Cribbin tipped to chair Fine Gael majority council
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
Fine Gael now has an overwhelming majority on Mayo County Council following last Friday’s Local Elections. With 17 seats on the local authority, Enda Kenny’s crew will occupy the chairmanship of the council for the next five years with Ballyhaunis native John Cribbin tipped to be installed as the first Cathaoirleach.
Read more ...Posters, posters, everywhere but do they make a difference?
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
The clean up of election posters around the county will be in full swing this morning, but two men who had no posters up at all in Castlebar will be sitting down at the council table for the new term.
Read more ...Kilcoyne and Durcan elected on first count
Sat, Jun 06, 2009
It was independents day in Castlebar on Saturday afternoon, as both Michael Kilcoyne and Frank Durcan were elected to Castlebar Town Council on the first count. After a long morning's counting the tally's came to true, as from early on both independents looked cert. to make the quota which was set at 486, which Kilcoyne came just shy of doubling with his first preference vote of 965 votes. Kilcoyne who was first elected to the council in 1999 has steadily seen his numbers rise through the last two elections.
Read more ...Election aftermath promises more excitement than campaign
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Tomorrow’s polling day marks the culmination of a three month campaign to fill our MEP and local council seats. By any standards it has been one of the dullest. Barely a proper insult traded.
Read more ...€56k for Killala welcomed — Loftus
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Mayo County Council election candidate Michael Loftus has welcomed funding of more than €56,000 to the Killala Historic Town Trail project.
Read more ...Calleary welcomes new initiatives for the unemployed
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Minister for Labour Affairs, Dara Calleary TD today has welcomed the announcement of the details of the Work Placement Programme and a pilot Short Time Working Training Programme. Both of these activation programmes, which are aimed at assisting the unemployed and those on a reduced working week, were contained in last month’s Supplementary Budget.
Minister Calleary said: “These new programmes are in addition to the 128,000 training and activation places for the unemployed already announced this year. This is a substantial increase on the approximate 66,000 places taken up last year and reflects the importance that the Government places in ensuring that that every effort is made to keep jobseekers motivated, appropriately skilled and as close to the labour market as possible. The majority of these additional places are being provided under FÁS Training Initiatives Strategy and are short courses.”
Read more ...McHale proposal could save council €3.8 million
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
A proposal from Fianna Fáil local election candidate in Mayo County Council Gerard McHale could save Mayo County Council €3.8 million over the term of the council.
Read more ...No more council houses for six to 10 years — Barrett
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
There will be no council houses built in Castlebar for the next six to 10 years, according to Labour Councillor Harry Barrett.
Read more ...No more council houses for six to 10 years — Barrett
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
There will be no council houses built in Castlebar for the next six to 10 years, according to Labour Councillor Harry Barrett.
Read more ...Civic reception for newly appointed Ballina Minister
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
A civic reception was accorded to Minister of State Dara Calleary last night (Thursday) by Ballina Town Council.
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