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Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh has called on Mayo County Council to purchase the 1916 Rising service medal which was presented to Mayo doctor Kathleen Lynn for her role in the 1916 Rising, and is up for auction in Bray, Co Wicklow at the end of the month.

To commemorate the Decade of Centenaries, Mayo County Council’s Arts Service in partnership with the Jackie Clarke Collection, undertook an Artist in Residency programme with visual artist Margo McNulty.

With the easing of restrictions, the Jackie Clarke Collection was delighted to launch ‘Keepsakes’ on October 23 last to an eager crowd of visitors and contributors.

The first post-lockdown survey by Irish Business Against Litter shows Ballina in 13th position in the ranking of 40 areas nationwide. While the majority of towns have cleaned up over the past 12 months, litter in main cities has worsened to levels not seen in ten years. Portlaoise emerged as the cleanest town. The study found no fall-off in PPE litter across the country.

The line-up for Ballina 2023’s first live event will feature Ballina favourites folk/ trad/ pop group Billow Wood, rising star, Michael Moloney, the popular local tenor David Lynn, songstress and budding actress Fionnuala O’Boyle and Ballina’s own Drag Queen extraordinaire, Bradley Brock.

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During the past few years, a programme of special commemorative events has taken place to mark the centenary of key historical events in Irish history.

Mayo County Council’s Arts Service in partnership with the Jackie Clarke Museum, is delighted to announce the recipient of the Decade of Centenaries Artist Residency.

Ballina is again Clean to European Norms according to the final litter survey of 2019 by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL).