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HopeSpace, Galway’s children’s grief service, is running a series of free public talks for parents, teachers, and all who support young people impacted by grief.

With Ballina riding high as it reaches the half way point of its 300th year celebrations, following a succession of events including the annual festival on the Moy, the Connacht Fleadh, the Mini Marathon, not to mention the visit by US President Joe Biden - and now this week - further celebrations following a series of Grade A marks in an assessment of the town by Irish Business Against Litter, Ballina has become the place to be for tourists in Mayo - according to local councillors.

Although it was not listed as an item for discussion on the agenda of the Ballina MD meeting on Wednesday last, Cllr Jarlath Munnelly advised management that talk of 200 male refugees being placed in an industrial unit in Moyvalley Retail Park in the town, would be raised by councillors in the course of proceedings.

A UK gas and oil company this week lobbied a Strategic Policy Group in Mayo County Council to support its plans to drill a potential multimillion euro offshore gas field on a site 11km from the Bellanaboy Corrib terminal in North Mayo.

A month on and Ballina is still buzzing and proud following the visit of President Biden to the north Mayo town as people can now reflect and enjoy video footage of the event going global, while looking forward to an ongoing busy calendar of events as the Ballina 300th year-long anniversary continues right throughout 2023.

Mullingar Celtic were hit for six as Melville FC advanced to the third round of the Counties Cup at Sarsfield Park last Sunday morning, a first half hat trick from Mark McConnell doing the damage, the tie over as a contest by the break.

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SIRO, the broadband network operator, this week launched its’ 100% fibre broadband network in Ballina.

A verdict of accidental death has been returned in the inquest into the deaths of the four members of the Irish Coastguard team who perished when their helicopter crashed in Blacksod Bay in March 2017.

The Westport-Dublin train service is to improve and increase its offering substantially over the next number of years as Iarnrod Eireann (IE) invests millions in expansion plans and upgrade works while looking to provide linkages to more rural areas in Mayo.