John Clendennen TD

Category: Press Releases

8 May 2025
 Fine Gael TD calls for national funding scheme to support students competing on global stage

TD for Offaly, John Clendennen has issued a strong call for dedicated financial support to help Irish schools participate in international educational competitions, following remarkable student achievements in robotics, digital media, and debating that have placed Offaly on the global stage.

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30 April 2025
Offaly Led Ireland’s Energy Transition; Now It’s Time to Support That Leadership – Clendennen

Speaking in the Dáil this week, Deputy John Clendennen, TD for Offaly, delivered a strong appeal to the Taoiseach, warning that Offaly and the wider Midlands are at a critical crossroads in the energy and economic transition.

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20 February 2025
Deputy John Clendennen Urges Minister to Act on IDA Land Acquisition in Offaly

Offaly Fine Gael TD, John Clendennen has called for immediate action to secure IDA land in Offaly to attract further investment and job creation following redundancies at Nelipak and Cardinal Health.

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14 December 2024
‘The real work of delivering for Offaly now begins.’ – a thank you from John Clendennen, TD.

John Clendennen, newly elected Fine Gael TD for Offaly, thanked the voters in Offaly, the Returning Officer and his staff in Birr, his family, and his supporters for his success in the General Election.

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7 November 2024
Communities at the centre of government investment

Community Centres have long played a vital role in towns and villages across Offaly and thanks to funding announced by the government, they’re set to take centre stage again. Centres across Offaly are to receive over €256,000 in funding as part of the Community Centre Investment Fund 2024 launched earlier this year. This is a […]

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7 November 2024
€9 million investment in Edenderry

Edenderry has received a significant funding injection of €8.9 million from the Department of Sport to build a competition-standard swimming pool in Edenderry. Allocated under the Large Scale Infrastructure Fund, the project is a welcome development for the local community, providing residents with a valuable recreational resource and promoting healthy lifestyles. This announcement reaffirms the […]

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24 October 2024
Cllr Welcomes New Guidelines to Protect SME’s in Future Legislation but Calls For Enhancement of the Process

Cllr John Clendennen, Fine Gael candidate in the upcoming general election, today warmly welcomed the decision by Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment to revise and update the guidelines for stress testing the effect of new or updated legislation on SMEs.

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21 January 2022
Clendennen Welcomes Approval of Part 8 To Develop Kinnitty Village and Slieve Bloom Link Route

At last Monday’s monthly meeting of Offaly County Council, Cllr John Clendennen formally proposed the successful approval of the Part 8 process which will see the development of a designated link for pedestrians and cyclists from Kinnitty village to the Slieve Bloom Mountain Trails. According to Cllr Clendennen, ‘this is yet another significant investment for Kinnitty […]

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27 May 2020
Clendennen Welcomes €3.5 Million Public Lighting Energy Efficiency Project for Offaly

At the May monthly meeting of Offaly County Council, it was agreed that a project be undertaken in collaboration with a number of other County Councils to upgrade all public street lighting across Offaly and the Eastern region to LED lighting. 

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25 May 2020
2020 Clár Programme Will Help Rural Communities in Offaly Respond to COVID-19

Fine Gael Councillor, John Clendennen, is encouraging local groups in Offaly to apply for the Government’s 2020 Clár Programmme, which has a total fund of €5 million and is designed to help rural communities respond to the challenge of COVID-19.

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