WELCOME NEWS ON REHAB FUNDING AGREEMENT – CANNEY

The Government's agreement to provide an additional €2 million in funding for Rehab is welcome news for its Galway service users, Galway East TD and Minister for Community Development Seán Canney has said Rehab faced [...]

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

ENTERPRISE EXCELLENCE IRELAND

I was honoured to open the Enterprise Excellence Ireland Conference 2019 in Croke Park this morning. The conference brings together companies and organisations from across Ireland and Europe to discuss the implementation of Lean management [...]

By | May 22nd, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Latest News, Launch Events, National|0 Comments

GONE FISHIN

There are a lot of people fishing for votes this week but I started the week concentrating on pursuing the aquatic kind. As part of my ministerial responsibility for Inland Fisheries Ireland, I had a [...]

By | May 20th, 2019|Blog, Farming, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

SPORTS CAPITAL GRANTS FOR GALWAY EAST

I am delighted to announce Galway East and nearby surrounding areas have received.more than €440,000 in sports capital grants from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The grants, which are for equipment only, include [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES SPORTS CAPITAL GRANTS FOR GALWAY EAST

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed more than €440,000 in sports capital grants for the constituency and surrounding areas. The grants, which are for equipment only, include €94,391 for [...]

By | May 19th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

WELCOME EXTENSION FOR RURAL TRANSPORT INITIATIVES – CANNEY

The Government has announced that its pilot programmes for evening and late night rural transport services will be extended until the end of the year. The pilot Local Link programmes had been due to expire [...]

By | May 17th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

CANNEY CONGRATULATES GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL ON EU WIFI GRANTS

Galway East TD and Minister for Digital Development Seán Canney has congratulated Galway County Council on securing €45,000 in vouchers to install public WiFi hotspots around the county. The awards to Galway are part of [...]

By | May 17th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments

WELCOME EXTENSION FOR RURAL TRANSPORT INITIATIVES

The Government has announced that its pilot programmes for evening and late night rural transport services will be extended until the end of the year. The pilot Local Link programmes had been due to expire [...]

FISHY FUN AT THE MUSEUM!

I caught a couple of smart fish when I went to the Natural History Museum in Dublin this week to launch Fishy Fun, a one-day family event at the museum later this year! The event, [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES €50 MILLION EU AID FOR BEEF FARMERS

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has strongly welcomed news that the European Commission has agreed an exceptional aid fund for Irish beef farmers. The fund is to compensate farmers for [...]

By | May 16th, 2019|Press Releases|0 Comments