Fine Gael adds candidate in Castlebar

Sat, Feb 23, 2019

The Fine Gael Executive Council has added Donna Sheridan as a candidate for the Castlebar local election area in Mayo.

Ballina becomes latest area to say no to election posters

Sat, Feb 23, 2019

Following similar proposals in other Municipal Districts in the county, the elected members of Ballina Municipal District have voted to refrain from erecting posters in the lead up to this year's local elections.

Homeless presentations up twenty five per cent in Mayo last year

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

The presentation of people seeking support for homelessness in Mayo rose by a quarter in 2018.

Biodiversity award for Belmullet Tidy Towns

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

Baile Slachtmhar Bhéal an Mhuirthead (Belmullet Tidy Towns) was awarded first place in the Together for Biodiversity Awards – for their project ‘It’s All About the Bees and the Seas’, at the National Biodiversity Conference, held in Dublin Castle on Wednesday.

Retired Mayo man wins €100,000 after spinning the Winning Streak wheel

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

A retired Mayo man has become the highest prize winner of the season on the National Lottery Winning Streak TV game show, scooping a massive €143,000.

Home for Life scheme could help those in mortgage arrears

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

Home for Life - the state-backed mortgage to rent finance scheme - has the potential to help a number of the 578 cases in Mayo reported to have over 720 days of mortgage arrears, according to the company's CEO. At the Housing Strategic Policy Committee of Mayo County Council this week, Home for Life's chief executive officer, Paul Cunningham, suggested that these arrears cases, which the Central Bank's Long-Term Mortgage Arrears in Ireland Report note as being 'in serious mortgage arrears', could be helped by the scheme.

Upstart 2019 opens for applications

Mon, Feb 18, 2019

Mayo County Council’s Arts Service is now inviting applications for Upstart 2019. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Wednesday, April 3.

Launch of Táin Bó Fliodhaise – The Cattle Raid of Mayo

Mon, Feb 18, 2019

Lá Fhéile Bríde, marked the official launch of the ‘Táin Bó Fliodhaise – The Cattle Raid of Mayo’ project in Ballina Arts Centre.

Fiona to shave her head for charity

Mon, Feb 18, 2019

Castlebar native Fiona Gannon is hosting “Fiona’s Head Shave” on Saturday, February 23 in the clubhouse of Castlebar Celtic at 8pm.

Older road user conference coming up next month

Mon, Feb 18, 2019

Are you aged 50 and over? Do you enjoy driving, cycling and walking but sometimes feel anxious on the road with all the changes there has been over the years?

Local Link — 'The best kept secret in the county'

Sun, Feb 17, 2019

The 'best kept secret' is how the Local Link bus service in Mayo was described by numerous councillors at Mayo County Council’s monthly meeting on Monday afternoon.

Council would consider Compulsory Purchase on vacant and abandoned former housing stock

Sun, Feb 17, 2019

The chief executive of Mayo County Council, Peter Hynes, has said that the council would be open to using compulsory purchase orders to acquire vacant homes in former council estates, that had been purchased by former tenants, but that had become derelict in recent times.

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