Dara Calleary

Pupils enjoying a school meal

School meals scheme to be overhauled as reviews find 100,000 meals wasted daily

Pictured at the launch of Tullamore Show were Cllr Declan Harvey, Cllr Hughie Egan, Deputy John Clendennen, Cllr Shane Murray, Show Secretary, Chelsey Cox, Minister Dara Calleary, Show Chairman, John Keena, Cllr Eleanor Clendennen, Cllr Neil Feighery and Deputy tony McCormack

Tullamore Show an annual pilgrimage for thousands – Minister

Dara Calleary TD, Minister for Rural & Community Development & The Gaeltacht, visited the new SCÉAL Community shop and renovated St Ruadhan's Hall in Lorrha and is pictured here with Nancy White – shop manager – Patrick Cahalan – Chairman SCÉAL, Patrick Killeen, Tipperary LEADER, TDs Michael Lowry & Ryan O’Meara, Cathaoirleach of Tipp Co. Co. Cllr Fiona Bonfield, Cathaoirleach Nenagh Municipal District Cllr J.P. O’Meara and local Lorrha people including shop volunteers.

Minister greeted by locals on visit to Lorrha

Dara Calleary TD, Minister for Rural & Community Development & The Gaeltacht, was surrounded by locals as he cut the ribbon to officially open Phase One of the new Community Park in Carrig Village on Friday, July 24. Included in the photo are members of the Carrig Tidy Towns committee, including Barry Deane (treasurer), TDs Michael Lowry and Ryan O’Meara, the Cathaoirleach of Tipperary Co. Council and of Nenagh Municipal District, Linda Dowling, Cllr Fiona Bonfield, Cllr J.P. O’Meara, Liam Brett (Director of Services Tipp.Co.Co), Damien Ginty, (Director of Services Community & Economic Dev. Tipp Co.Co & Tipp Cahir Cashel District), Mark McDowall (Landscape Designer), Mark Connelly, (Director of Finance Tipp Co.Co. Thurles MunicipalDistrict), Aidan Ryan and his niece Aoibhe Berry, Tony Doorley (chairman Carrig Tidy Towns) and his grandson Peter Doorley

'Today is a proud day': New community park officially opened in Carrig

A view of the community park in Carrig before work began on this project.

Minister to officially open Community Park in local village next week

Tipperary has 298 projects benefitting from the Local Enhancement Programme

Lowry welcomes boost for Local Enhancement Programme 2026

The payment is worth €2,000 for each person being cared for

Thousands to receive €2,000 payment this week as date confirmed

Micheal Martin refuses to commit to ‘key target’ Cost of Disability payment

Dara Calleary says ‘loads of people’ suggesting him as Fianna Fail’s next leader

Cabinet ministers back Micheal Martin’s leadership

€546,240 allocated for 2026 Local Improvement Scheme in Offaly

Third of hot school meals do not meet basic nutritional standards – minister

£35 million funding boost for cross‑community and cross‑border initiatives

Lowry welcomes €1,000 grant for Community Employment Schemes

Taoiseach should visit White House amid Greenland row – Government minister

PICTURES: Sod turned on new €2-million community centre in Offaly

PICTURES: Moneygall turns the sod on new €2-million community centre
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, attended the event
Midland Tribune Reporter

Pictured are Minister Calleary with members of Offaly and Tipperary County Councils in Moneygall on Monday afternoon. Photo: D. Keegan

Minister turns sod on new €2-million Community Centre in Offaly

Pictured are Minister Calleary with members of Offaly and Tipperary County Councils in Moneygall on Thursday afternoon. Photo: D. Keegan

Minister turns sod on new €2-million Community Centre in Offaly

1.5m to receive Christmas bonus payments

Project to empower women to tackle paramilitarism wins share of £4m funding

Louth Fuel Allowance recipients can now opt for lump sum payment

Are you eligible? Thousands of Irish homes to benefit from new payment worth hun...

Fuel Allowance Scheme payments to start this week

Disappointment as second tier child benefit system scrapped from Budget 2026

Looking across the beautiful Lough Boora landscape at five in the morning, towards the vast sky and a double rainbow.

€350,000 boost for Lough Boora and Midlands trails announced

Thousands eligible for social welfare payments of up to €290 a week

Nutritional value of hot school meals to be reviewed by Government

More than £38m of funding for seven rural regeneration projects Staff reporter

Register now! SuperValu Tidy Towns competition is officially launched

£14 million funding to boost technology and social inclusion in rural areas

Businesses urged to go digital at National Ploughing Championships

Businesses urged to go digital at National Ploughing Championships

Support extended to businesses flooded during Storm Ciaran

Extension of Irish flood payment scheme to be considered by Cabinet

Finance minister remains coy on Budget as Fianna Fail looks to put stamp on it

Fianna Fail minister says Fine Gael not ‘dictating’ budget policy

Calleary refuses to answer question on support for Martin at next election

Supports announced for businesses affected by 'significant' kerosene price incre...

Biden ‘really buzzed up’ to be in Mayo, says local TD

Ireland’s top court rules Canadian trade deal would breach constitution

Dara Calleary appointed as junior minister after Robert Troy resignation

The charges have been dismissed against all the defendants, following a trial sparked by an Oireachtas Golf Society event in 2020

All charges dismissed in Oireachtas Golf Society event case

Two politicians among four men to stand trial over alleged role in golf dinner e...

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Offaly County Councillor victim of high burglary levels

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