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Feighan announces he will not now seek a place on the Fine Gael General Election ticket in Roscommon-Galway

Fine Gael Senator Frank Feighan has announced he will not now seek a party nomination to contest the next General Election in the Roscommon-Galway constituency.

5th February 2019

We all dream of a League of Ireland stream – ROCK

Fine Gael T.D. for Dublin North West, Noel Rock has today (Monday) welcomed plans for the upgrading of web-streaming services for League of Ireland games. While welcoming the news Deputy Rock also called on the FAI to allow the service to be made available to fans in Ireland as well.

4th February 2019

Greater awareness needed on screen time impact on toddlers – Noone

Dublin Senator Catherine Noone has called for greater awareness on the impact of screen time on under-2s.

4th February 2019

EU Investment Plan can help our businesses through Brexit - Kelly

MEP for Ireland South and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament, Sean Kelly, has today encouraged Irish businesses to make full use of opportunities available under the EU Investment Plan to mitigate against the potential economic impacts of Brexit in the coming years.

1st February 2019

Deferral of introduction of new minimum entry requirements for Primary Initial Teacher Education students starting a Professional Master of Education

Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today announced that changes to the minimum entry requirements for the Professional Master of Education (PME) for primary teaching will come in to place in September 2020.

30th January 2019

Heydon welcomes Healy Rae’s U-turn on Local Link

Confirmation that an opposition TD who had previously criticised a rural bus scheme now supports it is a late but welcome development, Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon has said.

30th January 2019

Only Fools tout tickets – Touts’ days are numbered as Rock’s law reaches Dáil

Only fools would attempt to tout tickets now according to Deputy Noel Rock, as his Bill to end the practice moves closer to becoming law today.

29th January 2019

Rock launches plain language Bill

Noel Rock, Fine Gael TD for Dublin North West, has today launched a plain language Bill, his sixth piece of legislation since entering the Dáil.

28th January 2019

Minister Mitchell O’Connor launches innovative Online Bystander Intervention Programme at University College Cork

The Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today (28th January 2019) launched the Online Bystander Intervention Programme at University College Cork. The programme was developed by Dr Louise Crowley in the School of Law, UCC.

28th January 2019

Northside Metro can’t be derailed by Southside squabble – Farrell & Rock

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell and Fine Gael TD for Dublin North West, Noel Rock have called for the Metrolink project to be separated into two phases with the prioritisation of the development of Metro from the city centre to north Dublin.

28th January 2019