In 1798 ,5 french soldiers were killed. In 1876 , French Hill was built . In 1898 a commemoration, by James Daly was held, attended by Maud Gonne Mac Bride. A special moment to honour them with Alan Dillon & members of #RacesofCastlebar festival Mayo County Council

The registration for the Increased Cost of Business Grant closes at midnight tonight.

I encourage all small businesses In Mayo to apply at mayo.ie/rates/ICOB to receive a direct cash payment of up to €5,000, associated with your rates bill.

Payments will start being…

Next stop Castlebar where I was delighted to meet the wonderful Order of Malta volunteers.

Pleased to work with my colleague Alan Dillon in delivering over €474,000 to upgrade their premises under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.

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In Castlebar tonight with my Fine Gael colleagues for the launch of Maria Walsh MEP European election campaign. Maria is a strong and effective voice in Europe. 💪

Massive congrats to Shannon Sweeney, Mayo's own, for clinching the European title. A true champion in every sense. 👏🏻 #EuropeanChampion
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Next stop Mayo! Delighted to announce €1,152,193 for Ballina Scouting Centre to build a new Community Centre at Belleek Wood #OurRuralFuture

Delighted to welcome the Ambassador of Japan to Ireland Embassy of Japan in Ireland H.E. Mr. Maruyama to Mayo this afternoon. Great discussion on advancing Japanese-Irish relations across trade, enterprise and education. Lots of scope for future cooperation across many sectors.

What remarkable skill and dedication that went into building the path up Croagh Patrick. A huge thanks to everyone involved 👏🏻.

A mammoth task…with thanks to all members for their input & contributions. In particular Ministers Malcolm Noonan T.D. Kieran O’Donnell TD for Limerick City Constituency Alan Dillon

Plenty more to go, onto Report & Final Stages next..

Day 1 on the front bench - no time to waste. Straight into handling Ministerial parliamentary questions in the Dáil, working alongside Ministers O’Brien and Noonan.

Thanks GPA for the kind words. Some great memories on the Madden programI, appreciate all your support.

Absolutely delighted to take on the new role of Minister of State at the Department of Housing, overseeing Local Government and Planning.

A huge thanks to Taoiseach Simon Harris for this opportunity and to the people of Mayo for their trust in electing me as TD.

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Great morning for turning the sod on the new €6.8m Westport Coast Guard Station. A huge thanks to Ministers Jack Chambers TD and Patrick O'Donovan for their support on this vital project. Shoutout to all the coastguard volunteers making this happen. Irish Coast Guard #Westport …

Both tragedies in Mayo today, have sent shockwaves throughout their respective communities. The loss of lives in such sudden circumstances is a stark reminder of how fragile life can be. Our hearts go out to the families and loved ones affected by these devastating accidents.…

Thank you to Alan Dillon for inviting our 6th class to Dáil Éireann today. We had a great day out in the capital!! Connaught Telegraph Mayo GAA Mid West Radio Western People Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais K.Con

What an exciting morning ⁦Linenhall Arts Centre⁩ exploring & creating followed by a surprise encounter with our former Taoiseach ⁦Enda Kenny⁩ & ⁦current TD ⁦Alan Dillon⁩ & ending with a visit to ⁦⁦Mayo Books Press⁩ #schooldays #worldbookday 🖌️🖼️🎨📚

👇 Meeting with @eomhaigheo highlighted the positive impact of supports on local businesses across Mayo. It’s important to work together as a community, to ensure our local economy thrives.

Alan Dillon

#Mayo #LocalEnterprise

The Joint Committee on Disability Matters is seeking submissions on the #UNCRPD and the reality of human rights for people with disabilities.

⏲️The closing date for receipt of submissions is 5 p.m. on Friday, 15 March 2024.

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It was a pleasure to be at the Mayo Association Dub event today, celebrating the extraordinary bravery and resilience of Rita Casey from Charlestown, who has been honoured as the Mayo Person of the Year 2024. Truly, a deserving accolade for an amazing woman. Enjoy the celebrations…

Ministers Heather Humphreys and Simon Harris TD and Parliamentary Parry chair Alan Dillon are out and about today asking people to #VoteYesYes in tomorrow’s referendums.

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