Homes and community facilities across Galway are to benefit from over €2.1 million in funding under the Better Energy Communities Scheme. Better Energy Communities is an initiative of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. A significant number of homes, community facilities and public… Continue Reading
Beagnach €700,000 ceadaithe do Choiste Ionad Cuimhneacháin na nImirceach, Carna, ag an Aire Stáit Kyne D’fhógair Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta, Seán Kyne T.D., inniu go bhfuil deontas de €699,342 ceadaithe aige do Choiste Ionad Cuimhneacháin na nImirceach, Carna chun cur ar a gcumas Ionad pobal a thógáil i gCarna ar a dtugtar Ionad Cuimhneacháin na… Continue Reading
Listen back to my interview on Galway Bay FM on this issue and on social welfare supports and the self-employed I warmly welcome the publication of the Paternity Bill this week by Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar and Minister of Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald. The bill will provide fathers with two weeks of… Continue Reading
On Wednesday I chaired a meeting at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in Dublin on the Upgrade of the N59 between Oughterard and Clifden. In attendance at the 90 minute meeting were Representatives of Galway County Council, including Council Chief Executive, Mr Kevin Kelly, the Director of Services at Galway County Council, Mr Liam Gavin… Continue Reading
A number of constituents have raised the future of the programme to tackle the invasive species of pond weed affecting Lough Corrib with me recently. Lagorosiphon Major – Curly Leaved Waterweed more commonly referred to as ‘African Pond Weed’ – is an aggressive, invasive plant species which was discovered in the Corrib over a… Continue Reading