Mayo County Council is the first county in the country to inform its students about the availability of Higher Education Grants on Facebook. An information page has been set up to assist students and their parents through the application process for a Higher Education Grant. Mayo County Council will continuously update this page and their website over the coming months.
Mayo County Council would like to inform the public that the Application Form and Guidance Notes for the 2010/2011 Higher Education Grants Scheme are now available for downloading on www.mayococo.ie or you can request the form and notes by emailing [email protected]
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€500,000 for Castlebar roads
Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny, TD, has welcomed the Road Works Estimates from Castlebar Town Council for 2010. A total of €585,000 has been allocated toward improvements and maintenance around the town. From this funding, approximately €216,000 will be spent on 18 locations where improvement and installation works are required.
Works are as follows: €10,000 for footpaths in Chestnut Grove; €4,000 for road surfacing in Cashel Park; €30,000 for public lighting on Rathbawn Road at Lakeshore and Rockvale; €50,000 for footpaths and public lighting on the Turlough Road from An Sruthan to Whitehorse Lane; €11,000 for road surfacing at Richard Street; €12,000 for surfacing on Rush Street; €10,000 for footpaths and road surfacing on Churchview Villas and Pound Road; €5,000 for road surfacing on Rathbawn Drive; €5,000 on road surfacing at Sion Hill; €9,000 for road surfacing on Thomas Street at Riverdale Court and Knockthomas Drive junction; €21,000 for road surfacing on the Old Moneen Road; €5,000 for footpaths at Springfield Court; €4,000 for surfacing at Lower Charles Street; €10,000 for surfacing and safety works at Knockaphunta Park; €5,000 for footpaths at Greenfields; €5,000 for road surfacing at Garryduff Drive; €8,000 for footpaths and surfacing on Lakeshore Drive and €12,000 for public lighting on Hopkins Road.
Deputy Kenny said: “This is a substantial achievement for any local authority to provide substantial funding for improvements considering the recent economic distress being experienced by many local councils.”
Labour Party weekend survey
The Labour Party is to conduct a new grassroots survey in Mayo this weekend in a bid to canvass new voters and determine important issues. The campaign and ‘30 second’ survey will see Labour party supporters out in force and will continue through the region for six weeks. New Labour candidate Dr Jerry Cowley stated: “I’m excited about the opportunity to meet with voters. We are a party that listens. I hope people will take the time to fill out the survey. Their opinions are very important to us and will help shape the focus of my campaign and that of the Labour Party.”
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Cross Community Council
A new community council has been established in Cross with the goal of improving the area of Cross. Issues to be tackled include traffic calming, play facilities for children, farming, fishing and tourism promotion, and a social club for older people.
New student guide from TD
Mayo Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony has published an information leaflet containing tips and advice on various aspects of third-level college life.
The goal of the ‘Next Step’ brochure is to make young people aware of their entitlements and to offer practical advice on what to expect.
“For many people, attending third level is the first experience of living away from home and it’s a major transition. What I have tried to achieve with The Next Step is to put all the issues that they will encounter all together,” he said.
Copies of the guide are available at www.johnomahony.ie or tel 094 9373560
