Mayo Sports Partnership courses

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

A four hour workshop over two evenings on the Code of Ethics and Best Practice in Sport will be held in Westport, on Tuesday January 27 and Wednesday January 28 as part of Mayo Sports Partnerships New Sport Volunteer Training Programme for 2009. The course will start at 7.30pm each evening and finish at 9.30pm.

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Adult literacy volunteers needed

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

Volunteer literacy tutors are needed to provide one-to-one tuition, with an awareness event for volunteers and learners taking place on February 3 from 2pm to 4pm at the Further Education Centre (Friary) Ballyhaunis.

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Support for IT development in local communities

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

Mayo County Council and the Mayo County Development Board have received three grants from the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources under the BenefIT scheme. This funding will allow for the further roll-out of supports to communities to provide technology training and equipment.

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Photography, pottery, and art classes

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

The Lissmirane Arts Centre is offering courses in: Printmaking, which run over three Saturdays commencing on February 14 from 10.30am to 3.30pm, fee is €110;

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Exhibition and poetry events in Westport

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

A group exhibition at the Sea, Sky Shore Gallery, James Street, Westport, featuring work made by the following artists at Custom House Studios during 2008; Cecilia Bullo, Breda Burns, Nick Devaney, Pam Gray, Christina Heraty, Niall McCormack, Sinead Wall, Ian Wieczorek, and Katja Wittmer will be opened by Councillor Margaret Adams, chairperson of Custom House Studios, on Thursday January 29 at 6pm. The exhibition will continue until February 28.

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Amalgamation sees Fianna Fáil establish new cumann in Castlebar

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

The Fianna Fáil party in Castlebar saw the establishment of a new cumann in the town this week. On Monday evening a new Castlebar Fianna Fáil cumann was established when the Mícheál Ó Moráin and the Johnny Jordan cumainn amalgamated at a meeting in the Welcome Inn Hotel. But the amalgamation still leaves the Castlebar town cumann as a separate entity.

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Mystery Nigerian woman may have worked in Clonmel as ‘Joy Jolly’

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

A “dramatic” change in situation in the case of Edith Orumwenes, who claims to be the victim of human trafficking, was heard in Castlebar District Court on Wednesday, after a Garda investigation may have identified her as a woman who was working under the professional name of “Joy Jolly” in Clonmel during the time she claims that she was held captive in a house in Castlebar.

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Leader appointment for Cathaoirleach

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council Councillor Joe Mellett has been nominated to represent Mayo County Enterprise Board as a director of the new North East Mayo Leader Company.

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Achill man still missing in Holland

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

The search is continuing for James Patrick Grealis, from Achill, who has been missing in Eindhoven, Holland, since the first week of November.

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Parents of Achill crash victim support road surfacing petition in Brussels

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

The parents of a young Mayo woman who tragically lost her life in a car crash were among a small deputation who travelled to Brussels recently with MEP Jim Higgins.

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Ballinrobe area councillor outlines the answer to courthouse safety issues

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

A county councillor in south Mayo has called on the court service to visit the Ballinrobe court house and point out the reasons why the court sittings have been ‘temporarily’ moved to Castlebar.

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Driving ban for drunk driver who drove with no lights on

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

A Claremorris man was banned from driving for three years and fined €550 for drunk driving at Claremorris District Court (sitting in Kiltimagh) this week.

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