Ballina councillors strike rate at first attempt
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
A lot of behind the scenes work among the elected members of Ballina Town Council over the past week saw the elected members and the Town Council management agree to a tiny reduction in the rate for 2010 at the annual budget meeting which was held in Ballina on Tuesday night.
Read more ...Ballina town councillors welcome striking of budget
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
The elected members of Ballina Town Council and the management executive of the council welcomed the striking of their annual budget this week, which saw no increase in the commercial rate for business in the town. Fine Gael councillor Mark Winters told the meeting, “We’re coming off the back of a very hard year for everyone and we have bucked the trend in not increasing the rates on the business people in the town. Everyone worked very hard and long on this budget, the increased efficiencies we have seen and the value for money we have been getting reflects very well on the council management. We’ve only had to increase the rate one year in the last five. We’ve also now started to make a serious push for Ballina to become the destination of choice and our allocation towards the marketing of the town can only lead to good things for the future.”
Read more ...House broken into in Ballyvary
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
A house in the Ballyvary area was broken into at 4.40am on Wednesday January 6 where a small amount of cash was stolen.
Read more ...Westport town manager wants to reduce town’s rates
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Town manager of Westport Peter Hynes has recommended in his Manager’s Report and draft budget for 2010 that members of Westport Town Council adopt a proposal for a a reduction in the rates on commercial and industrial property, setting it at 66.42, a reduction of 0.08 on the current rate of 66.50.
Read more ...Judge adjourns case of social welfare fraud to see if payments are made
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Judge Mary Devins adjourned the case against a Cloonfad man who had defrauded the state of €22,027 over the course of four years. Eamon Ruane, 5 Westview, Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, pleaded guilty in court to the charges of falsely declaring his income from 2004 to 2007 and not informing the State that he was working. Ruane was in receipt of the farm assistance payment and working part time as a labourer, but never filled out on the form for the farm assistance grant that he was working at all.
Read more ...Ballina and Castlebar score well as litter free towns in latest IBAL league
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Ballina and Castlebar have been deemed litter free towns as they feature in the top 39 out of 60 towns and cities according to the Irish Business Against Litter 2009 survey which was released this week.
Read more ...MGH to receive €1 million funding for good performance
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Mayo General Hospital is one of five hospitals commended for its performance during 2008/2009, with the hospital to receive €1 million extra funding during the year under the Health Service Executive’s casemix system — where inefficient hospitals are penalised and money is redirected to more efficient ones.
Read more ...Swinford priest who was chaplain in San Quentin State Prison passes away
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Fr Denis McManus from Swinford died peacefully on Christmas Day 2009 at the Spiritan (Holy Ghost) nursing home in Kimmage Manor, Dublin.
Read more ...National Famine Memorial Day to be held in Murrisk
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Éamon Ó Cuív, TD, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has announced that the National Famine Memorial Day 2010 will take place on May 16 in Murrisk, which is home to the National Famine Monument.
Read more ...Mayo continues to battle the chill
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
The county continues to cope with dealing with the severe cold snap — many householders continue to remain isolated; without water as pipes have burst, and struggle to get to work as roads remain hazardous. The forecast for the rest of the week predicts further prolonged cold spells, with road temperatures below zero, snow, ice, and wintry showers — making it the most prolonged cold spell in Ireland since 1963.
Read more ...Mayo mountaineers warned about Alpine conditions
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Mountaineering Ireland, Ireland’s National Governing Body for hill-walkers and climbers, is urging all people who engage in hillwalking and climbing in Mayo to be extremely cautious during the current severe weather conditions.
Read more ...Car scrappage scheme now in operation
Fri, Jan 08, 2010
Mayo people wishing to buy a new car this year may be eligible to participate in the State Car Scrappage Scheme, according local Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn.
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