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COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SCHOOLS URGED TO APPLY FOR CLIMATE ACTION FUNDING
A new round of funding to support hundreds of schools, community groups and clubs with projects on climate action and diversity has been launched by my department, the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the [...]
RIGHT MOVE ON DEEP RETROFIT HOMES SCHEME
I very much welcome the Government's decision to process all outstanding applications to deep retrofit homes for energy efficiency and to introduce a new scheme for national implementation. The decision by the Minister for Communications, [...]
GET YOUR APPLICATION RIGHT IF YOU WANT TO GET FUNDING!
I am urging all community organisations to ensure that they take great care in planning and filling out their applications when applying for funding from Government programmes, Pobal, which works on behalf of Government to [...]
SENIORS ALERT SCHEME A GREAT SUCCESS
More than 3,500 older people in County Galway have signed up for the Seniors Alert Scheme since it was first introduced in 2015, latest figures have shown. This is a community-led scheme funded by my [...]
GALWAY EAST PROJECTS BENEFIT FROM NEARLY €40,000 IN LEADER FUNDING
Three Galway East projects will receive nearly €40,000 in LEADER funding from the Department of Rural and Community Development. This is great news. The projects to benefit are Corofin playground, Athenry playground and the Galway [...]
LADY GREGORY HOTEL GALWAY SUMMER RALLY
I was delighted to launch the Lady Gregory Hotel Galway Summer Rally in Gort at the weekend. More than 125 entries have been received so far for the event, which will be held on August [...]