MINISTER of State Joe McHugh TD today (Monday) welcomed this morning’s announcement from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, that Ireland has become the first EU member state to secure full access to the US beef market.
Increased fish quotas for two Donegal harbours
DONEGAL Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed an increase in whitefish quotas for Irish fishermen.
€10,000 for Letterkenny Youth and Family Service
Letterkenny Youth and Family Service to receive €10,000 funding for their minibus service from Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
Minister McHugh welcomes tourism boost for Donegal
MINISTER of State Joe McHugh TD welcomes last week’s announcement from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, on the 8.8% increase in overseas visits to Ireland for the first ten months of 2014.
Minister McHugh welcomes increased employment
MINISTER of State Joe McHugh TD welcomes the latest CSO employment figures showing a marked decrease int he number of people on the Live Register.
€900k Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge grant to boost higher education in Gaoth Dobhair
THE MINISTER of State for Gaeltacht Affairs announced today that he has sanctioned a grant of €900,000 for the Higher Education Authority to be allocated to Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge to enable them to continue providing a range of courses through Irish in their three Gaeltacht locations, in Gaoth Dobhair, Carna and An Cheathrú Rua, in the 2014/15 academic year.
Downings Irish language unit gets €15,000 grant
MINISTER of State Joe McHugh on Thursday approved a grant of €15,000 for Céim Aniar in Downings.
Video: ‘An Ode to Irish Water’ by Fergus Cleary
Well-known Convoy man Fergus Cleary has written ‘An Ode To Irish Water’
High-speed broadband for all of Donegal by 2017
UP to 66 towns and villages across Donegal will have access to high-speed broadband by 2017 Minister of state Joe McHugh announced on Monday.
Mná Tí say ‘No’ to water charges
MNÁ TÍ and Irish colleges in West Donegal have taken a stance saying they will not pay any water charges and will march in the Right2Water protest in Letterkenny tomorrow.