Aldi chooses Castlebar store to trial new fruit & veg bags made from 100% recycled plastic

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Aldi Ireland today announced that customers in Mayo will be among the first in Ireland to take part in trialling new reusable fruit and vegetable bags made from 100% recycled plastic bottles.

Conway-Walsh Launches Student Funding Survey

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

Further and Higher Education must be accessible and affordable for everyone irrespective of age, geography or financial circumstances according to Mayo Dáil Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science.

ISPCC Childline highlights support for Mayo children and families preparing for return to school

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

ISPCC Childline has welcomed the announcement of plans for children’s return to school later this month in Mayo and across the country and outlined details of support for parents, carers, children and young people preparing for the transition back to the classroom.

Covid-19 Committee report calls for changes to testing and contact tracing system to make it more robust

Thu, Aug 06, 2020

The Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response is calling for changes to the current Covid-19 testing and contact tracing system to make it more robust and efficient.

Impact of Covid-19 to see passenger numbers at Ireland West Airport decline by 75% in 2020

Tue, Aug 04, 2020

The impact of Covid-19 on regional Ireland is having a devastating effect as Ireland West Airport reveals the impact of the pandemic on the airports business.

Mayo Artist Receives Arts Council Next Generation Award

Tue, Aug 04, 2020

Mayo artist Saoirse Wall has been awarded a prestigious Next Generation award by the Arts Council, the government agency for funding and developing the arts.

€500,000 secured for repair of Social Housing stock- Calleary

Tue, Aug 04, 2020

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dara Calleary has confirmed that Mayo County Council is to receive €463,078 from the Department of Housing under the July Jobs Stimulus.

Elective/Non Urgent Radiology services resuming in Mayo University Hospital

Tue, Aug 04, 2020

The team at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) are continuing to work towards the resumption of services which had paused or were restricted over the last number of months due to COVID-19.

Funding for study to link Westport, Castlebar and Ballina via interurban greenway

Fri, Jul 31, 2020

Proposals for a greenway allowing people to cycle or walk from Westport to Ballina via Castlebar or vice versa took a step forward this week, with the allocation of Government funding for a concept and feasibility study for a 60km route linking the three towns.

SFPA seizes illegal lobster catch in Mayo

Fri, Jul 31, 2020

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) seized a quantity of lobster last week, which it said had been caught illegally off the Mayo coast, with the intention of being sold directly to the public and restaurants across the county.

Almost the population of Castlebar on hospital waiting list — Kilcoyne

Fri, Jul 31, 2020

There are almost as many people on the waiting list at Mayo University Hospital as there are living in Castlebar a local councillor has claimed.

National Novena at Knock Shrine postponed

Fri, Jul 31, 2020

Fr Richard Gibbons, PP Rector of Knock Shrine, has announced that the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock is postponed until perhaps later this year, depending on latest Government guidance.

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