Mayo is tops for selling home items on eBay
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
eBay.ie has declared Mayo a category winner in its very own All Ireland 2008 Championship. This championship is held annually across the island and looks at who is buying and selling what on eBay.ie. Carlow were crowned overall winners for 2008.
Mayo emerged victorious as the winner in the home category. Mayo locals sold more items for the home than any other county in Ireland, with Waterford in second place and Meath in third.
Read more ...Mayo PhD student wins prestigious award at Switzerland conference
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
NUI Galway PhD student Ruairi Nestor, from Ballyglass, Co Mayo, has won a prestigious international award at a conference in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ruairi received the Libersky Prize for the best research paper by a student at the 2008 SPHERIC International Workshop, for his work in the field of computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Read more ...Ó Cuív meets Belmullet GAA officers
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
Éamon Ó Cuív, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, visited Belmullet on Friday last to launch the three-day Island Culture and Arts Programme.
Read more ...Call for telemedicine facilities for island communities
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
A Dáil Deputy has sought an update on the provision of telemedicine facilities for island communities as outlined in the Programme for Government. The Fine Gael spokesperson on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Michael Ring, said the proposal was to provide telemedicine facilities to allow Ireland's most remote island communities and medical practitioners access to doctors and consultants in specialist hospitals.
Read more ...Kids and cars: Your holiday survival guide
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
The summer holidays are well under way and many families will soon be setting off to enjoy a week’s holiday break in Ireland. But before the camping, theme parks and beach picnics can begin you need to get in the car and travel for hours to get there.
Read more ...Mayo cancer raffle
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
A raffle in conjunction with the Clare Island sponsored walk will take place on Friday August 22 in the Key West Pub, Derrycooshe, Islandeady in aid of Mayo Cancer Support Association.
Read more ...Claremorris Show celebrates its 90th birthday this weekend
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
The 90th Claremorris Agricultural Show will be opened on Sunday afternoon byJames Drury, star of The Virginian television series. James, who is on his first ever trip to Ireland from Texas, will perform the official opening at 2pm. A film crew from RTE will be at the show to record the event.
Read more ...Turning back the Westport clock for heritage day
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
The famous Westport clock will be turned back on August 10 as the “Cathair of the beeves” hosts a novel and unique heritage day as part of the Westport Music Festival.
Read more ...Another first for IRD Kiltimagh with launch of outdoor gym
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
IRD Kiltimagh Ltd has scored another national first with the opening of the Adult Outdoor Gym adjacent to the beautiful Sculpture Park. The project is the first such fully dedicated facility of its type in Ireland.
Read more ...€240m natural gas infrastructure project nearing completion
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
Bord Gáis have marked some of the major milestones in the delivery of natural gas to towns in Co Mayo for the first time, with a gala lunch in Westport attended by public representatives, local authority personnel, state agencies, contractors, customers and project staff. Bord Gáis hosted the event to extend its appreciation to all involved in the completion of the Mayo-Galway pipeline and development of the Gaswest programme and to those who shared the vision of bringing gas to 11 towns along the route.
Read more ...Walsh takes over Ballinrobe reign
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
Before outgoing chairman of the Ballinrobe electoral area committee Cllr Damain Ryan handed over the honours to newly appointed chairman Cllr Harry Walsh, he looked ahead to 2009 and the amalgamation of the Claremorris and Ballinrobe areas and feared that issues pertaining to Ballinrobe would get lost in the bigger area.
Read more ...Ramble around Connemara
Fri, Aug 01, 2008
The Galway Walking Club will hold its 12th annual marathon on the Western Way in Connemara on Saturday August 9. Registration will take place from 7am on the day at the Community Centre, Maum Bridge, Connemara before walkers are transported by bus departing at 8am sharp to the starting point approximately six miles west of Leenane at Our Lady of the Wayside Church.
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