RADIO INTERVIEWS - LOCAL AND NATIONAL

INTERVIEW WITH KINVARA FM – POST ELECTION 2020

INTERVIEW – TODAY SEAN O’ROURKE IN ADVANCE OF GENERAL ELECTION 2020

Anne Rabbitte & Katherine Zappone Debate

Childminding - Family Members & Grandparents

Insurance and the Childcare Sector

Insurance and Sequencing

Federation of Early Childhood Providers

Interview with Miriam O’Callaghan – RTE anonymous survey of TDs – November 2019

Interview with Miriam O'Callaghan - November 2019

Interview with Kinvara FM – European Election campaign 2019

INTERVIEW KINVARA FM IN THE RUN UP TOTHE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2019

Interview with Galway Bay FM –

ST TERESA’S SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL BALLINASLOE

Interview commences at: 1.04

Podcast of Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan – Monday April 29th 2019

The Galway Girls

Lorraine Higgins interviews Anne Rabbitte TD – A Reflective, Intimate Interview

An Intimate Interview – Anne Rabbitte TD with Paul Tierney of Kinvara FM

Interview starts at 31:20

Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan – Friday May 17th 2019

10 artists receive Markievicz Award to create work that reflects on the role of women in Irish history

by Andrew Fahey | May 16, 2022 | Arts and Culture, Women | 0 Comments

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has announced the 10 new recipients of the Decade of Centenaries Markievicz Award for artists. The Markievicz Award is intended to support artists to develop their craft and...

Our Rural Future: €11 million for upgrade works on rural roads and laneways

by ElodieGolden | April 7, 2022 | Roads, Rural Ireland | 0 Comments

- Funding to improve access to homes, farms and outdoor amenities - Overall increase of €500,000 on 2021 allocation - Over €90 million provided to local authorities under Local Improvement Scheme since 2017 The Minister for Rural...

Scheme to support European Year of Youth Initiatives

by Mark Lawlor | March 29, 2022 | Child Welfare, Community, Enterprise | 0 Comments

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today welcomed the launch of the European Year of Youth Micro Grants scheme which is being run by Léargas, Ireland’s National Coordinator for the Year. The scheme will be open to...

€150 Million Package of Supports For Rural Communities Announced

by Mark Lawlor | March 11, 2022 | Community, Funding, Rural Ireland | 0 Comments

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today outlined a package of over €150 million designed to transform rural towns, villages and communities throughout 2022. Hosting a webinar entitled ‘Government Supports for Thriving Rural Areas...

Minister Rabbitte to commission research into gender-based violence against people with disabilities

by Mark Lawlor | March 11, 2022 | Disability, Health, Women | 0 Comments

Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, today on International Women’s Day, indicated her intention to conduct research into gender-based violence against people with disabilities this year. Ireland ratified the UN Convention on...

Ministers back diversity, inclusion and the fair and equal treatment of all on International Women’s Day

by Mark Lawlor | March 11, 2022 | Agriculture, Racism, Wellbeing, Women | 0 Comments

On International Women’s Day (March 8th) the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has said that amongst his Department’s core values is “A strong commitment to diversity, inclusion and the fair and equal treatment of all. Minister...

Minister for Health publishes HSE National Service Plan for 2022

by Mark Lawlor | March 3, 2022 | Health | 0 Comments

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has approved the 2022 National Service Plan for the HSE which aims to reduce waiting lists, build hospital and other service capacity and continue to support the progress of important Sláintecare reforms. The National Service...

Online Availability of Births, Marriages and Deaths Records Extended

by Mark Lawlor | March 3, 2022 | Adoptions, Environment, Health, justice | 0 Comments

The online availability of Births, Marriages and Deaths records has been extended, with a further 12 months of these records available to view online on www.irishgenealogy.ie. The records now available for each of these life events are: · Birth Register...

Update on Government Insurance Reform Plan Progress

by Mark Lawlor | March 3, 2022 | Enterprise, Innovation, Insurance | 0 Comments

The Government has today published the second implementation report of the Action Plan for Insurance Reform. The Action Plan for Insurance Reform published in December 2020 sets out 66 actions across Government to make Ireland’s insurance sector more competitive and...

Publication of first Two Data Sharing Agreements for public consultation

by Mark Lawlor | March 3, 2022 | Bills, Data Protection, Digital Safety Commissioner | 0 Comments

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, TD is pleased to announce that the first set of Data Sharing Agreements which have been developed under the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 have been published for public consultation. A new Data...