Minister’s Journal

Monday Despite all the furore regarding the future of the Government, it was very much business as usual for me this week. Began Monday morning with a visit to a sports club in my Constituency to view their future development plans. Afterwards It was onwards to a local primary school to for a meeting with

Monday A day of “looking after the ranch” operating between the Macroom and Ballincollig Constituency offices. Monday night’s schedule involved a media interview and the Ballincollig Fine Gael branch AGM before traveling to Dublin. Tuesday Following breakfast and a glance at the papers it\’s clear that matters arising from RTE’s Prime Time Investigates will be

Monday As days go these times this was as routine a Monday possible. I spent the day in the main attending to Constituency matters. Later in the evening I attended the Macroom Fine Gael branch AGM before traveling to Dublin late. Tuesday At 8.30am I attended the launch of Ireland\’s newest whiskey brand “Roe &

Monday As is routine for Council of Ministers meetings in Brussels, I begin the day with a breakfast meeting with fellow Agriculture Ministers from the E.P.P. Group. This is always a useful opportunity to discuss matters in a more informal setting with some of The E.U’s most influential Agriculture Ministers and of course Commissioner Hogan

Monday Monday was Constituency office day. With a busy week ahead including a trip abroad it was good to have the opportunity to look after some Constituency representations with Catherine & Siobhan. Later in the evening I attended the press launch for the 2017 Cork 20 Rally which will be headquartered in Macroom. This is

Monday Happy New Year! After the excitement of spending my Sunday at Aghabullogue Point to Point, I “eased” myself into my first official week of business for 2017 with a number of meetings in my Macroom office. Mid morning I travelled to Millstreet to meet with members of Irish Farmers with Designated Lands (IFDL) to

Sunday The week starts with an early flight to Brussels on Sunday so I have a chance to meet with the fishing industry before heading into intensive and crucial negotiations that will decide fishing quotas for 2017. It is a useful chance to go over last minute priorities with the industry and heading into my

Monday: It was back to Dublin on Monday morning where I was delighted to be the guest of honour at the annual Horse Racing Ireland awards.  It only took a glance at the programme for the event to realise that this was a gathering of not only National leaders in this industry but World leaders. 

Monday: Monday morning began with a few hours in the Macroom constituency.  After catching up with a number of calls I travelled to Limerick to attend the ICMSA AGM as a guest speaker.  I was pleased to join my old colleague former Taoiseach John Bruton who addressed the meeting on Brexit.  Following a challenging year