Additional Expressway services from Ballina to Galway seven days a week

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

From this Sunday, September 13, Bus Éireann, will run additional Route 52 services from Ballina to Galway.

Government Must Stop Brinkmanship with Prior Leaving Cert Students - Conway-Walsh

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

Mayo Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh has accused the Government of ‘playing brinkmanship’ with leaving cert students of previous years by failing to address the issue of increased points required for 2020 to access third-level.

Design and survey works completed on Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme – Calleary

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

Dara Calleary TD has been informed that the Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme project team is currently finalising the suite of documents (including Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement), for submission to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) for confirmation under the Arterial Drainage Acts (as amended).

Young Muigh Eo Gaeltacht writers feature in Slán leis an mBunscoil

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

Sixth class is an important time in the educational and personal development of young people, where they prepare to say goodbye to primary school and embark on the second level journey.

€222,963 granted to improve housing conditions for older people and people with disabilities in Mayo

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

Mayo is to receive state funding of €222,963 to improve housing stock for older people and people with a disability, Mayo Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has said.

Curlew structures unveiled for Tooreen

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has unveiled new Curlew structures in three Irish villages and towns, including one Mayo village, to celebrate the iconic Irish bird which remains under threat.

Mayo single use plastic hotspots identified

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

A study by start-up CUSP into the volumes of single-use plastic packaging waste generated in Mayo has identified hotspots in terms of volumes, which, it said, if given priority, would see significant reductions in the amounts generated in the county each year.

€3.2m allocated for Mayo active travel and climate change adaptation measures

Fri, Sep 04, 2020

A total of €3,230,380 has been allocated for Active Travel and Climate Change Adaptation measures in Mayo under the Government’s July Jobs Stimulus Plan and is part of the overall €115 million package for sustainable transport and the renewal of transport infrastructure.

Physios look to 'Get Mayo Moving'

Fri, Sep 04, 2020

A group of over 60 Mayo Physiotherapists raised over €60,000 for Mayo University Hospital Patient Comfort and Care Fund on May Bank Holiday weekend 2020 while getting 'Mayo moving'.

Hedge cutting season now open

Fri, Sep 04, 2020

A call for landowners, farmers and householders to ensure their roadside hedges and overhanging trees are cut and maintained so that motorists, cyclists and pedestrians can travel safely on our roads, has been made by Mayo County Council.

Three Mayo names listed among Ireland’s Top Outstanding Young People

Fri, Sep 04, 2020

JCI Mayo TOYP winners, Padraic Rocliffe, Laura Beston and Aaron Hannon, received further recognition last weekend when they were announced as three of JCI Ireland’s Top Outstanding Young People.

Hardy Bucks stars don running shoes again for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation

Fri, Sep 04, 2020

Following on from their epic three-day 240km run from Dublin to Mayo in April 2019, Hardy Bucks stars Peter Cassidy and Stephen Kelly don the running shoes again for a cause very close to home.

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