Progress on Athenry Boys N.S. – Minister Sean Canney

Galway East Independent TD Seán Canney has received confirmation that the Quantity Surveyor for the Athenry Boys National School is to be appointed and that the Design Team will then be in place to allow [...]

Canney – Welcomes funding of €10 million for Town & Village Renewal scheme

Galway East Independent TD Seán Canney, Minister of the OPW & Flood Relief welcomes funding for 172 towns and villages across the country which has been allocated in 2016. Rural Development is a key priority [...]

Bill to ban fracking has full support of Government – Minister Sean Canney

Galway East TD and Minister of State Sean Canney has said the Government fully supports legislation that has been introduced to the Dail that aims to ban fracking in the country. Minister Canney said the [...]

By | November 4th, 2016|Blog, Farming, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Canney welcomes funding for rural recreation projects

News that rural recreation projects throughout county Galway are to benefit from over €100,000 in funding as part of rural development funding announced this week has been warmly welcomed by Galway East TD Seán Canney. [...]

Lowering level of Lough Allen

I recently (18 October, 2016) attended the fifth meeting of the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group in Government Buildings in Dublin. An Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny T.D. also addressed the Group which [...]

By | November 1st, 2016|Blog, Farming, Flood Relief, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Canney welcomes legislation to help turf cutters

News that 46 bogs are to be de-designated or partially de-designated as NHAs was welcomed this week by Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for OPW and Flood Relief. ‘Today (Wednesday), The Minister for Arts, [...]

Sean Canney speech in Dail Eireann on The Budget.

I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Budget as published. Firstly, I acknowledge the work of my Independence Alliance colleagues in the preparation of the budget with our partners in Government Fine Gael and [...]

By | October 17th, 2016|Blog, Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, National, O P W|0 Comments

Minister Seán Canney addresses the Irish National Flood Forum Conference in Ballinasloe, Co Galway – Saturday, 15th October 2016.

Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief, Seán Canney today (15 October, 2016) gave the opening address at the Irish National Flood Forum Conference in Ballinasloe, County Galway. Speaking [...]

Canney calls for extension of the public lighting and enhancement of approach to new roundabout

The biggest roads infrastructural project in Ireland is taking shape and will be a major asset to development in the west of Ireland. It will bring towns like Athenry, Gort, Loughrea and Tuam into focus [...]

By | October 13th, 2016|Galway East, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

Canney welcomes the publication of the Passenger Count and Survey of the Ennis to Athenry section of the Western Rail Corridor

The report which is validated by Irish Rail confirms that 102,482 passengers used the Phase One of the Western Rail Corridor from Ennis to Athenry. “These numbers exceed the original business case and put to [...]

By | October 13th, 2016|Athenry Area, Galway East, Gort Area, Homepage, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments