BreastCheck and cervical screening in Broadhaven
Fri, May 29, 2009
In conjunction with Cara Iorrais an information evening on BreastCheck and cervical screening will take place in the Broadhaven Bay Hotel on Monday June 15 at 7.30pm.
Read more ...Castlebar — a best kept town?
Fri, May 29, 2009
Castlebar has been selected as one of 13 towns to be selected for Ireland’s Best Kept Towns Competition 2009. The awards will be presented in St Patrick’s Hall, Dublin Castle, on Monday June 22. The annual Tidy Towns Competition will be judged over the course of the summer months and with the help and support of all it is hoped to improve the overall position. A comprehensive action plan has been agreed with the town council for implementation over the next three years. The next meeting of the Tidy Towns committee will be on Monday June 8 at 8pm on the TF Hotel. All are welcome.
Read more ...Conviction for man who was aggressive towards chipper staff
Fri, May 29, 2009
Castlebar has been selected as one of 13 towns to be selected for Ireland’s Best Kept Towns Competition 2009. The awards will be presented in St Patrick’s Hall, Dublin Castle, on Monday June 22. The annual Tidy Towns Competition will be judged over the course of the summer months and with the help and support of all it is hoped to improve the overall position. A comprehensive action plan has been agreed with the town council for implementation over the next three years. The next meeting of the Tidy Towns committee will be on Monday June 8 at 8pm on the TF Hotel. All are welcome.
Read more ...Conviction for man who was aggressive towards chipper staff
Fri, May 29, 2009
An unemployed father of two who was aggressive towards a female staff member at a Ballina takeaway was convicted of a public order offence at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...Be water safety aware this Bank Holiday
Fri, May 29, 2009
Mayo County Council’s water safety officer, Michael Gavin, has issued an appeal to keep Mayo accident free this holiday weekend.
Read more ...€5 million investment for Dawn meats in Ballyhaunis
Fri, May 29, 2009
Dawn Country Meats Ltd, which is situated in Ballyhaunis, has been granted €5 million from the Government. The money is being allocated to Dawn from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food’s beef and sheep meat investment fund.
Read more ...How can Mayo publicans save over €1,000 a year?
Fri, May 29, 2009
A new booklet to help publicans in County Mayo cut costs and improve their environmental performance was launched this week. The booklet, Calling Time on Waste: a publican’s handbook to a leaner, greener, cost base, is the result of a collaboration of the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland, Monaghan County Council and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read more ...Teacher disqualified from driving
Fri, May 29, 2009
A married teacher in her forties who failed a roadside breath test and then failed to provide a breath sample at Ballina Garda Station was disqualified from driving for four years and convicted and fined €800 at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...Sunflower Days
Fri, May 29, 2009
The Irish Hospice Foundation will hold its national Sunflower Days collection for local hospice services next month on June 12 and 13 and urged the public to make the 2009 collection recession proof by continuing to give generously to support hospice care in their areas.
Read more ...Champion your local cause with EBS
Fri, May 29, 2009
EBS offices across Mayo are calling on you to champion your local cause and to nominate a local initiative that you feel makes a big impact in the community and therefore should be considered for the EBS Community Fund. The fund is designed to help great groups around Ireland to continue the vital work that they do.
Read more ...Mayo students celebrate ten years of intergenerational learning
Fri, May 29, 2009
St Joseph’s Secondary School, Charlestown, has been part of a groundbreaking educational programme, bringing teenagers and retirees together in the classroom, which celebrated 10 years of success. Originating from NUI Galway’s Adult and Continuing Education Office, ‘Living Scenes’ is an intergenerational programme of learning involving transition year students and local retired adults. It is the first pioneering programme of its kind in Ireland and Europe, possibly even worldwide.
Read more ...Election poster defacement reaches Baghdad proportions
Fri, May 29, 2009
Across Mayo political posters have been defaced and vandalised, as is common with most political campaigns. But people would be forgiven for thinking they had stepped into Baghdad this week due to the vicious and sinister element which has developed in south Mayo where one sitting councillor’s poster was shot at. This turn of events is one step too far and goes beyond painting glasses and moustaches on candidates’ faces.
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