Press Releases
Below please find a number of Press Releases that I issued since my election in 2009. If any of these are of particular interest to you or if you would like more information on any of them, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Alternatively, if you have an issue you would like me to take up on your behalf, I would be delighted to help in any way I can, please contact me.
- Govt cannot continue to ignore variable mortgage rate time bomb – O'Rourke
- New Student Grant criteria will discriminate against farm families – O'Rourke
- Govt has no intention of addressing ability to pay new property tax – O'Rourke
- Downgrade of Rural Transport Network must be resisted - O'Rourke
- Cllr O'Rourke - Disbanding 4th Western Brigade saves nothing but costs a great deal.
- Cllr. O'Rourke - Lack of Government action is threatening Athlone B&Q jobs
- HSE must support Cystic Fibrosis Sufferers – Cllr. O’Rourke
- Cllr O'Rourke welcomes u-turn on cruel cut to Senior Alert Scheme
- Government willing to put safety of elderly at risk for paltry saving - O'Rourke
- Budget Fails Struggling Mortgage Holders – O'Rourke
- Women bear unfair burden of Budget - O'Rourke
- Minster needs to do honourable thing and reverse cut to Respite Care Grant – O'Rourke
- SME measures announced in budget do nothing to help sector - Cllr. O'Rourke
- A presentation to Bernard Dully, a life-long member of Fianna Fail from Iona Park, Athlone.
- Cllr. O’Rourke warns County Council - Enough is Enough
- Soldiers Epitomise Professionalism despite their treatment at the hands of the Government.
- Taking property tax from Social Welfare payments will cause unnecessary stress and concern– O’Rourke
- O'Rourke concerned about falling garda numbers
- Delays in Key social welfare benefits unacceptable – Cllr O'Rourke
- Surge in burglaries emphasises need to protect community garda resources – Cllr. O'Rourke
- Congratulations to Cllr. Kieran Molloy on 25 years service as a public representative
- Government must account for mismanagement of health service budget Fears frontline services will be slashed amid Reilly’s failure to manage
- Govt must guarantee timely payment of Back to School Allowance Cllr. O'Rourke also calls for innovative measures to cut down on school costs
- Minister Hogans' Valuation Bill is totally inadequate - Cllr. O'Rourke
- Ulster Bank promise of customer compensation package must be honoured – Cllr. O'Rourke Ulster Bank needs to honour commitment
- Govt ‘sleepwalking’ into another fiasco over property taxes - Cllr. O'Rourke
- Surge in burglaries emphasises need to protect community garda resources – Cllr. O'Rourke
- Centralised student grant system must lead to quicker payments – Cllr. O'Rourke
- Surge in burglaries emphasises need to protect community garda resources – Cllr. O'Rourke
- Cllr O'Rourke urges parents to stay away from loan sharks
- RTE can not be allowed to abandon regional broadcasting
- Athlone Sports Centre, an Industry Leader-Cllr O'Rourke
- Exclusion of local opposition public representatives another example of this Governments Arrogance - Cllr Aengus O'Rourke
- Delays in Key social welfare benefits unacceptable – Cllr O'Rourke
- Govt must play key role in securing Athlone's International Hub-O'Rourke
- Reduction of PTSB variable mortgage rate a welcome step in the right direction-Cllr. O'Rourke
- Homeowners Kicked in the Teeth again, Cllr. Aengus O'Rourke
- Govt failing spectacularly on jobs promise – Cllr. O'Rourke
- A presentation to Martin Moore, a member of Fianna Fail from St. Pauls Terrace, Athlone
- Cllr.O'Rourke criticises household charge 'chaos'.
- Government inaction means hundreds of Athlone applicants from 2011 still awaiting Medical Cards-Cll.O'Rourke
- Government must act on Permanent TSB-Cllr.Aengus O'Rourke
- Government Action needed on Abandoned Building-Cllr. O'Rourke
- Million of Euros go unclaimed-Cllr. Aengus O'Rourke urges Government Action for farmers.
- 'Red-line issue' a distant memory as fees set to soar-Cllr. O'Rourke.
- Cllr. Aengus O'Rourke challenges Chamber to look for 12% rates cut not 4%
- Fever Pitch for Midlands Simon.
- Aggressive Sub-Prime behaviour unacceptable- Cllr. Aengus O' Rourke
- Kenny;Praising You at Home, Blaming You Abroad-Cllr. O'Rourke
- Roscommon Road-works posponed-''Businesses breath a huge sigh of relief, Cllr. O'Rourke




