✅ I had the pleasure of welcoming the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD to Carlow last week. We visited teams at the fantastic Sacred Heart Hospital, Saint Dympna’s Hospital and the Ambulance Base, Saint Fiacc’s House and the Eist-Cancer Support Centre. ✅ This was a

The Joint Committee Defence & National Security chaired by Deputy@conwaywalshtoday published its Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025. #SeeForYourself Press release: oir.ie/66d6f6e Report: oir.ie/2b9e2c8

Reform of ‘triple lock’ for overseas military missions to begin in autumn irishtimes.com/politics/2025/…

Ahead of Carlow Co Co's Farming For Nature event - Aug 16th - #Biodiversity Officer, Shane Casey chats with Catherine Osborne on the Hare's Corner Plan For Nature that recognised a colony of rare Marsh Fritillary butterfly in #Carlow The Heritage Council Biodiversity Ireland Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

“The mission is seen as essential for recruiting people into the Defence Forces & retaining them. It provides soldiers operational experience that cannot be replicated at home, as well as training in diplomacy, negotiation & cross-cultural communication.” thetimes.com/world/ireland-…

It is great to have a healthy contest between two strong candidates from the Fine Gael family for the role of our party's candidate for the Presidential Election. While both would make great representatives of all that is good and great about Ireland, I am very happy to declare

I was delighted to meet Local Champion with the National Youth Council of Ireland Franek Dobronski in my office this morning to hear about how youth work services have positively influenced his life and to take on board the strong points he made about the importance of properly

Launch of Kilkenny Biodiversity Action Plan in Woodstock Gardens/Arboretum. Good engagement with Peter Chap Cleere TD, Mary Hilda Cavanagh, Catherine Callaghan TD & Malcolm Noonan.Kilkenny Irish Farmers' Association represented by National Farm Bus. Chair Bill O Keeffe 🐄 & KK IFA Rural Dev Chair, Tom Prendergast

Delighted to attend the launch of Kilkenny Biodiversity Action Plan 2025 - 2030 in Woodstock Gardens this afternoon in the great company of Mary Hilda Cavanagh & Fidelis Doherty. Well done to Kilkenny Council Biodiversity officer Bernadette Moloney for bringing it all together.

A fairy wind today near Ballon in Carlow, captured by Catherine Callaghan TD

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has called for the removal of the 'triple lock' which requires Ireland to get UN approval if it wants to send Defence Forces personnel abroad as peacekeepers rte.ie/news/2025/0824…

"Ireland must remove its so-called triple lock mechanism so it can send Irish troops on UN peacekeeping missions and express its sovereignty in a manner envisaged by Michael Collins" I strongly support these comments made by my party colleague Minister for Health

“There is only one Óglaigh na hÉireann. Any public representative attending any meetings of an organisation which doesn’t recognise this has serious questions to answer as does their political party" My response to revelations by Conor Gallagher in The Irish Times on Saturday that

Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1 Drivetime yesterday evening highlighting the military safeguards that are already in place in relation to where our UN Peacekeepers are deployed. Óglaigh na hÉireann have exceptional personnel who provide very robust safeguarding when it comes to

It was a privilege to support ILFA Ireland at a very important meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD in the Department of Health. Pulmonary Fibrosis is the disease that both my darling Mam Cathy and my gentle Uncle Martin both lived with and I will do all I can to

Delighted to have my colleague Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD come to St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny yesterday to officially open a newly refurbished medical ward for the people of Carlow-Kilkenny and the wider region. Thank you to the amazing staff of St Luke’s who

Resharing my Dail Statement from 2nd May this year on the need for pension parity for our school secretaries and caretakers. I hope that an agreement is reached so that all members of the school communities can get back to what they do best - taking care of and educating our

Carlow Kilkenny FG TD Catherine Callaghan believes its time for Fórsa and Government to return to talks Fórsa School Secretaries kclr96fm.com/carlow-kilkenn…

It was great to welcome Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan TD to Carlow yesterday. We had three visits - one to Carlow Garda Station where we met many of the great Garda and civilian staff who keep the show on the road and keep us all safe across the county. There was an ask