Three of the projects are in Donegal with the Greencastle-based organisation receiving the largest allocation of €1,284,045 as part of a €2.1M overall investment. This is important for the further development of Greencastle and will help support the sustainability of the work of the Foyle Fishermen’s Co-operative.

Last year saw a record number of visitors to Glenveagh to 176,444 and so far this year until the end of June there have been 94,809. The number of visitors in the first six months of this year is already 20,000 more than last year. “Having spoken to staff it was clear that additional resources were needed and I am delighted that an extra permanent visitor guide and an extra bus driver have now been appointed.

Farms should be treated as a workplace, not a playground, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Contempt laws should cover the use of social media during trials, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Fine Gael Senator, Neale Richmond, has welcomed the announcement by Bank of America that it intends to make Dublin its European base following the Brexit vote.

RTÉ must be more transparent about salaries, a Fine Gael TD has said.

The comical continuation of Fianna Fáil’s flip flopping on Irish Water shows they are not on the side of people who paid their water charges, Fine Gael TD Noel Rock, has claimed.

Young Irish graduates are encouraged to explore a career in European affairs. Fine Gael Senator and spokesman on EU Affairs, Neale Richmond, has revealed that the application window for the March 2018 intake of European Commission traineeships has now opened.

I am delighted to announce that local childcare services will receive more than €300,00 in extra funding. The money will be used to provide more than new childcare places, maintenance and building work as well as outdoor play areas and is available for immediate draw-down by providers here in Donegal.