Council chief praises efforts on the ground last weekend

Fri, Mar 09, 2018

Mayo escaped the worst of Storm Emma last weekend, but Mayo County Council was on high alert and out on the ground to deal with the extreme weather that had been forecast.

Council agrees to write to Minister to speed up build of Crossmolina Fire Station

Fri, Mar 09, 2018

A local councillor in north Mayo is calling on the Minister for Local Government Eoghan Murphy to ensure a new fire station is in place in Crossmolina as soon as possible.

Ballina councillors urged to support N5 upgrade

Fri, Mar 09, 2018

Members of the Ballina Municipal District have been asked to support a submission by Mayo County Council backing the upgrade of the N5 between Ballaghaderreen and Scramoge, east of Strokestown.

Final payment of €10m approved for Straide girl with cerebral palsy

Fri, Mar 09, 2018

A Straide girl with cerebral palsy has secured a €10 million lump sum payment under a final settlement of her action against the HSE over the circumstances of her birth at Mayo General Hospital.

Blizzard batters the west

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

The county was on virtual lockdown last night and this morning (Friday) as the region was lashed by a strong blizzard which shut schools, businesses, schools and colleges and forced the population to remain indoors under strict instruction from safety agencies.

Movie man Mulligan wins bursary

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Charlestown director/writer/producer Alan Mulligan has been named as the recipient of the Film Mayo Tyrone Guthrie bursary for 2018.

Mulligan's debut feature film The Limit Of had its premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh last summer, and he said winning the bursary was a brilliant end to a memorable year.

Time to make a decision once and for all on Westport convent site

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Mayo County Council were told this week it was time for them to make a decision on what they are going to do with the old convent site in Westport — In essence, they were told that either they put forward plans for it or consider selling it.

McHale selected to fill Sinn Féin council spot

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Long serving Sinn Féin activist Joe McHale, has been selected by the party to fill a vacancy on Mayo County Council.

McHale selected to fill Sinn Féin council spot

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Long serving Sinn Féin activist Joe McHale, has been selected by the party to fill a vacancy on Mayo County Council.

Councillors defer decision on future of Ballina Men's Shed at old Astoria Cinema

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Councillors in Ballina this week deferred a decision to extend a lease on a building being used by the Men’s Shed in the town.

€855,000 for Mayo under LIS scheme

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

A day after the allocation of funding for private rural roads was discussed at the West Mayo Municipal District meeting, the Government delivered.

The Greens are coming west to talk farming and agriculture

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan will be among the speakers at an event to debate the future of family farming in the West.

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