Mayo GAA to ‘Scór’ again
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
The harrowing sound of club managers shouting out football drills has been replaced in Mayo GAA Clubs of late by the mellow sound of tin whistles and ballad singing as the county gears up for the annual Scór competitions.
Read more ...Ambulance cutbacks threatening Mayo lives this winter
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Mayo is not a safe place to get seriously ill this winter because the ambulance service is undergoing huge cutbacks.
Read more ...Art sale
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
An art sale in aid of suicide awareness will take place in Ballina Library on Thursday November 27 at 8pm.
Read more ...New shop front initiative for Erris
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Scéim Éadan Siopaí Bhéal an Mhuirthead, a joint initiative between Údarás na Gaeltachta and Mayo County Council designed to promote the visibility of the Irish language through traditional and modern shop front design, was officially launched in Belmullet by Pádraig Ó hAoláin, Chief Executive of Údarás na Gaeltachta and Des Mahon, Manager of Mayo County Council.
Read more ...In Her Shoes
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Do you have an hour to spare on Friday November 28 at 1pm? Why not come along to the In Her Shoes Exhibition and the launch of Erris local area network opposing violence against women in the civic centre, Belmullet.
Read more ...Garda jeep rammed during high-speed chase
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
A 39-year-old man who led gardaí on a dangerous car chase through Partry, Kilmaine and Shrule ramming a garda jeep in the process, was fined a total of €4,000 at Ballinrobe district court this week, disqualified from driving for 12 years and sentenced to six months in prison to run consecutively with a six month sentence which he is currently serving.
Read more ...Cong art exhibition
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Richard Hearns will exhibit his art in Cong Art Gallery from this weekend onwards. It’s an exhibition not to be missed.
Read more ...Social Services lunch
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
The annual Castlebar Social Services Christmas lunch will take place on November 30 in the TF Royal Hotel at 1pm. Tickets which are €10 are now available from the Social Services office.
Read more ...23k awarded to Mayo youth organisations
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Three youth organisations in the Mayo area have been awarded €23,323 through the Artist in Youth Work Residency Award run by NYCI’s Youth Arts programme. Castlebar Neighbourhood Youth Project has received €10,000 to create an indoor installation in Ballyhaunis using animation and puppetry. Youthreach Kiltimagh has been awarded €6,323 to provide young people to work with two local artists to enable the group to create a performance piece based on samba drumming and costume making for the St Patrick’s Day parade, and Louisburgh Community Project has received €7,000 to interpret the life of Granuaille by creating an installation incorporating music, puppetry, movement and multi-media.
Read more ...Hip-hop workshop
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
This weekend in Belmullet hip-hop and animation workshops will take place as part of Mayo County Council’s EXCEL 08—which is a developmental programme of arts events for teenagers and young adults across the county.
Read more ...Art exhibition in Kiltimagh
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
Confluence, an exhibition of visual art takes place at the newly refurbished Town Hall Theatre in Kiltimagh from Friday November 21.
Read more ...FÁS in Kiltimagh
Fri, Nov 21, 2008
The FÁS monthly clinic time and location in Kiltimagh has changed. The new clinic will be held in the CDP offices on Main Street, Kiltimagh from 2pm to 4pm on the third Wednesday of every month.
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