TUAM HOUSING ESTATE READY TO BE TAKEN IN CHARGE BY GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL

Lissadyra housing estate in Tuam is set to be taken in charge by Galway County Council. The move means the county council will take over responsibility for roads, footpaths and public lighting. Galway East TD [...]

By | August 24th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

CRAUGHWELL SCHOOL BUS ISSUE

CRAUGHWELL SCHOOL BUS ISSUE I have received confirmation from the Department of Education that a proposal has been made by Bus Eireann for a minibus for 13 students. The costs have been submitted to the [...]

By | August 24th, 2019|Athenry Area, Blog, Education, Homepage, Latest News|0 Comments

VISIT TO GMIT SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND CREATIVE ARTS

This morning I visited Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology's School of Design and Creative Arts at Cluain Mhuire campus. I met with Head of School Dr Paddy Tobin and Head of Department Celine Curtin. Acting President [...]

By | August 23rd, 2019|Blog, Education, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News|0 Comments

WOODFORD FURNACE FESTIVAL – A UNIQUE EVENT!

I visited the Woodford Furnace Festival this week. It really is a unique event that celebrates the village's iron-making heritage dating back to 1681. It is great to see groups from all over the world [...]

By | August 23rd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, Loughrea Area, Tourism|0 Comments

GORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL

I had a great meeting with the Board of Management at Gort Community School to discuss progress on the school's €4.1 million extension project to build a wide range of additional classrooms and facilities. The [...]

By | August 23rd, 2019|Blog, Education, Gort Area, Homepage, Latest News|0 Comments

BE ALERT TO RAGWORT

Ragwort is poisonous to livestock and needs to be handled with care, particularly as the recent humid weather has led to a proliferation of the weed along roadsides. Farmers have to be especially vigilant because [...]

By | August 22nd, 2019|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

BE ALERT TO RAGWORT – CANNEY

Ragwort weed is poisonous to livestock and needs to be handled with care, Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has warned. Minister Canney issued his warning after the recent humid weather [...]

By | August 22nd, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

PROGRESS AT BEEF TALKS

I very much welcome progress that has been made in talks between farmers and Meat Industry Ireland aimed at resolving the dispute over beef prices. The parties agreed to a document that commits to a [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES PROGRESS AT BEEF TALKS

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed progress in talks between farmers and Meat Industry Ireland aimed at resolving the dispute over beef prices. The parties agreed to a document [...]

By | August 21st, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SCHOOLS URGED TO APPLY FOR CLIMATE ACTION FUNDING

A new round of funding to support hundreds of schools, community groups and clubs with projects on climate action and diversity has been launched by my department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the [...]

By | August 21st, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments