Murray calls for retention of farm grants

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Sinn Féin Councillor Gerry Murray has called on the Government to retain the Early Retirement Scheme and Young Farmer Installation Aid Scheme, which were scrapped in the recent Budget announceemnts.

Social Welfare offices unable to cope with influx of claims – Ring

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Fine Gael Deputy Michael Ring, spokesperson for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, has today claimed that Social Welfare local offices and regional offices are currently unable to cope with the influx of claims they are receiving.

O’Mahony slams Government’s betrayal of parents and children

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

A Mayo secondary school will lose five of its teachers, cease all extra-curricular sports activities and send children home from school if a teacher reports sick once the cutbacks announced in last week’s budget are enforced. Field work, which is compulsory for pupils studying certain Leaving Certificate subjects such as geography, biology, agricultural science, home economics and history, are also set to cease with immediate effect in the school.

Councillor Martin welcomes CIS office for Westport

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Councillor Keith Martin, Labour's County Council candidate for Westport, has warmly welcomed the planned Citizens’ Information Service (CIS) Office for Westport, which is due to open in December.

Kenny encourages people to check if they’re registered to vote

Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD, has encouraged every person in Mayo who is eligible to vote to check if they are on the Register of Electors. In advance of every election, many people believe they are on the register, however, when they receive no polling card, they realise that they are not on the register and it may be too late to be added.

The Fine Gael Leader has asked the local Fine Gael organisation to campaign on the issue and to encourage people to check if they are on the register. There are numerous methods of checking if a person is on the register: you can check with the County Council by phone within normal working hours (094 902 4444) or online (www.checktheregister.ie). Alternatively, anyone may also contact Enda Kenny’s Constituency Office in Castlebar by phone (094 902 5600) or by calling in.

Kiltimagh students hangin’ with Ring

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Mayo Fine Gael Deputy Michael Ring spoke to CSPE Junior Cert students in St Louis Community School in Kiltimagh last week. The Mayo Advertiser went along to see the students put him through his paces, and these are the replies the students got to their questions.

€380,000 secured for accessibility works in Castlebar

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny TD, has welcomed the move by Mayo County Council to invest €380,000 in improving accessibility throughout Castlebar. The money will fund the provision and improvement of pedestrian crossings, special paving, the removal of any significant obstructions on footpaths, and properly dropped kerbs.

Overwhelming response to medical card petition - Munnelly

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

There was an overwhelming response to Fine Gael’s survey asking the Government to retain the medical card for the over 70s, which was conducted across much of the country last weekend. Councillor Jarlath Munnelly, who was himself involved in the petition in Ballina, described the response as “overwhelming”.

New BSE testing measures good news for Mayo farmers – Carty

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Government Spokesperson on Agriculture in Seanad Éireann and Fianna Fáil Senator John Carty has welcomed the news that the EU Commissioner for Public Health has proposed an increase to 48 months in the minimum age for BSE testing of animals slaughtered for human consumption as well as emergency slaughtered and fallen animals.

Overgrown hedges a danger to road users – O’Mahony

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony is calling on Mayo County Council to ensure that hedges along national and secondary roads in the county are cut.

Higgins welcomes new community media report

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins has welcomed a report from the European Parliament's Culture Committee on the importance of a strong community media presence in the EU. The report, which will be adopted tomorrow, highlights the need for further support from national governments and also encourages the European institutions to do more to consider the needs of community media outlets when drawing up communication strategies in the future.

Mayo can forge US links with new visa programme - Calleary

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

A new American visa scheme which is being signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin this week will give Mayo people an opportunity and live and work in the US for a year, according to Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary.

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