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After two successful years of broadcasting, Erris FM will return to the airwaves in 2010.

Funding for a number of new community improvement schemes for the Cill Chomain area was announced this week by Minister for Community, Rural, and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív, and the Minister for Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan. It is estimated that these projects will cost up to €750,000, which will be provided by several state bodies, including the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Fáilte Ireland and Mayo County Council.

The Belmullet/Erris Lions would like to thank everyone who contributed and supported to the recent food appeal.

A €339,000 extension to Coláiste Chomain, Rossport, has been announced today by Beverley Flynn TD. Deputy Flynn has received confirmation from the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe, that the Rossport College has been approved for the grant with immediate effect.

A man from Pakistan but who lives in Ballyhaunis was arrested after he drove away from Belmullet District Court after having been prosecuted for driving with no insurance and was disqualified from driving, and he was before the same court this week.

Bootcamp, Ireland’s fastest growing fitness trend, has now arrived in Erris and at 7pm on Friday October 30 at Sláinte Mhaith, health and well-being studio in Glencastle, there is a free class for anyone interested in trying out a bootcamp workout.

An investment by the Government in Ireland’s ocean energy development, through IDA Ireland, was announced this week, with significant research and development work to be undertaken at the national wave energy test site at Belmullet. If planning is obtained for the research site at Belmullet this will lead to the creation in the long term of between “500 and 600 jobs” through the harnessing of “unrivalled” wave power and the possibility that Ireland would become a lead exporter of large quantities of green electricity.

The Corrib Gas Partners have insisted that the proposed Corrib gas pipeline is safe and meets all international standards and industry best practice. Their comments were made this week following an announcement by An Bord Pleanála that it would defer its decision on the onshore pipeline. This is the third delay on the decision regarding this onshore section of the pipeline which was originally due on August 10.

A Shell to Sea campaigner gave a sworn undertaking at Ballina District Court this week that he would not partake in any protests in relation to Shell to Sea until after September 2010, when a suspended sentence which was imposed on the Glenamoy man last year would expire.

The Bangor Erris region was left reeling in shock after local businessman Frank Brogan passed away suddenly on Monday evening at his residence.