O'Hara wants answers on proposed town centre development
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
A Fine Gael councillor in the Ballina Municipal District has questioned Mayo County Council officials on what is happening with a proposed Tesco site in the town.
Councillor John O’Hara raised the matter at a recent meeting of the Ballina Municipal District, stating that the proposed site at the bottom of Pearse Street in the town has remained frozen for a number of years and the area is beginning to fall into dilapidation.
Read more ...Mayo entrepreneurs join nationwide celebrations for National Women’s Enterprise Day
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
Open doors to new markets was the theme for this year’s National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED), which was celebrated by local entrepreneurs at an event in the Lodge at Ashford Castle.
Read more ...Oliver With a Twist in Ballina
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
The award-winning Ballina-based Heroes for Hospice group is back in the spotlight after a long break following the success of its sell-out Beyond the Barricade musical production. The group, led by Lavinia Gilmartin, announced this week that it will stage another sensational musical production in aid of Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation next month.
Read more ...All options must be explored to reschedule orthopaedic procedures says Chambers
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo Lisa Chambers says management at Merlin Park Hospital must take action to ensure that orthopaedic surgeries resume as soon as possible. Procedures have been cancelled because of a leak in the roof of the theatre building.
Read more ...The illusion of 'extra funding’ is not sufficient to address lack of investment in rural Ireland says Conway-Walsh
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
Speaking in the Seanad recently, Mayo Sinn Féin Senator Rose Conway-Walsh has accused Minister Ring of trying to create the illusion of new funding for rural Ireland while robbing Peter to pay Paul.
The Sinn Féin senator said: “Minister Ring has loudly proclaimed himself as the man to get rural Ireland back on an even keel with the rest of the country in terms of funding. Most importantly he says he has the influence to secure the hard cash urgently needed to fund schemes. The LEADER programme has proved vital in empowering communities and was working well until increased central interference.
Read more ...Further commitment made by Erris Inshore Fishermen’s Association to tackle marine litter
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
The Erris Inshore Fishermen’s Association has announced its commitment to tackling the issue of marine litter through its participation in Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) voluntary national programme, Fishing For Litter.
Read more ...Man in his 80s killed in Hollymount fatal house fire on Wednesday night
Thu, Oct 19, 2017
A man in his 80s has died following a fatal house fire in Hollymount over night. Gardaí attended the scene of a fatal house fire at Ballymangan, near Hollymount shortly after midnight. The fire was quickly brought under control by local fire services.
Read more ...Climate change in Mayo and the West of Ireland
Tue, Oct 17, 2017
This Westport Civic Trust lecture will be given by emeritus professor John Sweeney, Ireland’s leading expert on climate science, on Tuesday, October 17, at the Westport Coast Hotel at 8pm.
Read more ...West Women in Farming Ireland destined for European Congress of Young Farmers
Tue, Oct 17, 2017
Mairead McGuinness Midlands North-West MEP and the first vice-president of the European Parliament, has invited a delegation of West Women in Farming Ireland (WWFI) committee members including Catherina Cunnane, Paula Mullen, Rachel Leonard, Niamh Garvey, Martina Egan, and Mona O’Donoghue-Concannon, to a convention in Brussels this week.
Read more ...Aware relatives and friends programme is coming to Mayo this October
Tue, Oct 17, 2017
Aware, Ireland’s leading organisation providing support, education and information services around depression and bipolar disorder, today announced that the new Relatives and Friends Programme will be available to the people of Mayo this October. The free programme, six hours over the course of four weeks, aims to provide helpful information about depression and bipolar disorder, provide practical advice, and address the challenges faced each day when supporting a loved one experiencing depression or bipolar disorder.
Read more ...Mayo escapes the worst of Storm Ophelia
Sun, Oct 15, 2017
Our rolling coverage of Storm Ophelia throughout the event
Read more ...Catholicism remains Mayo's dominant religion
Fri, Oct 13, 2017
According to the latest release by the CSO from last year's Census, Catholicism remains the predominant religion, accounting for 87 per cent (113,481) of Mayo’s population. However, this was down from 117,721 persons five years previously. The average age of Catholics in the county was 40.6 years, slightly above the county’s overall average age of 40.2 years.
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