Volunteering should be mandatory — you will gain more than you give
Fri, Aug 26, 2011
“Ireland’s greatest indigenous renewable energy source, worth €3 billion per year, is neither wind, wave, solar, nor biomass — it is volunteering”.
Read more ...The future is unwritten
Fri, Aug 19, 2011
Congratulations are due to the 58,000 or so students who got their Leaving Cert results this week. One chapter in their constantly evolving autobiography has just been finished, and the first few lines of the next chapter are forming ahead of them. The direction their lives will take from now on is still very much up in the air despite the number of points they have managed to accumulate over a fortnight in June after a six-year slog that brought them from childhood to the verge of adulthood.
Read more ...Honeymoon end in sight for Kenny
Fri, Aug 12, 2011
There was widespread shock this week at the news that some badly needed and highly anticipated road projects in Mayo have been given the axe. Included are the N5, N26, and N17 upgrades.
Read more ...‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’
Fri, Aug 12, 2011
Dear Editor,
I want to say a sincere thank you for publishing my story in your paper two weeks ago written by Mary Lynch.
Education & Training
Fri, Aug 05, 2011
No matter what your education or career goals are, it is helpful to begin preparing early. Castlebar Credit Union encourages starting a savings account from a young age. However sometimes savings may not be enough to cover all educational costs, particularly at third level.
Read more ...Summer camp and art classes with Castlebar Art Club
Fri, Aug 05, 2011
Castlebar Art Club is a new art studio set up to teach both children and adults invaluable art skills through creative and innovative projects which are great fun and really rewarding. Experienced teachers aim to get students working with a variety of materials on lots of different surfaces. Anyone can join the art club, you do not have to be good at drawing as they use various mediums to strengthen and enhance your artistic ability.
Read more ...Norris should extend his resignation to the Seanad
Fri, Aug 05, 2011
Whether there was a witch hunt out for him from the start or not, what he did was wrong and inexcusable.
Read more ...New smoking ban proposal is most welcome
Fri, Jul 29, 2011
Minister for Health Dr James Reilly must be commended for proposing to introduce groundbreaking legislation which will ban smoking in cars where children are present.
Read more ...Reviving, surviving and thriving
Fri, Jul 22, 2011
The streets of Castlebar are being revived over the coming days with the Heart of Castlebar Street Festival. The three day festival, which commenced yesterday (Thursday) offers plenty of local shopping promotions and super discounts in local stores. Free family fun and entertainment will fill the pedestrian friendly streets and the official launch will take place on Saturday at 12.30pm, at the junction of Main Street and Castle Street, by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. Hopefully people will turn out and support this proactive festival, which will generate much needed money for the local economy.
Read more ...Buy My Dress raised €7,300 in Mayo
Fri, Jul 08, 2011
Dear Editor,
On behalf of Down Syndrome Centre and myself, I would like to say a big thank you to all the Mayo ladies who kindly donated dresses to this year’s Buy My Dress charity dress sale, which took place in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Saturday May 28.
Pantomime fundraiser was highly enjoyable
Fri, Jul 08, 2011
Dear Editor,
Further to the highly enjoyable recent fundraising barbecue held by Castlebar Pantomime, its committee would like to sincerely thank all who attended and to acknowledge the support of Castlebar Celtic FC, Paul Doyle of Cox's Bar/Restaurant and Brendan Byrne of BB Foods without whom the occasion would not have been as successful.
