Run for Western Care

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Western Care Association is looking for women to participate in the upcoming Flora Women’s Mini Marathon which will take place through the streets of Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday June 1.

Castlebar Childline volunteers needed

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Childline, who have celebrated 21 years of service to children and young people in Ireland this week, are looking to recruit volunteers for their new Castlebar unit. Volunteers are essential to ensure children are not left without this vital service and your support is needed.

Quiz in Newport

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

A fundraising table quiz will be held tonight (Friday 13) at 9pm sharp in Hotel Newport in aid of a new local youth cafe.

Charlestown FC

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Charlestown Athletic FC will hold its youth registrations for all teams on Saturday March 14 at the pitch from 6pm to 7pm.

Youth group awards

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Youth groups from all across the county are being invited to enter the 2009 Permanent TSB Foróige Youth Citizenship Awards. The awards recognise the outstanding achievements of young people who make their area a better place to live through community involvement.

Castlebar Fun Walk/Run

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Mayo Sports Partnership will host a 5km fun walk/run in Castlebar town on Sunday March 15 at 3pm commencing at St Gerald’s College.

Poker classic

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Ballinrobe Golf Club will hold a poker classic in the clubhouse tonight (Friday March 13) at 8.30pm.

Meet and Train

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Meet and Train continues at the Claremorris Track on March 18 from 7pm to 8pm. Everyone is welcome to go along to get fit, make friends, and even lose the odd pound. For further information contact Michael McGrath on 086 853 4729 or Brendan Conwell on 087 294 1227.

Balla quiz

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

The last in a series of table quizzes to raise funds for the provision of a defibrillator for Balla Secondary School will take place in Mannion’s Bar, Balla, on Friday March 20 commencing at 9pm.

The heart of banking regulation

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

The Great Depression of 1929 is the only economic event comparable to our current morass. A post mortem study in the 1930s into the cause of the Wall Street crash concluded that it was due to deregulation of the financial sector.

Five FG candidates selected for Westport Town Council

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

The Fine Gael party in Westport has set out its stall ahead of June’s Local Elections. At a packed meeting in the Castlecourt Hotel in Westport last Monday night five Fine Gael candidates were selected for the upcoming Town Council elections on June 5.

€113 million being spent on school prefabs in three years — Murray

Fri, Mar 13, 2009

Sinn Fein county councillor Gerry Murray has described as extraordinary the admission by the Government that it does not know how many schools across the State are using prefabs. Last week the Department of Education confirmed that it does not have a complete list of all primary and secondary schools using prefab buildings; it just has data collected from a sample survey of 900 schools. Shockingly there are more than 2,605 prefab units being used in the 900 schools surveyed.

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