Dara Calleary added : “As soon as we have this legal certainty, we will provide clarity and engage with all the relevant stakeholders on the next steps,”

agriland Friday, August 7, 2020 7:25:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary added : “I am delighted with the level of interest in this scheme and I encourage anyone that received approval to purchase their equipment and submit their payment claim as soon as possible,” “I would remind all approved applicants that their application for payment must be submitted by the extended deadline of September 30, 2020, at the latest”

irishexaminer Friday, August 7, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary concluded : “These grants create an opportunity for people to live a more independent life and to have a greater sense of dignity in their own home. The application process for the grants has been made easier for older people and their family members. The government is using very plain language in the application process”

con-telegraph Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:16:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary stated : “I am fully aware of the difficulties caused by Covid-19 in the Irish beef sector and the consequences for those in beef farming and for the rural economy as a whole. Farmers with finished animals suffered from both reduced prices and other restrictions in getting animals to market. The closure of the food service market in Ireland, the UK and beyond has had a dramatic impact on the industry and in particular those who supply it to make their living”

leitrimobserver Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:47:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary commented : “This targeted support for farmers who finished cattle during the period from 1 February to 12 June 2020 will help to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for those farmers and provide a valuable additional income support this year. Beef farming is an important economic activity, with a significant multiplier effect in local rural communities, and thus is more important than ever in sustaining these communities as we work towards economic recovery”

leitrimobserver Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:47:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary stated : “I am fully aware of the difficulties caused by Covid-19 in the Irish beef sector and the consequences for those in beef farming and for the rural economy as a whole. Farmers with finished animals suffered from both reduced prices and other restrictions in getting animals to market. The closure of the food service market in Ireland, the UK and beyond has had a dramatic impact on the industry and in particular those who supply it to make their living”

thecattlesite Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:37:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary commented : “This targeted support for farmers who finished cattle during the period from 1 February to 12 June 2020 will help to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for those farmers and provide a valuable additional income support this year. Beef farming is an important economic activity, with a significant multiplier effect in local rural communities, and thus is more important than ever in sustaining these communities as we work towards economic recovery”

thecattlesite Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:37:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary stated : “I am fully aware of the difficulties caused by Covid-19 in the Irish beef sector and the consequences for those in beef farming and for the rural economy as a whole. Farmers with finished animals suffered from both reduced prices and other restrictions in getting animals to market. The closure of the food service market in Ireland, the UK and beyond has had a dramatic impact on the industry and in particular those who supply it to make their living”

meathchronicle Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:45:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary commented : “This targeted support for farmers who finished cattle during the period from 1 February to 12 June 2020 will help to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for those farmers and provide a valuable additional income support this year. Beef farming is an important economic activity, with a significant multiplier effect in local rural communities, and thus is more important than ever in sustaining these communities as we work towards economic recovery”

meathchronicle Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:45:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary added : “As minister, I will continue to support initiatives such as this and I encourage everyone along the food producing, processing and supply chain to look at new and creative ways to get payments flowing back through the system as efficiently as possible,”

agriland Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:02:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary commented : “Not only will the new expansion meet that demand, the evolution of the scheme will assist in meeting the new challenges being posed by Covid-19 and the ongoing challenges the sector has in dealing with Brexit,” “The unsecured nature of the funding particularly helps young and new-entrant farmers, as well as smaller farmers, but it is a crucial support to all parts of the production chain – farmers, fishers, forestry and food and beverage production,”

agriland Thursday, July 30, 2020 2:28:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “To date, in 2020, officers from the Carcass Classification Division of my department have conducted over 260 inspections across 32 factories (mechanical and manual grading plants) and over 23,600 carcasses were inspected”

agriland Monday, July 27, 2020 5:44:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “The Programme for Government has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy, not least our ambition to allocate €1.5 billion to a flagship environmental scheme under the next CAP [Common Agricultural Policy]” “I have been very clear that the strong environmental ambition for the sector must be matched by a suitable CAP budget,”

agriland Monday, July 27, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary noted : “It is important therefore that we reflect on what has worked and what hasn’t worked in designing new measures. There are a number of variables still undecided, which means it’s difficult to be definitive at this stage about the precise details of future schemes,”

agriland Monday, July 27, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary added : “As soon as we have this legal certainty, we will provide clarity and engage with all the relevant stakeholders on the next steps,”

agriland Monday, July 27, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about The UK ) : “The map is quite stark, and I met the fishing organisations and the processor organisations, it was actually my first meeting. It is a very deadly serious threat to their livelihoods and to their future,”

irishexaminer Monday, July 27, 2020 8:40:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “I think everyone is going to knock a few chapters out of 2020 in their personal books. It has just been the most extraordinary year for everybody. I have always tried to keep perspective on all of this. We are lucky, we are healthy. So many people have lost their lives and been affected economically by Covid-19,” “Everyone’s 2020 book will have a chapter on recent months. Mine might just be slightly more dramatic than some!”

westernpeople Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary says : “All I can do is my best and people know that I will do that,”

westernpeople Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “There will absolutely be greater scrutiny of me. That brings challenges as well but if the scrutiny is fair then I will deal with it,”

westernpeople Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : ”This government has set ambitious targets for our agriculture and forestry sectors to contribute to the environmental goals in the Programme for Government. “On-farm renewable energy generation offers huge scope for contributing to these goals and I am very pleased with the significantly growing numbers of applications under our TAMS scheme for the solar investments in particular”

agriland Friday, July 24, 2020 5:42:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “I appreciate that we are facing very challenging negotiations on fisheries. I made clear that we are seeking that the EU leverage the wider EU/ UK Future relationship to secure the interests of the Irish and EU fishing sector. I assured Commissioner Sinkevičius of my full commitment and co-operation in working to deliver a fisheries agreement that protects the interests of the Irish fishing sector now and into the future”

afloat Thursday, July 23, 2020 3:59:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “I listened carefully to the clearly articulated challenges facing the fishing industry both in the context of Brexit and arising from the Covid-19 crisis. I made clear that I will be pressing for a fisheries agreement with the UK that upholds both existing quota shares and existing reciprocal access to UK waters. I will continue to press for the maintenance of the linkage of fisheries to the overall economic partnership agreement as this will be central to a successful agreement. I assured the industry representatives of my commitment and that of the Government to work towards a fisheries agreement with the UK that protects their interests and ensures a long term future for our coastal communities dependant on fisheries”

afloat Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:51:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “The Governments clear intention is to provide supports that help to re-vitalise all areas in the economy including the seafood sector. I will be working across Government to devise measures to support jobs and communities over the coming period. Finally, I sent out the huge ambition in the Programme for Government for building a sustainable fishing sector. The continued ambition for the development of a sustainable fisheries sector is a significant feature of the new Programme for Government. I look forward to working with the sector to delivering on that objective”

afloat Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:51:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We have to protect the economy,”

irishtimes Sunday, July 19, 2020 8:01:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We have to protect the economy,”

irishtimes Sunday, July 19, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “That’s going to be looked at”

irishexaminer Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:09:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We have to protect the economy,”

irishexaminer Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:09:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We had a very difficult conversation and I told him I was disappointed. I had hoped to lead a department. That’s always been my ambition and I can tell you that it’s still my ambition and it will happen, it will absolutely happen”

thejournal Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:19:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We had a very difficult conversation and I told him I was disappointed. I had hoped to lead a department. That’s always been my ambition and I can tell you that it’s still my ambition and it will happen, it will absolutely happen”

thejournal Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:09:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary told : "It wasn't the weekend I expected,"

irishexaminer Wednesday, July 1, 2020 11:56:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We had a very difficult conversation and I told him I was disappointed. I had hoped to lead a department. That’s always been my ambition and I can tell you that it’s still my ambition and it will happen, it will absolutely happen”

thejournal Monday, June 29, 2020 9:54:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "It wasn't the weekend I expected,"

irishexaminer Monday, June 29, 2020 9:06:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary told : "It wasn't the weekend I expected,"

independent-ie Monday, June 29, 2020 1:43:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary told : “What he said to me was that the Chief Whip’s role is going to be incredibly difficult in a three-party government and he had identified me as the person with the skills and the abilities to work with the three parties to ensure we implement the Programme for Government,”

westernpeople Monday, June 29, 2020 1:18:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about An Garda Siochana ) : “I am deeply shocked to hear of the brutal killing of a serving member of An Garda Síochana in Castlerea overnight. My thoughts are with Colm’s family, friends, colleagues, the wider Garda Síochana family and the community of Charlestown of which Colm was such a proud and active member,”

westernpeople Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:51:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "It’s the old saying: a stitch in time saves nine. We’re putting the stitches in now to make sure we have a strong platform for a strong government"

RTERadio Monday, June 1, 2020 10:13:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Typical Galway hospital pass. It’s not true,”

thejournal Saturday, April 18, 2020 5:29:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “I have been contacted by numerous people over the age of 66 who were working but have lost their jobs as a result of this pandemic. The fact that these workers have been excluded from receiving this payment is deeply unfair and has left older people in financial difficulty,”

westernpeople Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:35:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Ireland needs to raise its game to support our economy and local businesses. Yesterday we saw the UK pledging 15% of GDP to the effort while Ireland is only putting in place 1% of our GDP in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. We need to see similar action here to support businesses in Mayo and nationwide. If we do not see this, I cannot see many businesses reopening in the coming months which will have long lasting negative consequences for towns and villages across Co. Mayo”

con-telegraph Wednesday, March 18, 2020 3:00:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary told : “We certainly will engage with them. We’re not going to refuse to talk to them,”

taipeitimes Monday, February 10, 2020 8:29:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "There's no logic to that outcome. People want Fine Gael out of office. We would be ignoring that need for change"

independent-ie Sunday, February 2, 2020 6:06:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "There's no logic to that outcome. People want Fine Gael out of office. We would be ignoring that need for change"

belfasttelegraph Sunday, February 2, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "There's no logic to that outcome. People want Fine Gael out of office. We would be ignoring that need for change"

independent-ie Sunday, February 2, 2020 10:39:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Here we see Fine Gael returning to familiar territory and splashing the cash on expensive advertising to promote itself - and using taxpayers’ hard earned cash to do so,” “This is exactly what the party did back in 2018 after the launch of Project Ireland when it rolled out a campaign of local newspaper and cinema advertising as well as paid-for editorials to promote Fine Gael reps,”

thejournal Monday, January 20, 2020 5:57:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Unfortunately Fine Gael hasn’t learned from its mistakes and now its back splashing taxpayers’ cash on more advertising in a cynical attempt to win over people,”

independent-ie Monday, January 20, 2020 5:02:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Here we see Fine Gael returning to familiar territory and splashing the cash on expensive advertising to promote itself - and using taxpayers’ hard earned cash to do so,” “This is exactly what the party did back in 2018 after the launch of Project Ireland when it rolled out a campaign of local newspaper and cinema advertising as well as paid-for editorials to promote Fine Gael reps,”

thejournal Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:21:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “There are so many serious issues facing this country, they can’t be paper over with advertising space. Fianna Fáil wants to see spending on services, not spin,”

thejournal Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:21:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about Our Party ) : “It is an honour to be appointed our party’s director of elections for the upcoming general election. Our party enjoyed great success back in May 2019 when we were returned as the largest party in local government. This was a testament to the hard work and dedication of our candidates and their teams and our wider organisation and this is something we will be replicating for the general election. We have a very strong team of candidates, a solid message and we are ready to fight and win the next general election, whenever it may be”

con-telegraph Monday, January 13, 2020 2:01:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary replied : “That’s not particularly respectful of the work of this committee,” “A lot of work went into that meeting. I propose we write to the commissioner, asking him to respond to the concerns expressed at that meeting. What is the point in coming down if all he did was give the same line and really not respond to any concerns? Sure we might as well have had an ordinary meeting,”

MayoNews Friday, January 10, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about An Garda Siochana ) : “I’d like to see some of those concerns reflected in the minutes so that as a policing committee we can be seen to have done our job when what I think will be the inevitable outcome of these reforms comes to pass in a few years’ time when Garda services in this area are actually diminished and I think as a committee we stood up to that and that’s not reflected in the minutes of the last meeting,”

MayoNews Friday, January 10, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about An Garda Siochana ) : “Commissioner you are very welcome to a county where there is huge respect and huge engagement with An Garda Síochána. You’re welcome to a county that has given up more than its fair share of sons and daughters in the active service of An Garda Síochána and we think about all of them today,”

MayoNews Friday, January 10, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary concluded : “Rural Ireland, its unique ways of life and culture, should be protected and fostered. However, this information confirms our worst fears that Fine Gael is overseeing the degradation of rural Ireland,”

westernpeople Wednesday, January 8, 2020 1:48:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “It’s far too premature [to discuss what would happen if there was a United Ireland poll in the next five years],”

thejournal Monday, December 23, 2019 11:51:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary added : “As soon as we have this legal certainty, we will provide clarity and engage with all the relevant stakeholders on the next steps,”

agriland Friday, August 7, 2020 7:25:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary added : “I am delighted with the level of interest in this scheme and I encourage anyone that received approval to purchase their equipment and submit their payment claim as soon as possible,” “I would remind all approved applicants that their application for payment must be submitted by the extended deadline of September 30, 2020, at the latest”

irishexaminer Friday, August 7, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary concluded : “These grants create an opportunity for people to live a more independent life and to have a greater sense of dignity in their own home. The application process for the grants has been made easier for older people and their family members. The government is using very plain language in the application process”

con-telegraph Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:16:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary stated : “I am fully aware of the difficulties caused by Covid-19 in the Irish beef sector and the consequences for those in beef farming and for the rural economy as a whole. Farmers with finished animals suffered from both reduced prices and other restrictions in getting animals to market. The closure of the food service market in Ireland, the UK and beyond has had a dramatic impact on the industry and in particular those who supply it to make their living”

leitrimobserver Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:47:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary commented : “This targeted support for farmers who finished cattle during the period from 1 February to 12 June 2020 will help to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for those farmers and provide a valuable additional income support this year. Beef farming is an important economic activity, with a significant multiplier effect in local rural communities, and thus is more important than ever in sustaining these communities as we work towards economic recovery”

leitrimobserver Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:47:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary stated : “I am fully aware of the difficulties caused by Covid-19 in the Irish beef sector and the consequences for those in beef farming and for the rural economy as a whole. Farmers with finished animals suffered from both reduced prices and other restrictions in getting animals to market. The closure of the food service market in Ireland, the UK and beyond has had a dramatic impact on the industry and in particular those who supply it to make their living”

thecattlesite Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:37:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary commented : “This targeted support for farmers who finished cattle during the period from 1 February to 12 June 2020 will help to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for those farmers and provide a valuable additional income support this year. Beef farming is an important economic activity, with a significant multiplier effect in local rural communities, and thus is more important than ever in sustaining these communities as we work towards economic recovery”

thecattlesite Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:37:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary stated : “I am fully aware of the difficulties caused by Covid-19 in the Irish beef sector and the consequences for those in beef farming and for the rural economy as a whole. Farmers with finished animals suffered from both reduced prices and other restrictions in getting animals to market. The closure of the food service market in Ireland, the UK and beyond has had a dramatic impact on the industry and in particular those who supply it to make their living”

meathchronicle Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:45:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary commented : “This targeted support for farmers who finished cattle during the period from 1 February to 12 June 2020 will help to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for those farmers and provide a valuable additional income support this year. Beef farming is an important economic activity, with a significant multiplier effect in local rural communities, and thus is more important than ever in sustaining these communities as we work towards economic recovery”

meathchronicle Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:45:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary added : “As minister, I will continue to support initiatives such as this and I encourage everyone along the food producing, processing and supply chain to look at new and creative ways to get payments flowing back through the system as efficiently as possible,”

agriland Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:02:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary commented : “Not only will the new expansion meet that demand, the evolution of the scheme will assist in meeting the new challenges being posed by Covid-19 and the ongoing challenges the sector has in dealing with Brexit,” “The unsecured nature of the funding particularly helps young and new-entrant farmers, as well as smaller farmers, but it is a crucial support to all parts of the production chain – farmers, fishers, forestry and food and beverage production,”

agriland Thursday, July 30, 2020 2:28:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “To date, in 2020, officers from the Carcass Classification Division of my department have conducted over 260 inspections across 32 factories (mechanical and manual grading plants) and over 23,600 carcasses were inspected”

agriland Monday, July 27, 2020 5:44:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “The Programme for Government has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy, not least our ambition to allocate €1.5 billion to a flagship environmental scheme under the next CAP [Common Agricultural Policy]” “I have been very clear that the strong environmental ambition for the sector must be matched by a suitable CAP budget,”

agriland Monday, July 27, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary noted : “It is important therefore that we reflect on what has worked and what hasn’t worked in designing new measures. There are a number of variables still undecided, which means it’s difficult to be definitive at this stage about the precise details of future schemes,”

agriland Monday, July 27, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary added : “As soon as we have this legal certainty, we will provide clarity and engage with all the relevant stakeholders on the next steps,”

agriland Monday, July 27, 2020 11:42:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about The UK ) : “The map is quite stark, and I met the fishing organisations and the processor organisations, it was actually my first meeting. It is a very deadly serious threat to their livelihoods and to their future,”

irishexaminer Monday, July 27, 2020 8:40:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “I think everyone is going to knock a few chapters out of 2020 in their personal books. It has just been the most extraordinary year for everybody. I have always tried to keep perspective on all of this. We are lucky, we are healthy. So many people have lost their lives and been affected economically by Covid-19,” “Everyone’s 2020 book will have a chapter on recent months. Mine might just be slightly more dramatic than some!”

westernpeople Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary says : “All I can do is my best and people know that I will do that,”

westernpeople Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “There will absolutely be greater scrutiny of me. That brings challenges as well but if the scrutiny is fair then I will deal with it,”

westernpeople Sunday, July 26, 2020 10:06:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : ”This government has set ambitious targets for our agriculture and forestry sectors to contribute to the environmental goals in the Programme for Government. “On-farm renewable energy generation offers huge scope for contributing to these goals and I am very pleased with the significantly growing numbers of applications under our TAMS scheme for the solar investments in particular”

agriland Friday, July 24, 2020 5:42:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “I appreciate that we are facing very challenging negotiations on fisheries. I made clear that we are seeking that the EU leverage the wider EU/ UK Future relationship to secure the interests of the Irish and EU fishing sector. I assured Commissioner Sinkevičius of my full commitment and co-operation in working to deliver a fisheries agreement that protects the interests of the Irish fishing sector now and into the future”

afloat Thursday, July 23, 2020 3:59:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “I listened carefully to the clearly articulated challenges facing the fishing industry both in the context of Brexit and arising from the Covid-19 crisis. I made clear that I will be pressing for a fisheries agreement with the UK that upholds both existing quota shares and existing reciprocal access to UK waters. I will continue to press for the maintenance of the linkage of fisheries to the overall economic partnership agreement as this will be central to a successful agreement. I assured the industry representatives of my commitment and that of the Government to work towards a fisheries agreement with the UK that protects their interests and ensures a long term future for our coastal communities dependant on fisheries”

afloat Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:51:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “The Governments clear intention is to provide supports that help to re-vitalise all areas in the economy including the seafood sector. I will be working across Government to devise measures to support jobs and communities over the coming period. Finally, I sent out the huge ambition in the Programme for Government for building a sustainable fishing sector. The continued ambition for the development of a sustainable fisheries sector is a significant feature of the new Programme for Government. I look forward to working with the sector to delivering on that objective”

afloat Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:51:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We have to protect the economy,”

irishtimes Sunday, July 19, 2020 8:01:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We have to protect the economy,”

irishtimes Sunday, July 19, 2020 7:24:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “That’s going to be looked at”

irishexaminer Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:09:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We have to protect the economy,”

irishexaminer Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:09:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We had a very difficult conversation and I told him I was disappointed. I had hoped to lead a department. That’s always been my ambition and I can tell you that it’s still my ambition and it will happen, it will absolutely happen”

thejournal Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:19:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We had a very difficult conversation and I told him I was disappointed. I had hoped to lead a department. That’s always been my ambition and I can tell you that it’s still my ambition and it will happen, it will absolutely happen”

thejournal Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:09:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary told : "It wasn't the weekend I expected,"

irishexaminer Wednesday, July 1, 2020 11:56:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “We had a very difficult conversation and I told him I was disappointed. I had hoped to lead a department. That’s always been my ambition and I can tell you that it’s still my ambition and it will happen, it will absolutely happen”

thejournal Monday, June 29, 2020 9:54:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "It wasn't the weekend I expected,"

irishexaminer Monday, June 29, 2020 9:06:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary told : "It wasn't the weekend I expected,"

independent-ie Monday, June 29, 2020 1:43:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary told : “What he said to me was that the Chief Whip’s role is going to be incredibly difficult in a three-party government and he had identified me as the person with the skills and the abilities to work with the three parties to ensure we implement the Programme for Government,”

westernpeople Monday, June 29, 2020 1:18:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about An Garda Siochana ) : “I am deeply shocked to hear of the brutal killing of a serving member of An Garda Síochana in Castlerea overnight. My thoughts are with Colm’s family, friends, colleagues, the wider Garda Síochana family and the community of Charlestown of which Colm was such a proud and active member,”

westernpeople Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:51:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "It’s the old saying: a stitch in time saves nine. We’re putting the stitches in now to make sure we have a strong platform for a strong government"

RTERadio Monday, June 1, 2020 10:13:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Typical Galway hospital pass. It’s not true,”

thejournal Saturday, April 18, 2020 5:29:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “I have been contacted by numerous people over the age of 66 who were working but have lost their jobs as a result of this pandemic. The fact that these workers have been excluded from receiving this payment is deeply unfair and has left older people in financial difficulty,”

westernpeople Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:35:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Ireland needs to raise its game to support our economy and local businesses. Yesterday we saw the UK pledging 15% of GDP to the effort while Ireland is only putting in place 1% of our GDP in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. We need to see similar action here to support businesses in Mayo and nationwide. If we do not see this, I cannot see many businesses reopening in the coming months which will have long lasting negative consequences for towns and villages across Co. Mayo”

con-telegraph Wednesday, March 18, 2020 3:00:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary told : “We certainly will engage with them. We’re not going to refuse to talk to them,”

taipeitimes Monday, February 10, 2020 8:29:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "There's no logic to that outcome. People want Fine Gael out of office. We would be ignoring that need for change"

independent-ie Sunday, February 2, 2020 6:06:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "There's no logic to that outcome. People want Fine Gael out of office. We would be ignoring that need for change"

belfasttelegraph Sunday, February 2, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : "There's no logic to that outcome. People want Fine Gael out of office. We would be ignoring that need for change"

independent-ie Sunday, February 2, 2020 10:39:00 AM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Here we see Fine Gael returning to familiar territory and splashing the cash on expensive advertising to promote itself - and using taxpayers’ hard earned cash to do so,” “This is exactly what the party did back in 2018 after the launch of Project Ireland when it rolled out a campaign of local newspaper and cinema advertising as well as paid-for editorials to promote Fine Gael reps,”

thejournal Monday, January 20, 2020 5:57:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Unfortunately Fine Gael hasn’t learned from its mistakes and now its back splashing taxpayers’ cash on more advertising in a cynical attempt to win over people,”

independent-ie Monday, January 20, 2020 5:02:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “Here we see Fine Gael returning to familiar territory and splashing the cash on expensive advertising to promote itself - and using taxpayers’ hard earned cash to do so,” “This is exactly what the party did back in 2018 after the launch of Project Ireland when it rolled out a campaign of local newspaper and cinema advertising as well as paid-for editorials to promote Fine Gael reps,”

thejournal Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:21:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “There are so many serious issues facing this country, they can’t be paper over with advertising space. Fianna Fáil wants to see spending on services, not spin,”

thejournal Sunday, January 19, 2020 8:21:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about Our Party ) : “It is an honour to be appointed our party’s director of elections for the upcoming general election. Our party enjoyed great success back in May 2019 when we were returned as the largest party in local government. This was a testament to the hard work and dedication of our candidates and their teams and our wider organisation and this is something we will be replicating for the general election. We have a very strong team of candidates, a solid message and we are ready to fight and win the next general election, whenever it may be”

con-telegraph Monday, January 13, 2020 2:01:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary replied : “That’s not particularly respectful of the work of this committee,” “A lot of work went into that meeting. I propose we write to the commissioner, asking him to respond to the concerns expressed at that meeting. What is the point in coming down if all he did was give the same line and really not respond to any concerns? Sure we might as well have had an ordinary meeting,”

MayoNews Friday, January 10, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about An Garda Siochana ) : “I’d like to see some of those concerns reflected in the minutes so that as a policing committee we can be seen to have done our job when what I think will be the inevitable outcome of these reforms comes to pass in a few years’ time when Garda services in this area are actually diminished and I think as a committee we stood up to that and that’s not reflected in the minutes of the last meeting,”

MayoNews Friday, January 10, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said ( about An Garda Siochana ) : “Commissioner you are very welcome to a county where there is huge respect and huge engagement with An Garda Síochána. You’re welcome to a county that has given up more than its fair share of sons and daughters in the active service of An Garda Síochána and we think about all of them today,”

MayoNews Friday, January 10, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary concluded : “Rural Ireland, its unique ways of life and culture, should be protected and fostered. However, this information confirms our worst fears that Fine Gael is overseeing the degradation of rural Ireland,”

westernpeople Wednesday, January 8, 2020 1:48:00 PM EAT

Dara Calleary said : “It’s far too premature [to discuss what would happen if there was a United Ireland poll in the next five years],”

thejournal Monday, December 23, 2019 11:51:00 PM EAT