New Year’s Day rescue of missing Dutch tourists

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

Mayo Mountain Rescue Team were involved in a successful search for four missing Dutch tourists on New Year’s day who had become lost while walking the Letterkeen Loop walking trail in the Nephin Beg Mountain Range in North Mayo.

Court appearance for ‘reckless’ and ‘self serving’ heroin user

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

A 31-year-old man from Knock who was caught smoking heroin in the vicinity of a petrol station in Castlebar was told that he “only looks after number one” by Judge Mary Devins at Wednesday’s sitting of Castlebar Court.

GMIT information days for CAO and mature students

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) will hold information sessions at three of its campuses this month (January), for Leaving Certificate pupils and mature people considering attending college in 2009.

Mayo Cancer Support yoga classes

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

Mayo Cancer Support Association will hold yoga classes commencing on Wednesday January 14 from 10.15am to 12 noon for five consecutive weeks.

Corrib gas wells completed and ready for production

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

Five wells needed to supply the Corrib gas terminal at Bellanaboy have been completed and made ready for production. Completion work on the wells was finalised on December 10 by the Sedco 711 drilling rig which has been operating at the Corrib field since early May.

Rail and infrastructure investment needs to be highlighted to Government

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

The Council for the West has been urged to convene a meeting to bring together the social and economic interests of the region. The purpose of this is to present a united approach to the Government in relation to future road and rail investment in the west of Ireland.

Fundraising Alpine challenge for cancer

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

Would you like to enjoy an Alpine challenge, which will undoubtedly be a trip of a lifetime, while raising money for a local charity?

Calling all farm women who want to go to South America

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

For any women in agriculture wishing to head to South America this autumn, a tour is being organised from October 9 to 22. This exciting trip to Argentina and Brazil follows the success of previous Irish Women in Agriculture tours to Australia and the USA.

Komandor superior sliding wardrobes

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

Do you have space in your home that could be better used? For example high ceilings where a normal wardrobe will not utilise the space efficiently. Possibly you have a small box room where the doors of a wardrobe cannot be opened because they hit off the bed. Do you feel that the cubby hole under your stairs is a wasted space that could be made into something useful, and even stylish? Do you feel that your existing free standing wardrobes do not fulfil your storage needs and that you would prefer something unique, modern, and tasteful in your home?

Shell to Sea hopes for New Year fresh thinking

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

As a new year dawns Shell to Sea is hoping it will bring some fresh thinking and has urged both the Government and Shell to halt what they term the “ill-conceived” Corrib gas project until such time as the concerns of the local community have been adequately dealt with.

Star Taxis —recessionary times call for recessionary measures

Fri, Jan 09, 2009

Star Taxis, Castlebar’s discount taxi service, has demolished call out charges to make life a bit easier in these recessionary times.

Star Taxis is a taxi company which was recently formed and is providing an unbeatable discount service in the Castlebar area.

Aer Lingus returns to Ireland West Knock with Gatwick connection

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

Ireland West Airport Knock has welcomed Aer Lingus’s return to the west of Ireland following agreement to commence an Aer Lingus London Gatwick service in April 2009. The decision will provide the airport and the region with interlinking capabilities connecting business interests and tourism traffic in both directions. It will add an additional 127,000 annual seat capacity at Ireland West Airport Knock, increasing its share of the Irish regional market to the UK to almost 20 per cent.

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