ADOPTED! The European Parliament votes to Restore Nature!
Pivotal moment for nature as European Parliament votes to #RestoreNature.
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Recent news & updates
Here, you'll find updates on my progress as Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform and T.D. for Carlow-Kilkenny. Click on the categories below to filter my posts for the issues you're interested in.
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Team Mal Noonan
- Jul 5
Protecting our peatlands - community groups to share €290,000 funding
2023 Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme will support 24 community projects that help conserve and revitalise raised and blanket bogs.
Team Mal Noonan
- Jul 1
June Newsletter from Minister Noonan
From launching the Leave No Trace campaign to voting at the EU Council on the Nature Restoration Law, it was a very busy June!
Team Mal Noonan
- Jun 30
€75,000 for popular parks and walking trails in Carlow Kilkenny
Almost €75,000 will be invested in improvements and upgrades to Carlow Kilkenny forest parks and trails.
Team Mal Noonan
- Jun 20
A crucial vote on the Nature Restoration Law
A good day for nature as the EU Environment Council agrees the General Approach of the Nature Restoration Law.
Team Mal Noonan
- Jun 8
Marking World Ocean Day in Cork
I was honoured to address the World Ocean Day conference in Cork - a really important international forum for Marine Protected Areas.
Team Mal Noonan
- May 31
May Newsletter from Minister Noonan
From celebrating Europe day in Kilkenny and Carlow to marking National Biodiversity Week around Ireland, it was all go for the month of May.
Team Mal Noonan
- May 23
New Osprey arrivals due very soon
We're counting down the days until the magnificent Osprey is reintroduced to Ireland. Here's the latest update on where this project is at.
Team Mal Noonan
- May 22
820 farmers reap the rewards of restoring nature
Good news for nature as farmers in the northwest are rewarded with €2.4 million for delivering on-farm results
Team Mal Noonan
- May 22
2,000 hectare nature restoration project announced
A 2,000 hectare restoration project is set to transform a valley in the Wicklow Mountains National Park with huge benefits for nature.
Team Mal Noonan
- May 21
A Biodiversity Week update on Killarney National Park
Why a flying Biodiversity Week visit to Killarney National Park left me more hopeful than ever for the future of this iconic, precious place
Team Mal Noonan
- May 9
Celebrating Europe Day at the Carlow Potato Exchange
It's 50 years since Ireland joined the EU and today I attended a lovely event with Carlow Development Partnership to mark the occasion.
Team Mal Noonan
- May 9
A Europe Day visit to Kilkenny City Vocational School
To mark 50 years of Ireland's EU membership I brought Ambassador Florence Ensch to visit Kilkenny City Vocational School.
Team Mal Noonan
- Apr 22
Young people have their say on biodiversity
It's Earth Day, and it's a historic day for nature and for young people in Ireland. For the first time anywhere in the world, children...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jan 9
Local hackney pilot scheme for Carlow Kilkenny Towns
A subsidised local hackney service will be provided in both Ballon and Freshford as part of new national pilot programme. A creative new...
Malcolm Noonan
- Sep 2, 2022
One Year On: Housing for All in Carlow-Kilkenny
Housing for All has delivered for Carlow over last 12 months · A range of measures delivered in plan’s first year, including investment...
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 15, 2022
CLÁR Programme funding 2022
As part of ‘Our Rural Future’, this Government’s ambitious policy for rural development, I'm pleased to share the news that CLÁR...
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 8, 2022
€75,000 grant funding for community-led Abbeyleix Bog restoration announced by Minister Noonan
I have approved grant funding of up to €75,000 to the Abbeyleix Bog Project for peatland restoration measures at Abbeyleix Bog in Co....
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 6, 2022
Grennan Mill 40th Anniversary Arts Exhibition launched by Minister Noonan
Forty years of creativity, inspiration and imagination in a creaky, beautiful old building on the banks of the river Nore. In fact the...
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 5, 2022
Speech at Design & Crafts Council Ireland book launch and exhibition opening
Elenaor Flegg provides a fascinating account of the evolution of Irish craft from the early 1970’s to the mid 90’s as part of a set of...
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