Category: Press Releases

€157,350 for West Waterford projects under the CLÁR Programme

€157,350 for West Waterford projects under the CLÁR Programme

Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh has welcomed the announcement of €157,350 for West Waterford projects under the CLÁR Programme which he says will “help revitalise our communities and make them even better places to live and work”. The funding, under the 2023 CLÁR Programme, is part of a broader package of over…

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Looking at Value Chain, Farmer often Least Rewarded’, Sinkevičius tells Ó Cathasaigh

Looking at Value Chain, Farmer often Least Rewarded’, Sinkevičius tells Ó Cathasaigh

Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh took the opportunity to engage with European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius while attending a high-level Greens/EFA Group Leaders meeting in Brussels recently. During their interaction, they discussed the Commissioner’s recent visit to Ireland to discuss the nitrates derogation and the need to…

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New Bunmahon Coastguard Facility

New Bunmahon Coastguard Facility

Green Party T.D. for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh, welcomes the opening of the new Bunmahon Coast Guard facility. The new facility which includes kit rooms, will improve training capabilities and provide the unit with much needed storage space for equipment and vehicles. Fibre broadband provision should allow the unit to potentially send out drones to…

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€1.4 million awarded to SETU Waterford

€1.4 million awarded to SETU Waterford

€1.4 million awarded to SETU Waterford to expand apprenticeships across higher education SETU Waterford is to benefit from a €1.4m capital funding to respond to the growing demand for apprenticeships in the higher education sector under plans announced today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD.The funding will…

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Waterford food producers to benefit from a 60% grants for investment in Organic Food Production.

Waterford food producers to benefit from a 60% grants for investment in Organic Food Production.

Waterford food producers are set to ‘benefit from 60% grants for investments in their businesses if they switch to the production of organic food’ according to Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh. He was speaking after the announcement of the €1.5m Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme (OPIG) by his Green Party colleague Minister…

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Green Party T.D. welcomes funding for Waterford Animal Welfare Charities

Green Party T.D. welcomes funding for Waterford Animal Welfare Charities

Green Party T.D. for Waterford today welcomed funding for three Waterford Animal Welfare organisations to a total of €107,150. The announcement is made on the 3rd National Animal Welfare Awareness Day. Animal Trust Fund, Waterford has been awarded €15,200, Waterford Animal Welfare has been awarded €37,550 and Waterford SPCA has been awarded €54.400. The funding…

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€191,000 capital funding for small community groups and organisations in Waterford.

€191,000 capital funding for small community groups and organisations in Waterford.

Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes €191,000 capital funding for small community groups and organisations in Waterford. Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh welcomes €191,000 capital funding for small community groups and organisations in Waterford. The funding which was announced today by Minister Joe O’Brien and Minister Heather Humphreys is…

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€3,302,602 for Waterford GAA for the continued redevelopment of Walsh Park

€3,302,602 for Waterford GAA for the continued redevelopment of Walsh Park

Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh has announced that €3,302,602 million will be provided to Waterford GAA for the continued redevelopment of Walsh Park. Green Party TD for Waterford, Marc Ó Cathasaigh has announced that €3,302,602 million will be provided to Waterford GAA for the continued redevelopment of Walsh Park. The funding will…

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Waterford Primary Schools among the first in the country to receive free Solar Panels.

Waterford Primary Schools among the first in the country to receive free Solar Panels.

Minister Ossian Smyth and Dep. Marc Ó Cathasaigh Waterford Primary Schools will be some of the “first schools in the country to receive free Solar Panels” according to Green Party TD for Waterford Marc Ó Cathasaigh. Deputy Ó Cathasaigh was welcoming the launch of the first phase of the Schools Photovoltaic Programme which was announced…

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Statement from Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD on Waterford Crystal Site

Statement from Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD on Waterford Crystal Site

“Not unexpected but really welcome news breaking this morning that the government has completed the acquisition of the Waterford Crystal site for the expansion of the SETU campus in Waterford. A lot of long and tricky political work was needed to get to this point, and I’m delighted to see it over the line. The…

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