Let’s go walking Mayo
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the people of Mayo to get their hearts pumping by taking part in a World Heart Day walk in their area. All you have to do is step outside your front door and go walking on October 5 to give your heart a healthy boost.
Read more ...Minor final to be televised
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
The All Ireland minor football championship final replay between Mayo and Tyrone will be broadcast on RTÉ TV, Radio and RTÉ.ie from 2.15pm tomorrow (Saturday).
Read more ...Wear your county colours with pride on GOAL jersey day
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Schools and businesses around the country are getting ready to show their true colours for GOAL Jersey Day on Friday October 3.
Read more ...See Me Bags to reduce accidents among elderly
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
A new scheme to help Mayo’s older residents stay safe when out walking is about to be launched as part of Positive Ageing Week which runs from September 26 to October 4.
Read more ...Ballinafad College celebrates its centenary
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
In September 1908 the Society of African Missions opened Ballinafad College to accommodate students preparing for the missionary priesthood as a secondary school or minor seminary. The original house was a gift to the society by Llewellyn Count Blake in May of that year. The society itself was founded in France in 1856 and came to Ireland (to Cork) in 1876.
Read more ...Don’t miss Breaffy House Resort wedding fair this weekend
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Franc of Brides of Franc fame is coming to Castlebar on Sunday September 28 to Breaffy House Resort - the west of Ireland’s premier wedding location offering two very distinct and unique hotels both set in the unrivalled grounds of a 90-acre country estate.
Read more ...BreastCheck continues to screen women in Mayo
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
BreastCheck continues to screen women in County Mayo from a fully accessible mobile unit located at Mayo County General Hospital in Castlebar. Screening of eligible women in the 50 to 64 age bracket in Achill, Clare Island, Newport, Westport and Louisburgh is currently under way. Women who are registered are sent appointments with BreastCheck by post.
Read more ...More style, more imagination — from traditional to contemporary
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Irwin Interiors, helping the people of Mayo turn their houses into homes for decades.
Read more ...Property price decreases should be reflected in council valuations
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Fine Gael Spokesperson on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Deputy Michael Ring has demanded that the drop in property prices should be reflected in the valuation of local authority houses.
Read more ...Mulberry Tree Centre officially opened in Ballina
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
“The best party ever” is how one young reveller described the official opening of the Mulberry Tree Learning Centre on the Killala Road in Ballina which took place on Friday last (September 19).
Read more ...Westport to be showcased in German film
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Westport town is just one of Mayo's beautiful locations which will feature in Heart's Desire which is currently being filmed in Mayo by the German television company FFP New Media GmbH, according to Cllr Keith Martin, the Irish Film Board's Mayo liaison officer.
Read more ...Joint policing committees in the pipeline for Mayo
Fri, Sep 26, 2008
Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed the introduction of joint policing committees in Mayo which he said will help local communities manage anti-social behaviour and maximise alternatives to crime.
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