ISPCC Anti-Bullying Awareness Corner

Fri, Mar 20, 2015

What to do about bullying
It is important to take bullying seriously and not just brush it off as something that children have to "get through". The effects can be serious and affect their sense of safety and self-worth. Parents need to know what to look out for if they are worried about bullying, so here are a few pointers:

Bereavement information evening in Castlebar

Fri, Mar 20, 2015

Anam Cara, the national organisation that provides support services to bereaved parents and families, is hosting a bereavement information evening in the Family Centre, Chapel Street, Castlebar, on Wednesday next (March 25) from 8 to 9.30pm.

Charity concert in Crossmolina will celebrate fifty years of music

Fri, Mar 20, 2015

Crossmolina man Ken Astill is busy organising a big musical tribute to honour the memory of his son Andrew, who lost his life four years ago, aged just 37, to a rare condition called vasculitis.

Mayo men called for escort duty at Rose festival

Fri, Mar 13, 2015

Maria Walsh, the Rose of Tralee, has challenged young men from her home county of Mayo to see if they have what it takes to be a Rose escort at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival from August 14 to 18.

ISPCC Anti-Bullying corner

Fri, Mar 13, 2015

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has now firmly established March as its anti-bullying awareness month, of which our blue Shield is the symbol. Throughout March a series of articles will be run in the Mayo Advertiser looking at the topic.

Prevention and building resilience

Sr McNulty has dedicated her life to education in Tanzania

Fri, Mar 13, 2015

It is a very long way from Killala to Tanzania.
And yet for Sr Mary McNulty, born to a family of nine on a small farm near Rathowen, a remote village in that country is now her home and she has dedicated her life to educating the girls who live there.

Thank you from Saddle Up For Epilepsy

Fri, Mar 13, 2015

The organiser of the recent Saddle Up For Epilepsy Cycle, Brenda Quigg from Breaffy, says the event was a huge success and issued a heartfelt thanks to all of those who supported the cycle.

Join the new Lookfit Essential Fitness programme

Fri, Mar 13, 2015

Are you an exercise beginner or have you taken a break from exercise?

Castlebar golfers keen to prove dancing skills for Strictly fundraiser

Fri, Mar 13, 2015

Sixteen members of Castlebar Golf Club are getting ready to swap their spikes for dancing shoes and prove their skills on the dancefloor for a Strictly Come Dancing fundraiser on Saturday March 28 in the TF Royal Theatre.

The event is being organised in conjunction with Mayo Roscommon Hospice.

Hypnotherapy may help with anxiety disorders

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

Hypnotherapy is increasingly being recognised as an effective way to help people suffering from anxiety disorders, according to Michael McGuinness of the Mayo Hypnosis Clinic.

Lancôme’s elite make-up artist coming to Castlebar

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

Lancôme has announced that its elite make-up artist, Marc Sinclair, will visit Staunton’s, Castlebar, on Wednesday March 25.

It’s U Hair wants every client to look and feel incredible

Fri, Mar 06, 2015

Having spent the last 18 years delighting clients with great hairstyles, cuts and colour, local salon It’s U has a reputation as being one of the best hairdressers in Castlebar.

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