Social Entrepreneurs Ireland - Looking for Ideas Each year Social Entrepreneurs Ireland support social entrepreneurs to take their ideas from start-up to scale-up, through a suite of support programmes. This year they have more support [...]
Mná na hÉireann Fund Launch at Dublin Castle I was delighted to join the Taoiseach for the launch of the new €1.8M Mná na hÉireann fund at Dublin Castle. The fund supports charities and social [...]
MEELICK WEIR RESTORATION PROJECT GETS THE GO-AHEAD I am delighted to have been informed that the restoration project for Meelick Weir and Walkway is to be given the go-ahead after a ten-year battle. The weir [...]
Rural Regeneration and Development Fund I am delighted to announce tonight that County Galway has been granted nearly €6.2 million for a wide range of regeneration projects. Areas such as Athenry, Tuam, Gort, Dunmore and [...]
Visit To Bord Na Mona I greatly enjoyed my visit to Bord na Mona at Mount Lucas, County Offaly, this week to inspect its new projects in aquaculture and herbs, part of our strategic ambition [...]
Irish Farmers' Association Meeting I met with representatives of the Irish Farmers' Association in Dublin this morning to discuss the beef industry. There are some very serious issues facing the industry and I will be [...]
European Alliance Group Seminar on Rural Revival Great to meet like-minded colleagues from across the EU in Lough Rynn, Mohill, Co Leitrim, for the European Alliance Group seminar on helping towns and villages drive rural [...]
New National School Campus for Tuam Town I am delighted to have received confirmation from Education Minister Joe McHugh TD that his department has agreed to progress plans for a new national school campus for [...]
CANNEY ANNOUNCES BOOST FOR LOCAL ROADS IN GALWAY As Minister of State at the Department of Rural Affairs, I am delighted to announce a major injection of Government funding into the county's local roads under [...]
Celebrating Snowdrops! The annual Snowdrop event will take place this Saturday, February 9th at Woodville Walled Garden, Kilchreest, Loughrea. Guest speaker for the day is Maurice Parkinson, who along with his wife Joy, developed Balyrobert [...]
