, Dublin, last week. Volunteers make an invaluable contribution to Irish society, supporting vibrant and inclusive [...]
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12, 2019
MORE €1 MILLION SUPPORT AWARDED TO ASSIST ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMME
More than €1 million in funding has been allocated for the Community Service Programme (CSP) Support Fund in 2020. This will be pending the outcome of a review of the CSP, which is nearing completion. [...]
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12, 2019
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FUND LAUNCH
I attended the launch of the 2020-2022 Social Enterprise Development Fund in Dublin this week. The €1.6 million fund is administered by Social Innovation Fund Ireland in partnership with Local Authorities Ireland and funded by [...]
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12, 2019
€530 MILLION CELTIC INTERCONNECTOR GRANT
This week I had the honour of representing Ireland in Brussels at the signing of the Celtic Interconnector agreement with the European Commission.
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11, 2019
LYON LAUNCH FOR ENTERPRISE IRELAND
I travelled to Lyon this week to open Enterprise Ireland's second office in France.
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11, 2019
MOVING TOWARDS CLEANER ENERGY
Today, as Minister of State in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, I launched the National Standards Authority of Ireland Gas Technical Standards Committee's annual Activity Report.
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11, 2019
DELIVERING BROADBAND
Following yesterday’s momentous signing of the National Broadband contract, I hosted a meeting this morning of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce in Dublin.
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11, 2019
€3 BILLION NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO TRANSFORM RURAL IRELAND
The €3 billion contract for the National Broadband Plan has been signed, paving the way for the transformation of Rural Ireland as a place in which to work and live.
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11, 2019
HEANet ANNUAL CONFERENCE
I was delighted to open the HEANet National Conference at the Galmont Hotel in Galway yesterday. I'm pictured here with @HEAnet CEO @kerrie_power and Chief Strategy Officer Ronan Byrne . HEAnet provides cutting edge Internet [...]
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11, 2019
WEATHER INFORMATION
Weather warnings are much more common than they used to be so it is useful to know the difference between the different categories of alert.