From paralysis to protests — real life finally mobilises people into action

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

Bad news may have been the order of the day for some time now, but this week it must be acknowledged that a definite sense of the sun peeking out through the clouds to lift our spirits is palpable.

Thanks to all who supported music video premiere

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

Dear friends,
We would like to thank all who supported and helped us during our recent video clip production in Castlebar. We had an amazing time in the Castlebar boutique Sanzio, the night club Mantra, and the Welcome Inn Lounge. We would like to thank Abbey Limousines for the limousine provided for the night club shoot. Special thanks to the Mayo Advertiser for printing our official invitation in the newspaper before the presentation night. We would like to thank all the youth there during the filming night in Mantra and outside. We would like to thank Alan Clarke (Mantra manager) for all his support during the shooting event and also CRC FM and Joohny OOsten who invited our singer for a chat on air. And now we would like to invite you all to watch the video (in case you missed the presentation night in the Welcome Inn Hotel):

Call on Mayo people to march against pension cuts along with ‘Older and Bolder’

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

Dear Editor,
It is clear that cutting Ireland’s pension bill is very much ‘on the table’ in December’s Budget so we need to make clear to the decision makers and the wider public what impact such a policy would have on older people.

Breast check screening for older women

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

Dear Editor
Re: Ms Beverly Flynn TD.

‘Halloween festivities and looming budget spell for uncertain Christmas

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

As we recover from the Bank Holiday weekend and face into Halloween festivities, spare a thought for the many participants in the Dublin Marathon on Monday last who deserve sincere congratulations for their efforts and struggles through 26 long miles of running.

Happy fourth birthday this week to the Mayo Advertiser

Fri, Oct 22, 2010

The Mayo Advertiser celebrates its fourth birthday this week and as a big thank you to all our readers, supporters, and business clients, we are throwing a party in the form of lots of competitions and giveaways for you to win. Prizes include a fabulous two night stay in the bridal suite of one of the county’s foremost four star hotels - the McWilliam Park in Claremorris (no, you don’t have to be married or getting married - just loved up); an amazing €150 hamper from Staunton’s Pharmacy in Castlebar filled with top name beauty and pampering goodies; 1,000 complimentary business cards from Halligan Print in Castlebar to help budding entrepreneurs enjoy further success; a complimentary Aveda natural hair colour and new-look cut at Petals Hair & Beauty in Westport (worth more than €80), plus a chance to win a complete new make-over as part of a glamour fashion show supported by our sister paper, the Galway Advertiser. Read our competition page inside for further details - and best of luck!

Relief for risk-takers will come from taking personal responsibility for actions

Fri, Oct 08, 2010

Apparently what we are seeing now in terms of house repossessions, company bankruptcies and one-time big business honchos being hauled before the courts for bad debts, is only the first wave in what is predicted to be a tsunami of personal financial horror stories. This is because up to now, as bad as things appeared on the outside, ducking and diving have actually been the two main activities keeping people going since the economic crisis began. What this means in real terms is that instead of facing up to debts as soon as they hit, many in trouble adopted the ‘head in the sand’ approach, shoving their problems deep under the rug that time forgot, never to be retrieved again unless under threat of a shotgun to the head.

‘Black Thursday’ breaking point can also open our eyes to new opportunities

Fri, Oct 01, 2010

The dizzying scale of Irish debt as finally revealed by the financial and state authorities yesterday will have no doubt left most of us reeling from shock and anger. Already dubbed ‘Black Thursday’, the figure of more than €35 billion now defined as the outer limits of what we must raise in order to pay off government liabilities, is staggering. The news of a further €3 billion bail-out required for AIB, that will effectively nationalise the country’s largest bank with money taken from our own National Reserve Pension Fund, can only be described as sickening. Coming one on top of the other in the face of the international markets deeming Ireland a no-confidence zone, it feels like we are just being socked in the stomach over and over again. How many more body blows can we endure?

Two-year itch factor could still make it nasty for Brian Cowen

Fri, Sep 24, 2010

The human life cycle is a strange beast that can be thrown off course by myriad factors along the way from good luck to chance meetings and unexpected times of adversity. All things being equal though it is believed that our life cycle — from the moment we are born until the moment we die — falls into seven-year cycles, with new phases occurring from ages one to seven, seven to 14, 14 to 21, 21 to 28, 28 to 35, and so on. When you think about it and apply these religious/spiritually driven beliefs to your own life, you may very well find they ring true. At age 21 you may have been a completely different person to what and who you are now, or perhaps, at age 34 or 49 this year, you are experiencing a certain restlessness that is difficult to explain, but harder again to deny. Whatever the reason, you are driven to begin another new phase in your life — this time perhaps in a completely different direction.

Changing jobs market sees entrepreneurs join the workforce

Fri, Sep 10, 2010

Supposedly a nation brimming with entrepreneurs, Ireland has for years enjoyed the benefits of clever original-thinkers who have succeeded in turning bright ideas into successful businesses both nationally and globally. The shifting sands of time however that has lobbed obstacles of all kinds into the paths of our go-ahead people from reduced credit access to upwards-only rent review policies is inspiring many borne down with the stresses and strains of keeping their companies alive to be more creative than ever. Thus it is that a new trend is emerging in entrepreneurship altering its very foundations, whereby instead of working for themselves, entrepreneurs are now working for others.

Technology is good but human contact is even better

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

The internet is over, declared pint-sized eighties pop star Prince recently, and in a fashion he may be right. Prince was refusing to hand over his latest music compilation to iTunes, which he claimed would not pay him anything for the privilege but would instead only leave his work open to piracy. If people want the newest album by Prince - and apparently many do - they will just have to buy it from source, he determined. Hurrah for Prince.

Summer 2010 - the summer we dared not be happy

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

Sad and sorry news this week with the announcement to staff at Mayo General Hospital that 150 of its temporary workers are to lose their jobs from September, while the ESB has admitted cutting off supplies to a shocking 900 households per month. Despite having already endured two years of misery since the economic crisis first took hold, this fresh new onslaught suggesting things will continue to get much worse before they get better, is enormously draining. There are some - though they are few and far between - who are happily weathering this recession well and even capitalising on it - having carefully covered their bases in time - and good for them. Indeed, 80 per cent of existing businesses in Ireland today that have managed to stay afloat and successful through these difficult times were actually set up during previous recessionary times - because, apparently, recession equals opportunity for new business.

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