CLARE Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey has welcomed the allocation of €3.2 million from the Government’s Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) to enable the integration of GAA, camogie and ladies football activities at the Clare GAA Centre of Excellence at Caherlohan near Tulla. “With the total cost amounting to €4.9 million, Clare GAA…
Welcoming Dr Tom Nolan’s selection as a candidate in the Clare constituency, Leonora Carey said she was looking forward to working with him in strengthening Fine Gael’s prospects in the upcoming election. “Not only is he well known throughout West Clare as a caring and compassionate doctor but he has also distinguished himself as a…
Clare Fine Gael General election candidate Leonora Carey has said there is no reason why new childcare facilities shouldn’t be provided alongside new primary school buildings. Commenting on Taoiseach Simon Harris’ commitment to provide €200 childcare support per month per child if his party is returned to Government, Ms Carey said that, despite this undertaking…
CLARE Fine Gael Local election candidate Leonora Carey has confirmed that five Clare clubs will benefit from the Community Sports Facilities Fund appeals process. More than €8 million was allocated to 84 Clare sports groups under the Community Sport Facilities Fund in September and, following successful appeals, an additional €240,197 was awarded to five clubs…
The extension of the ‘Solar for Schools’ programme will help all schools reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint, Clare Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey has said. The first phase of the programme was launched late last year benefitting more than 1,100 schools and is now being extended to all schools nationwide. School managers can…
OBAIR, the Newmarket-on-Fergus community social enterprise, could serve as a blueprint for regional empowerment throughout the European Union. That’s the view of Clare Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey who is seeking enhanced EU funding to develop the range of services operated by the group. “Obair’s social enterprise service model is at the heart…
CLARE Fine Gael General election candidate Leonora Carey has called on local retail and hospitality businesses to register for the newly launched Power Up grant, which will provide a €4,000 tax free cash payment before Christmas. “The €170 million fund was announced in the recent budget and is aimed at supporting small local cafés, restaurants,…
ALMOST 60,000 Clare people will benefit from the October bonus payment to pensioners, carers and people with disabilities, according to Clare Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey. “It’s the first of ten lump sum payments to help with the cost of living over the coming weeks which include a €300 payment for those in receipt…
€120,000 has been allocated to the Clare Local Sports Partnership for the provision of permanent sport infrastructure in Killaloe, Shannon, Parteen, Kilrush, Ennis and North Clare. Clare Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey explained that the money, which comes from the Participation Nation Outdoor Fund, is to defray the cost of permanent equipment that can be…
€130 million in funding from the National Training Fund to provide more third level courses will support the growth of the healthcare sector in the Mid West region, according to Clare General Election candidate Leonora Carey. ”The increase in third level places will come from the creation of six new programmes which will provide greater opportunities for…
