An end to raw sewage in Killala Bay
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
Raw sewage that was being discharged to the environment untreated in Mayo has been stopped - following a €19 million investment in wastewater infrastructure by Irish Water in partnership with Mayo County Council.
Read more ...Communities asked to ‘Light up for Road Safety’
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
Local Authority Road Safety Officers across Ireland are asking the public to shine a light for road safety on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, From 7pm to 8pm this Sunday, November 15.
Read more ...Main contract for N26 Cloongullane Bridge Project is awarded
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
The Main Contract for the Realignment of the N26 at Cloongullane Bridge has been recently awarded to BAM Civil Ltd., by Mayo County Council.
Read more ...Can we do more to enable family contact for elderly in nursing homes? - Conway-Walsh
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
Mayo Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh has highlighted the loneliness of elderly people in residential and nursing homes, who are unable to see their families during Covid-19 restrictions.
Read more ...Greenway funding announced numerous times - say councillors
Sat, Nov 14, 2020
Councillors in the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District on Monday claimed that the recent announcement of funding for extensions to the Great Western Greenway from Achill Sound to Bunnacurry, as well as from Westport to Murrisk - was funding that was announced already in different guises.
Read more ...Action needed as 1,171 waiting for driving test in Mayo — Conway-Walsh
Sat, Nov 14, 2020
Mayo Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh has called for Minister Eamon Ryan to take decisive action to tackle 'the massive driving test backlog'.
Read more ...Mayo PPN is looking for its 1,000th member
Sat, Nov 14, 2020
The Mayo Public Participation Network (PPN) is the main link through which Mayo County Council connects with the community, voluntary and environmental sectors in the Community.
Read more ...Mayo couple feature in new TG4 documentary about living in Covid times
Sat, Nov 14, 2020
A Mayo couple is to feature in a new Irish language programme - Saol Faoi Ghlas - an chéad dianghlasáil - a one-hour documentary that follows the lives of ordinary Irish people living in extraordinary times, through Ireland’s Covid-19 lockdown, from April to September 2020.
Read more ...IWAK to share in new funding announced for regional airports
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
Ireland West Airport will share in a €6 million addition to the Regional Airport Programme for 2021, which will bring the amount of funding to €21 million under the scheme.
Read more ...New waste presentation byelaws set to address illegal dumping across the county
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
As part of its commitment to tackling the issue of illegal dumping across the county, Mayo County Council has adopted the Waste Management (Segregation, Storage and Presentation of Household and Commercial Waste) Bye Laws. The new legislation came into force on October 19.
Read more ...Run up to Christmas Challenge with Mayo Sports Partnership
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
The government's 'Keep Well' campaign is aimed at showing people of all ages how we can mind our own physical and mental health and wellbeing by adding healthy and helpful habits to our daily and weekly routines, Mayo Sports Partnership stated this week.
Read more ...GMIT president tells councillors that bright future is coming for Castlebar campus
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
The Castlebar campus of GMIT will play a leading role in the future of the institution as it moves towards university status - as part of the Connacht Ulster Alliance Technical University plan - according to GMIT president, Dr Orla Flynn.
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