Mayo Company Cubbie wins at National Enterprise Awards
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Cubbie, a Mayo company supported by Local Enterprise Office Mayo, was a winner at this year’s National Enterprise Awards.
Read more ...Elizabeth Reapy to judge Wild Atlantic Words short story competition
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Award-winning writer, Elizabeth Reapy, has been named as judge of this year’s Wild Atlantic Words literary festival short story competition.
Read more ...Over 200 Ukrainian children enrolled in Mayo schools
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
A total of 233 Ukrainian school children have been enrolled in Mayo schools, according to figures released by the Department of Education this week.
Read more ...Claremorris Community Events Day
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Two great events are scheduled to take place in Claremorris on this Saturday, June 11 - Family Fun day at Clare Lake /Mc Mahon park and Ukrainian Aid Appeal.
Read more ...Boarded-Out Children
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Sarah Shaughnessy was ten years old when she gave evidence and allowed herself to be subjected to cross-examination in the trial of William and Margaret Roche at Castlebar Petty Sessions on 14 June 1916. The case is remarkable for Sarah's courage and the insights it gives us into the system of boarding out workhouse children.
Read more ...Mayo winners announced in National Lottery Good Causes Awards
Sun, Jun 05, 2022
Achill International Harp Festival, the Mayo/Roscommon/Leitrim branch of Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Ireland, the Graine Mhaol Dragon Boat Club, Foroige Connect, Killeen Community Council and Leave No Trace Ireland are the six Mayo clubs, projects and organisations announced this week as county winners in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2022.
Read more ...Belmullet's mark takes on another huge challenge
Sun, Jun 05, 2022
Mark Gibbons lives in Belmullet; he was born with a hereditary disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa. It affects everyone’s sight differently but in Mark's case, he gradually became virtually blind over a period of 20 years.
Read more ...Walk, wheel or run to support St Anthony’s new sensory rooms
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
St. Anthony’s Special School in Castlebar is growing and expanding with the provision of a brand new two-classroom extension due to open in September 2022.
Read more ...Verdict of ‘accidental death’ returned in R116 inquest
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
A verdict of accidental death has been returned in the inquest into the deaths of the four members of the Irish Coastguard team who perished when their helicopter crashed in Blacksod Bay in March 2017.
Read more ...Local teachers receive ASTI medals
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
Two former Mayo teachers were rewarded for their services to the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) recently. James Duffy and Antoinette Casey were presented with their awards at a ceremony which took place in the Gresham Hotel, Dublin, on Friday last May 27.
Read more ...Mayo train services to grow by sixty per cent by 2027
Fri, Jun 03, 2022
The Westport-Dublin train service is to improve and increase its offering substantially over the next number of years as Iarnrod Eireann (IE) invests millions in expansion plans and upgrade works while looking to provide linkages to more rural areas in Mayo.
Read more ...Repair of sea wall in Belmullet still on hold
Fri, Jun 03, 2022
Despite expectations that a damaged sea wall on the road in to Belmullet would be re-constructed and repaired as far back as 2019 - councillors for the area have now been advised it will be at least 2023 before the job is done.
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