Castlebar photography duo are top contenders for Irish Wedding awards

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

Following the enormous success of the annual Irish Wedding Awards, the organisers are delighted to announce the second annual Irish Wedding Awards, aiming to celebrate the hard work of the best professionals and establishments in the Irish wedding industry. Thousands of nominations were received from the public and the full list of finalists has now been compiled. The black tie event will be held at The Crowne Plaza Dublin, this coming Sunday, January 28.

Attymass urged to reawaken link with Star Wars creator

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

A Crossmolina-based councillor is hoping to see the Fr Peyton Centre in Attymass re-open an old connection between the east Mayo village and Star Wars director George Lucas who was given his first break in filmmaking by the famous priest.

Disappointment with delay in Cloongullane Bridge permission

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Mayo County Council is working to get the further information requested by An Bord Pleanála as soon as possible in relation to a request made by the board regarding the proposed Clongullane Bridge replacement on the N26. The issue was raised by Fianna Fáil councillor Annie May Reape at the January meeting of the local authority following news that emerged that the board had pushed a decision on the project back to autumn of this year.

Six of the best for Mayo at LAMA awards nominations

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

The All-Ireland finalists for the Community and Council Awards 2018 presented by IPB Insurance and LAMA (Local Authority Members Association) have been announced; the finalists will be representing their counties in Croke Park for the first time. For 12 years these awards have grown in popularity nationwide, celebrating communities and councils working together, but for the first time the event moves to Croke Park for the All Ireland final and will be aptly hosted by RTÉ’s national treasure, sports commentator Marty Morrissey.

Sr Maureen Lally is the winner of Mayo Person of the Year

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Islandeady native Sr Maureen Lally has been named the Virginia Gallagher Mayo Person of the Year for 2018 by Mayo Association Dublin. She will receive the Virginia Gallagher Award at a gala presentation ceremony, The Yew Tree Ball, in Dublin's Ballsbridge Hotel on Saturday night, February 10. The adjudicators said Sr Maureen Lally through her quiet influence, relentless positivity, and loyalty has contributed much to our native county. In the words of one prominent academic with whom she has worked: "In a world where the loud and boisterous seem to reign supreme, we acknowledge and hail the work of a humble and reserved enabler, a true champion of the people."

The citation stated: “She pioneered the Tóchar Valley Rural Community Network [TVRCN] which brought together 18 communities from Balla to Murrisk, and helped to stem the predicted decline of agriculture and rural life in the area. She had a firm belief that no community on its own can achieve as much as a network of communities working together toward shared goals. TVRCN remains a voluntary grassroots rural community network, committed to the empowerment of rural people in the development of sustainable rural communities. She humbly states that the work has been the spark that lights the fire, but not necessarily the fire itself, that community members themselves fuel the fire.

Hedge cutting working group to meet for first time

Mon, Jan 15, 2018

The first meeting of the newly set up Mayo County Council Working Group to progress a permanent formula to deal with verge trimming and overarching trees will meet tomorrow (Tuesday, January 16).

New vehicle to enable local GPs to respond to emergencies launched 

Mon, Jan 15, 2018

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, last Friday launched a new rapid response vehicle for the Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR). The Mayo ICRR rapid response vehicle, which has been donated by Renault Ireland, will enable local GPs to respond swiftly to medical emergencies. At the lanch event, ICRR volunteer GPs based in Mayo also received their defibrillators and emergency bags which have been funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development.

LPT collection rate in Mayo at 96.9 per cent last year

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

According to the most recent preliminary Local Property Tax Exchequer Receipts for 2017 the vast majority of houses in Mayo are valued at less than €150,000 by home owners in the county. The data showed that there were 59,400 properties returned for the tax and there was a compliance rate of 96.9 per cent by Mayo property owners in the county.

Mayo students setting a high standard at BT Young Scientist Competition

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Minister Michael Ring has commended participants from County Mayo whom he met on Wednesday at the BT Young Scientist Competition in the RDS, Dublin. “It was a real pleasure to meet these highly talented young people from County Mayo today in the RDS. Their projects were presented to an extremely high standard and reflected the clear talent of these young students."

Mayo Irish Community Rapid Response to take delivery of new vehicle today

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) has announced the launch of a new rapid response vehicle for Mayo which will take place today, Friday, at 2.30pm in the Westport Plaza Hotel. The launch will be carried out by Minister Michael Ring.

Operation Transformation walks in three Mayo towns on Saturday

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Thousands of people across Ireland are set to take part in the biggest ever RTÉ Operation Transformation Nationwide Walks event this weekend at more than 80 venues across the country. In Mayo there will be walks talking place in Kiltimagh, Ballinrobe, and Ballyhaunis.

EY Entrepreneur of the Year Harry Hughes keynote speaker at Claremorris Career Day

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, are invited to attend the second annual Claremorris Career Day 2018, which takes place in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, on Saturday, January 20 (11am to 2pm).

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