News & Statements
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.