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he filling of the seven seats in the Claremorris electoral area was a straightforward enough affair in the end and it took just six counts to see it through.

Altogether 12 candidates will contest the Claremorris electoral area on May 23, including seven outgoing councillors, with seven seats to fill.

Special Olympics Ireland’s annual collection day, sponsored by eircom, will take place throughout Ireland on Friday April 26. Volunteers will be needed in Westmeath to look after the collection points in Athlone and Mullingar town centres.

Oughterard Golf Club: Oughterard is celebrating All Ireland success after winning the Irish Mixed Foursomes trophy. The Connacht champions defeated their Munster counterparts, Lisselan, by 3 - 2 at Castlerock Golf Club. In the semi-finals Oughterard scored a 3-2 win over the Ulster champions City of Derry, while Lisselan beat the Leinster champions, Clontarf, by 4-1.

The annual allowances and expenses paid to the elected members of Mayo County Council came in at just under €1.25 million for the year just gone. The €1,244,587.37 paid out was split among the 39 people who were councillors during the year. The top 10 earners collected €524,889.25 among them. The top 10 earners though does contain seven members who either retired from their seats or lost their seats in the local elections held in June last year and were entitled to gratuities for their service, as well as the two councillors who held the position of cathaoirleach during the year.

Four candidates have been selected by Fianna Fáil to contest the Local Elections this June in the Claremorris are.

Total poll: 14,949

The big loser in the shake up of the electoral area map last year was the Ballinrobe area, who have had their autonomy as an electoral area usurped and have been consumed into a newly expanded Claremorris electoral area.

The first and second phases of the €1.5 million Tooraree housing scheme was officially launched by Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council Joe Mellett on Tuesday afternoon.

There was a great sense of camaraderie at the final meeting of the Claremorris electoral area where the four sitting councillors wished each other well in the forthcoming election.