Pádraig Cawley

Proud Sligo Man, Vice President & International Officer @OgraFiannaFail Ard Comhairle (National Executive) Member @fiannafailparty

[Pádraig Cawley @pcawley20ff]

Honoured to be elected International Officer at this weekends @OgraFiannaFail National Youth Conference on to the @fiannafailparty National Executive.

#JoinÓgra #EuropeMatters

[Fianna Fáil @fiannafailparty]

🇪🇺 The EU Migration and Asylum Pact is about ensuring we have a system that works.

🤝 Agreeing migration policy at an EU level means coordinated action across the Union, creating a fairer system and strengthening protection of our borders.

[Fianna Fáil @fiannafailparty]

🚦 Galway's traffic problem needs real solutions. A new transport strategy is coming, and it must deliver: Some suggestions are double rail track from Athenry to Galway, light rail the city, park & ride, and better bus corridors. This is your city. Have your say.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Pádraig Cawley @pcawley20ff]

@WestOnTrackIRL @OceanNWT @SligoChampion @sligoweekender @radiomidwest

[Pádraig Cawley @pcawley20ff]

It’s time for the Western Rail Corridor to be delivered from Galway to Sligo, let’s not forget Sligo and the northwest!

A short piece from my contribution to the Minister for Transport at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis!

We are the party of ambition and experience to get it done!

[Pádraig Cawley @pcawley20ff]

@WestOnTrackIRL

[Albert Dolan TD @albertdolan_]

I am proud to announce my first bill with the ambition to make public spending fully transparent in Ireland.

Too often, taxpayers can see what is spent, but not what it was spent on. That must change.

My Tender to Payment (Public Spending Transparency) Bill will create a golden thread from procurement to final payment, delivering greater transparency, accountability, and value for money for the public.

https://t.co/TabsYaf1ON
@DanielTMurray

[Albert Dolan TD @albertdolan_]

We talk constantly about “value for money” in public spending, but there’s no shared understanding of what that actually means.

For most people, it means:
Did this need to be done, and could it have been done for less?

Inside the system, it often means:
Did we follow the process?

I wrote about a new way to think about public spending and accountability.

Read here: https://t.co/txQ7Pb1el7

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

Thoughts on Strandhill…

1. Blown away. What a fun and visually stunning course. Playable, varied and scenic.

2. Nearly got tired of saying “what a hole” on every tee. But the par four 13th was the memorable one. Also the stretch from 2 to 7.

3. Great village and seaside feel to the whole place. Horses in the water, surf school by the course, school next door, again it just feels immensely connected to the community.

4. One of the best sets of green shapes you’ll find. Punch bowls, tiers, in among dunes, back boards and slopes feeding balls in. Lots of options on approach and around the greens.

5. One of those rare courses where there’s 3-4 spots on the course where you feel like you can see the entire course and get a sense of holes to come.

6. The sand dune overlooking the course has to be the largest one I’ve ever seen. Basically a sand mountain. The 7th tee built into it gives a cool view of the town.

7. The nod I got from an old man walking along the beach when I hit a chip on the 7th up a hill and rolled it down to a few feet, highlight of my trip. Praise from the locals.

8. Could honestly be one of my favourite places to play golf (and today was the first time I visited). Will definitely be back.

[Thomas Byrne @ThomasByrneTD]

🚨82% support for EU membership!

Irish support for EU membership remains one of the strongest in the EU!

Good news from @emireland’s poll, published today, as we prepare to take on the EU Presidency, on 1 July 🇮🇪🤝🇪🇺

[UN Special Procedures @UN_SPExperts]

#EuropeanUnion: UN experts call for immediate suspension of trade agreement with #Israel – a ‘minimum requirement’ under intl. law. “The EU can’t claim to uphold human rights while sustaining preferential trade with State whose conduct amounts to genocide”
https://t.co/IH91Jl0Ain

[Pádraig Cawley @pcawley20ff]

Thank you for the support, encouragement & advice, I wish Tom MacSharry’s successor the best of luck and I look forward to advocating for Sligo & Strandhill through my roles in Fianna Fáil!

[James O'Connor TD @JamesOConnorTD]

Joint statement on behalf of Albert Dolan TD, Ryan O’Meara TD and James O’Connor TD. @albertdolan_ @ryanomeara_td

[Michael McDowell @SenatorMcDowell]

Since you ask, it is a criminal offence to obstruct the highway. More important, it is a serious common law offence to organise or agree with others to obstruct the highway or to blockade access to ports and depots. It is the offence of conspiracy. An indictable offence at common law. There is no constitutional right to do so. The State and the Gardai are entitled to clear the highway. Obstructing them is also a criminal offence. Check it out if you doubt me.

[The Masters @TheMasters]

Rory McIlroy wins his second Green Jacket. #themasters

[An Garda Síochána @GardaTraffic]

An Garda Síochána is aware of alleged intimidation and harassment of drivers of trucks and fuel tankers going about their lawful business.

This is unacceptable.

This is not protest.

This is criminal activity.

An Garda Síochána will investigate all complaints received!

[Shane Lowry @ShaneLowryGolf]

I’ve been lucky to experience some cool things in my career…today was another @TheMasters ☘️

[Pádraig Cawley @pcawley20ff]

discussing the needs and priorities of farmers across midlands/ northwest.

Glad to meet our Leitrim Fianna Fáil colleagues
Cllr. Justin Warnock Cllr Sean McGowan Cllr Paddy Farrell also in attendance.

[Pádraig Cawley @pcawley20ff]

Great to be in Mullingar in the room with the chief negotiators for the next CAP, President of the Irish Farmers Association and Fianna Fáil colleagues Councillor Edel McSharry , Eamon Scanlon TD, hosted by Barry Cowen MEP…

[Thomas Byrne @ThomasByrneTD]

Totally false. You disrespect our peacekeepers in Lebanon by claiming their readiness training in armoured vehicles is “tanks on the streets”. Delete this post and correct the record.