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TYRE RECYCLING FIGURES
A new survey on car and motorcycle tyre recycling has shown that 97% of tyres produced in 2018 were recycled.
GALWAY EAST SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT FROM 2020 SUMMER WORKS SCHEME
Fourteen Galway East schools are to receive grants from the Department of Education under the €30 million Summer Works scheme. The scheme is focussed on specialist improvements with a particular emphasis on Climate Action. These [...]
SYLANE HURLING
I visited Sylane Hurling Club facility to see at first hand the progress being made on their new facility The Club received funding from the 2017 Capital Sports Grants. Great to see public money being [...]
GREEN LIGHT FOR WORKS AT THREE GALWAY EAST SCHOOLS
Three Galway East schools have been given the green light for temporary accommodation and emergency works. Approval from the Department of Education has been given to Gaelscoil Riada, Athenry, for three temporary mainstream classrooms, while [...]
GALWAY 2020 OPENING CEREMONY – COMMUNITY CASTING
Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture is on the hunt for up to 2,020 participants for its opening ceremony. It promises to be one of the biggest events the West has ever seen. The celebrations [...]
MOVING TOWARDS CLEANER ENERGY
Today, as Minister of State in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, I launched the National Standards Authority of Ireland Gas Technical Standards Committee's annual Activity Report.