OPENING OF TUAM FIRE STATION
TUAM FIRE STATION I was delighted to open Tuam Fire Station this week and wish all the best to Chief Fire Officer Paul Duffy and his team. Back in 1956 the original fire station was [...]
EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT IRELAND CONFERENCE
EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT I was delighted to address the European Youth Parliament Ireland Conference at the main hall of St Joseph's Patrician College in Nun's Island, Galway, today. The aims of the Parliament are to [...]
€1 MILLION FUND FOR DIGITAL HUBS IN THE WEST
DIGITAL HUBS IN THE WEST I was privileged to announce a €1 million fund to link digital hubs from Donegal to Kerry at the Ballinasloe Enterprise Centre today. These are exciting times. Here are the [...]
ELECTRICS EELS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Inland Fisheries Ireland I had the pleasure of being joined by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton for the launch of Inland Fisheries Ireland's new electric vehicles. [...]
CALL FOR RURAL REGENERATION FUND APPLICATIONS
RURAL REGENERATION FUND APPLICATIONS This week I attended the Rural Opportunities roadshow in Donegal run by my department, the Department of Rural and Community Development. The roadshow has been run in all four provinces to [...]
EU Digital Day in Brussels
EU Digital Day I had the honour of representing Ireland at EU Digital Day in Brussels this week. I signed three declarations: On women in digital; digitising cultural heritage; and strategies for agriculture and rural [...]
Newsletter Spring 2019
Newsletter for Spring 2019. Click to download Online Newsletter.
VISIT TO CRAUGHWELL NS
CRAUGHWELL NS I had a great visit to Craughwell National School to talk to the third class students about their project on plastics and the environment. We discussed the banning of single use plastics, which [...]
AN TAISCE HAS OVERSTEPPED THE MARK ON MEAT AND DAIRY
AN TAISCE HAS OVERSTEPPED THE MARK An Taisce has overstepped the mark in encouraging schoolchildren to reduce their meat and dairy intake. Overall, I welcome the Green Schools' initiative launched last week but the lesson [...]
SENIORS ALERT SCHEME
SENIORS ALERT SCHEME I am advising people considering using the Seniors Alert Scheme, which provides personal monitored alarms, that they may be able to use a SIM card with the system if they do not [...]