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Tourism Information and articles by public representative Sean Canney TD located in Tuam for Galway East constituency in the West of Ireland
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07, 2020
Public Consultation Galway to Athlone Greenway Project
Notice of upcoming public consultation events regarding the Galway to Athlone Greenway Project (which is part of the longer Galway to Dublin Greenway). This greenway is an off-road route designed for cyclists and pedestrians Once [...]
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06, 2020
€1.19 MILLION BOOST FOR PORTUMNA REGENERATION PLAN
I am delighted to announce a €1,192,855 funding injection for Portumna to draw up a masterplan for the regeneration of town. The grant under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund will develop a programme of [...]
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06, 2020
GUIDELINES FOR SAFE REOPENING OF THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR
Fáilte Ireland has issued guidelines for the safe reopening of tourism businesses and the hospitality sector. The guidelines follow the latest advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team and Health Protection Surveillance Centre and [...]
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03, 2020
IMMEDIATE HELP NEEDED FOR TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR
The tourism and hospitality sector needs urgent help in the face of a sharp fall-off in bookings in the wake of the Covid-19 virus. I am calling on the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohue to [...]
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03, 2020
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GOVERNMENT STATEMENT MARCH 12
Full Statement by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar On measures to tackle Covid-19 Washington, 12 March 2020 Good morning, I need to speak to you about Coronavirus and Covid19. For the past few weeks, the Government [...]
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02, 2020
DECISION TO GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION FOR LANDMARK PORTUMNA HOTEL
Galway County Council has taken a decision to grant planning permission for the re-development and refurbishment of the iconic Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna. This is extremely welcome news for the town and its surrounding [...]
10
02, 2020
Sean Canney TD Elected to 33rd Dail
"On behalf of myself and my family, a sincere Thank You to the people of Galway East for re-electing me to represent them in Dail Eireann for the coming five years. I will do my [...]
15
01, 2020
GREENWAYS FUNDING APPLICATIONS OPEN
A new applications process for the funding of greenways has been opened following the allocation of an additional €4.5 million from the Carbon Tax Fund. This is an opportunity for greenways projects which were excluded [...]
15
01, 2020
GALWAY EAST SOCIAL ENTERPRISES RECEIVE NEARLY €15,000 IN FUNDING
Two Galway East social enterprise businesses have been allocated nearly €15,000 in funding under the Small Capital Grants Scheme. I am delighted that Athenry Arts and Heritage Centre has been allocated €4,540 and Ballinasloe Town [...]
10
01, 2020
LEADER FUNDING FOR ATHENRY GALWAY 2020 PROJECT
I am delighted that a major Galway 2020 project in Athenry has been awarded LEADER funding from my Department, the Department of Rural and Community Development. Funding totalling €41,450 has been awarded to Amicitia Health [...]