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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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#HeritageWeek2022
Today marks the start of #HeritageWeek2022 and one of my favourite weeks of the year. Best wishes to our network of local authority...
Malcolm Noonan
Aug 13, 2022
New Species Action Plan for bats published
The lesser Horseshoe Bat is a charismatic little mammal. It's is the only bat species in Ireland to live up to its stereotype of hanging...
Malcolm Noonan
Aug 11, 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 8, 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 6, 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...
Malcolm Noonan
Aug 5, 2022
July Newsletter from Minister Noonan
It was a busy and fulfilling month for me as Minister and in my Constituency. Here's my Top 5 from both: Top 5 as Minister (1) Wildlife...
Malcolm Noonan
Aug 1, 2022
World Ranger Day celebrated by Minister Noonan
Today is #WorldRangerDay. As I travel around the country to our national parks, reserves, and conservation projects, I continue to be...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 31, 2022
Wicklow Mountains National Park site visit from Minister Noonan
Practical, replicable habitat restoration in Wicklow Mountains National Park. Thanks to our NPWS team, Munster Technological University's...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 28, 2022
Ireland’s first captive-bred Natterjack toadlets released into the wild by Minister Noonan
Almost 500 Natterjack toadlets were released today, Monday July 25th, at Castlegregory, Co. Kerry, with the help of the local community....
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 25, 2022
Public meeting on urban dereliction and vacancy in Carlow hosted by Green Party
A really informative and engaging public meeting on vacancy and dereliction this evening, hosted by our Green Party rep for Muine Bheag...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 22, 2022
New World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland announced by Minister Noonan
I've just announced a new World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland. The Tentative List is an inventory of natural and cultural heritage...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 21, 2022
Cushendale Woollen Mills visited by Minister Noonan
Six generations of the Cushen family have operated out of Cushendale Woollen Mills in Graigenamanagh, producing a truly sustainable range...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 21, 2022
Kilkenny Traveler Pride 2022 launched by Minister Noonan
I was delighted to have launched Traveller Pride in Kilkenny Castle today. Traveller pride is an important event to highlight and...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 19, 2022
National Day of Commemoration Regional Ceremony at Kilkenny Castle attended by Minister Noonan
National Day of Commemoration Regional Ceremony at Kilkenny Castle is always a special occasion. We remember all those women and men who...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 10, 2022
Carlow Pride Festival 2022 attended by Minister Noonan
What a wonderful day for Carlow Pride Festival! There was a real carnival feel to the town as we made our way to Carlow Town Park for the...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 10, 2022
Wildlife Crime: Update from Minister Noonan
I’d like to respond to some inaccurate statements made recently in the media on the issue of wildlife crime. My prioritisation of...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 5, 2022
June Newsletter from Minister Noonan
It was a busy and fulfilling month for me as Minister and in my Constituency. Here's my Top 5 from both: Top 5 as Minister (1) Full...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 1, 2022
‘The Megalithic Art of the Passage Tombs at Knowth, County Meath’ launched by Minister Noonan
Yesterday evening, on Summer Solstice in the shadow of the famous Passage Tomb itself, saw the launch of the final volume of a remarkable...
Malcolm Noonan
Jun 22, 2022
LGBT+ Pride marked by Minister Noonan
I’d like to wish a Happy Pride to one and all – to those who are members of the LGBT+ community and to those who are allies of the LGBT+...
Malcolm Noonan
Jun 20, 2022
Abbeyleix Bog visited by Minister Noonan
A long overdue ministerial visit to Abbeyleix Bod where my colleague, Minister Pippa Hackett, and I opened 'Urusla's Way' - a new walk...
Malcolm Noonan
Jun 17, 2022
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