Mayo family claim their €19 million lotto win

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

A large family syndicate from Mayo has officially become the largest Lotto winners in the history of the game in Ireland after they claimed a jackpot prize worth €19,060,800 at Lotto HQ in Dublin this week.

Visiting by appointment only at Mayo University Hospital

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

Visiting by appointment has been re-introduced at Mayo University Hospital. Access to visitors is limited to one person per patient each day, by appointment. Patients identify who they would like to visit and staff then telephone the nominated support person and offer a time slot.

Town Centre First policy welcomed by local politicians

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

A new ‘Town Centre First’ policy will revitalise towns across County Mayo and benefit local communities, local politicians have said.

Duffy calls for more ambitious plans for housing as rents hit over €900 in Mayo

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

The average cost of rent in Mayo is now €915 per month, according to figures released this week from property website Daft.ie, and with no homes to rent in Ballina on the site, Independent Cllr Mark Duffy has called for ambitious thinking to tackle the problem.

Claremorris Public Health Nurse wins prestigious award

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

WaterWipes have honoured an exceptional community care nurse in Claremorris with the prestigious Pure Foundation Fund and a monetary prize of €2,500 towards the Claremorris Primary Care Centre.

Save the date for ‘Meet Mayo North’ Networking Event

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

After what can only be described as a turbulent two years for the tourism sector, Mayo North Tourism is delighted to announce the return of its annual ‘Meet Mayo North’ networking event which will focus on recovery and sustainability in tourism.

Budding Mayo author wins Specsavers’ An Post Irish Book Awards Junior Short Story Competition

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

The team at Specsavers Ballina is delighted to announce Eoin Floyd from Crossmolina National School, as the over-10s winner of the Specsavers Irish Book Awards’ short story competition.

Nephin Energy Donates €50,000 to SVP West Region

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

Nephin Energy, a leading domestic producer of natural gas and main stakeholder in the Corrib Gas Field in County Mayo, has donated €50,000 to the Society of St Vincent de Paul’s (SVP) West Region.

Progress on greenway projects

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

There was good news for greenway projects in the county at a recent West Mayo Municipal District meeting with councillors being told that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) had approved €2.4 million for the development of the Clew Bay Greenway this year, with €1.9 million for the Achill section and €500,000 for the Murrisk section of the greenway.

Calls for Louisburgh footpath upgrades

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

Westport based Fine Gael councillor Peter Flynn has asked Mayo County Council to investigate the possibility of improvement works being carried out on the road that leads from the Nomadic Display plant on the edge of the town into the town centre.

O'Brien looks for extension of Shrule sewerage scheme

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

Cllr Patsy O'Brien has called on Irish Water to extend the current Shrule sewerage scheme. Speaking at the February meeting of the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District where he had a notice of motion down for discussion, he said that an extension of about 400m on the current scheme out the Dalgan Road is needed. Fianna Fáil councillor Damien Ryan supported the call, saying at the meeting there was an issue in the area where the ground is not suitable for septic tanks and there was a large concentration of them in the area.

Calls for changes to proposed rules on takeover of roads

Fri, Feb 11, 2022

Councillors in the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District have asked the Road Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) to revisit changes that are in the draft development plan for the county which will see roads needing to be taken in charge by the council before planning permission can be granted on a road. The issue was highlighted by Fine Gael councillor Neil Cruise, who got backing from his fellow councillors on his concern. The issue of a road also needing to have two houses on it at present before being taken in charge, was also raised, with Cllr John Cribben saying that if the road was up to standard, it should not matter if there was one house on it or 20.

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