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WOODFORD FURNACE FESTIVAL – A UNIQUE EVENT!
I visited the Woodford Furnace Festival this week. It really is a unique event that celebrates the village's iron-making heritage dating back to 1681. It is great to see groups from all over the world [...]
GORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL
I had a great meeting with the Board of Management at Gort Community School to discuss progress on the school's €4.1 million extension project to build a wide range of additional classrooms and facilities. The [...]
BE ALERT TO RAGWORT
Ragwort is poisonous to livestock and needs to be handled with care, particularly as the recent humid weather has led to a proliferation of the weed along roadsides. Farmers have to be especially vigilant because [...]
PROGRESS AT BEEF TALKS
I very much welcome progress that has been made in talks between farmers and Meat Industry Ireland aimed at resolving the dispute over beef prices. The parties agreed to a document that commits to a [...]
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, [...]