Portumna Castle Gate Lodge remains in State ownership

Portumna Castle Gate Lodge remains in State ownership Sean Canney TD Minister of State has received confirmation that the Gate Lodge at Portumna Castle has been purchased by the National Monuments Service on behalf of [...]

Roads Allocation for County Galway – €29 Million

Roads Allocation for County Galway - €29 Million I'm delighted that Galway is to receive nearly €29 million for regional and local roads throughout the county. The bulk of the allocation from the Department of [...]

Minister Seán Canney addresses the National Power Summit

Minister Seán Canney addresses the National Power Summit Sean Canney, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, today made the opening address on "Tomorrow's energy scenarios as we plan for [...]

By | January 31st, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

Farm Buildings Grants

Farm Buildings Grants The 2019 GLAS traditional farm buildings grant scheme is now open for applications. Application form and terms and conditions can be downloaded here: http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/projects/traditional-farm-buildings-grant-scheme The deadline for receipt of completed applications (hard [...]

By | January 23rd, 2019|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News|0 Comments

CANNEY ANNOUNCES NEW LEADER FUNDING FOR GALWAY EAST PROJECTS

CANNEY ANNOUNCES NEW LEADER FUNDING FOR GALWAY EAST PROJECTS Minister Seán Canney has announced two major community funding awards under the LEADER scheme supporting rural development. The Galway East TD and Minister of State for [...]

Government Announce Funding to Support Small Business with Online Services

Government Announce Funding to Support Small Business with Online Services The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Richard Bruton T.D. and Minister of State for Natural Resources, Community Affairs and Digital Development Sean [...]

Rebuilding Ireland Council Home Loan Scheme a missed opportunity

Rebuilding Ireland Council Home Loan Scheme a missed opportunity I have urged my Government colleagues to change the rules around the new Council Home Loan Scheme to facilitate older houses that need refurbishment. The new [...]

By | January 1st, 2019|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Housing, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments

Portumna Castle is a major tourist attraction in Galway East

Portumna Castle is a major tourist attraction in Galway East I have been in discussions with officials from the Office of Public Works on the future plans for further development of Portumna Castle. ‘Major efforts [...]

Funding announced from TII for improvement works

Funding announced from TII for improvement works Funding announced from TII for improvement works on National Primary and National Secondary road in County Galway - Canney Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for Rural Affairs, [...]

New regime on beef trimming

New regime on beef trimming Beef factories must provide proper compensation to farmers whose beef carcasses were excessively trimmed, resulting in Department of Agriculture fines over the last number of years. Minister Creed has confirmed [...]

By | December 18th, 2018|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National|0 Comments