€5m to support students’ mental health and wellbeing - Dillon

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Fine Gael Deputy Alan Dillon welcomes the allocation of €5 million by Government to support students’ mental health and wellbeing, specifically €164,000 which has been allocated locally to Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.

Commercial vacancy rate in mayo rises to 16.6%

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

The commercial vacancy rate in Mayo increased by 0.4 percentage points (pp) to 16.6% in quarter two of 2020, according to analysis in the latest GeoView Commercial Property released by GeoDirectory and EY-DKM Economic Advisory Services this week.

Host a socially distanced or virtual coffee morning and raise funds for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation is appealing to people to support this year’s Hospice Coffee Morning, together with Bewley’s.

Back-to-school season could test Ireland’s road safety once again

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Over the past eight days six lives have been lost on Irish roads in road crashes, so in addition to complying with Covid-19 provincial directives, road safety needs to be top priority with students and parents as schools return to a new normal, according to Mayo County Council's road safety officer Noel Gibbons.

Telling the Real Story' - Over 1,000 third-level students engage in Sinn Féin research project

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

‘Telling the Real Story’, a research project carried out by Sinn Féin during the month of August, sought to capture the current challenges experienced by third-level students and their families.

Councillor calls for future lockdowns to be localised

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

A local councillor has called for any future lockdowns to be done on a localised basis rather than using county boundaries.

Do not consume notice for water in Achill continues

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

Irish Water and Mayo County Council have reminded customers on Achill Island and the adjacent mainland which is supplied by the public water supply, that the 'do not consume' notice remains in place on the water supply.

Forests in Mayo see significant increase in visitor numbers since Covid-19 restrictions eased

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

Coillte has released new figures revealing that there was a large increase in visitor numbers to some recreation forests in Mayo.

Castlebar and Ballina can now avail of local authority funding to help communities respond to Covid-19

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

Castlebar and Ballina can now avail of local authority funding for projects to help in the response to Covid-19, Fine Gael Deputy Alan Dillon has said.

Smoky Coal Ban extended to include Castlebar, Ballina and surrounding townlands

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Eamon Ryan TD, has signed Regulations to give legal effect to the extension of the smoky coal ban to all towns with populations of over 10,000 people.

Belmullet Grow Remote Chapter launched

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

The Belmullet Grow Remote Chapter held its first event in Áras Inis Gluaire on Monday, August 17.

Upgrade works under way at Mayo University Hospital

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

Construction work to replace and upgrade the windows on three wards and to replace and upgrade toilets and showers on two wards in Mayo University Hospital has commenced this week.

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