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Former agriculture minister McConalogue among 16 junior ministers appointed

The Government has appointed its team of junior ministers, including former agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue and Independent Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae. Fifteen senior ministers were appointed last Thursday when Fianna Fail leader Micheal ...

29 Jan 2025 at 18:02

Local News

Two Longford-Westmeath TDs have been appointed as junior ministers

Two Longford-Westmeath TDs have been appointed as junior ministers - Independent Kevin 'Boxer' Moran is the new Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform with responsibility for the Office of Public Works ...

29 Jan 2025 at 19:08

National News

Sinn Fein TD’s challenge to government’s super junior ministers adjourned

Sinn Fein TD Pa Daly’s challenge to the government’s appointment of super junior ministers has been adjourned to allow for further sworn statements to be made. Feichin McDonagh SC told the High Court that he has received the affidavits from the ...

01 Apr 2025 at 13:19

National News

Ireland’s infrastructure ‘does not need architects’ egos going wild’ – minister

Ireland’s new infrastructure plan will focus on the functionality of projects rather than “award-winning” designs, a junior minister has said. The Government is to unveil its revised National Development Plan on Tuesday, which outlines how 200 ...

21 Jul 2025 at 13:09

Micheal Martin defends development plan, saying it will ‘transform Ireland’

National News

Government leaders defend development plan, saying it will ‘transform Ireland’

The Taoiseach has defended the Government’s flagship plan to invest 275.4 billion euro in infrastructure over the next 10 years, which has been criticised as “vague”. The coalition Government pledged to fix a deficit in Ireland’s public ...

22 Jul 2025 at 17:26

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"Jobs means nothing to Boxer, people mean more"

The Minister was speaking in Lanesboro prior to a meeting of the Independent Alliance in Athlone on Saturday where it was confirmed that he would continue in his role for the lifetime of the Government. The Alliance also released a ...

30 Apr 2018 at 13:20

Local News

PHOTO GALLERY: Green Flag Award for The Mall in Longford town

This is the first year the award has been rolled out nationally. Parks are judged on a number of criteria including a management plan, health and safety, environmental sustainability, community use of the park, conservation, ...

21 Oct 2016 at 19:55

Local News

Minister says discovery of human remains on site of former Mother and Baby Home is 'upsetting'

This follows work by the Commission on Mother and Baby Homes which carried out planned excavations there. Minister Canney said: “I am deeply saddened by the news. The upsetting development confirms what had been claimed ...

04 Mar 2017 at 17:36

Local News

Tree cutting at Madden's Island improves navigation along River Shannon

Longford/Westmeath Independent Alliance TD, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, outlined, “A lot of people had talked about doing this, including past Governments, but I gave a commitment on entering the Dail that every measure that ...

11 Feb 2017 at 21:39

Local News

VIDEO: Action Plan will reverse the fortunes of areas in Longford that have been ignored for too long

Minister Canney, who spoke at today’s launch of the plan, said the development and revitalisation of rural Ireland is a key priority in the Programme for a Partnership Government and one that the Independent Alliance ...

23 Jan 2017 at 20:31

Ballymahon

Digital Futures workshop takes place in Ballymahon

The breakfast briefing focused on the development of digital strategies to foster enterprise and grow business in the region. The workshop was hosted by the Upper Shannon Erne Future Economy Project and it included ...

04 Nov 2019 at 11:15

National News

Scramblers should not be allowed on public roads, Sean Canney says

Scramblers should not be permitted in any public place or road, the minister for road safety has said. It comes after a teenage girl died in the Finglas area of Dublin following a crash involving a scrambler on ...

27 Jan 2026 at 08:45

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