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Funding of €400,000 for Nenagh Town Park
Posted on December 21, 2012 by Alan Kelly
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The funding will provide for an upgrade of the changing facilities and the gym at Nenagh's Leisure Centre. It will also provide for a skate board park, a track, a keep fit area and outdoor gym amongst a range of other facilities.
I want to thank the town council and in particular Mayor Lalor Magee for their foresight and co-operation with this application.
I am delighted to be in a position to deliver on this as there was some doubt that funds would be available, not only have they been made available but it is the singular largest amount given to ANY sporting application in the country under this Government's Sports Capital Grants Programme.
Pictured are Tom Mackey, Manager of the Nenagh Leisure Centre, Minister Alan Kelly TD and Mayor Lalor McGee looking at the plans for Nenagh Town Park
American Ireland Fund Dinner
Posted on December 14, 2012 by Alan Kelly
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Nenagh's New Website
Posted on December 12, 2012 by Alan Kelly
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National Gas for Nenagh is Imminent
Posted on December 05, 2012 by Alan Kelly
Nenagh Gas Committee met with Minister for Energy, Communications and Natural Resources in July, back row left to right Donncha Haverty HKPB Scientific, Marcus O'Connor Nenagh Town Manager, John Conroy Proctor & Gamble, Matt Muller Abbey Court Hotel, Conor Ryan Arrabawn Co-op, Front left to right Don O'Brien ABP Ireland, Pat Rabbitte TD Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Myself and Clodagh Cavanagh Abbey Machinery
Today I have announced that Nenagh is within touching distance of becoming connected to the Natural Gas Network.
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National Awards for Volunteering in Sport 2012
Posted on November 23, 2012 by Alan Kelly
Former Tipperary Hurling Manager Liam Sheedy, Thurles Sarsfield and Tipperary Player Padraic Maher and I pictured at the National Awards for Volunteering in Sport 2012 at the Aviva Stadium during the week, Liam got a Special Recognition award. 
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Substantial Funding for Boys National School, Nenagh
Posted on November 14, 2012 by Alan Kelly
Pictured after the annoucement outside St. Mary's Junior Boys National School are Mark Hassett, Chairperson of Board of Management, Mary Slattery Principal and Brid Walsh Vice Principal and myself
On Friday last I secured substantial funding for St. Mary's Junior Boys National School, Nenagh. I am delighted that the school has received this critical funding. This money will go towards building resource and mainstream class rooms which are desperately needed. The population in the area has increased greatly over the past number of years and the needs of some of the children in the school have changed, so this funding is a very welcome development indeed. I was delighted to work on behalf of the principal Mary Slattery and the staff of St. Mary's Junior Boys National School to ensure that the school got funding”. The funding has been welcomed by the staff and Board of Management of the school. The work will go out to tender in the near future.
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The Reasons Why We Should Vote Yes
Posted on November 05, 2012 by Alan Kelly
Below I outline the reasons why we all should vote yes on November 10th.
The Labour Party has had a long held commitment to children’s rights and to amending our Constitution to explicitly include the rights of children. Indeed, securing this referendum was a fundamental part of Labour’s negotiations for the Programme for Government. We are now delivering on that promise. This referendum is our opportunity to state clearly that we value children and childhood. A Yes vote will state clearly that we believe children have a right to be cared for and protected. It will state clearly that young people should not be silenced or side-lined.
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Paddy Barnes and Katie Taylor
Posted on August 16, 2012 by Alan Kelly
I was delighted to meet and have a chat with Katie Taylor Olympic gold medal winner in the lightweight division and Paddy Barnes bronze medal winner in the light-flyweight division at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the homecoming in the Mansion House recently.
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Nenagh Olympic Athletic Club
Posted on August 01, 2012
I'm pictured here with Louis Crowe Chairperson of Nenagh Olympic Athletic Club, and members of the committee Paddy Morgan, Sean Naughton and Denis Finnerty, when I announced funding of approximately €100,000 for the Club.
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Visit to the Dail
Posted on July 17, 2012 by Alan Kelly
Last Wednesday 11 July, a group including members of the Labour Party and my constituents visited the Dáil, they had a guided tour of the Dáil and the Seanad. They also took the opportunity to visit the Labour Party History Museum, where they had a guided tour and a talk on Labour History by former Labour Party TD and Minister Barry Desmond. Here they are pictured with me outside the Dáil.
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