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With less than four weeks to go to what will be the 103rd Claremorris Agriculture Show and Trade Fair on August Bank Holiday Sunday 6th, major plans are being put in place by the Show committee and volunteers to ensure that this year's event will be one of the most successful in its long and proud history, embracing the modern with the traditional in what is an annual family and community gathering at the Claremorris Athletic grounds - still known locally as the Racecourse or indeed the Showgrounds.

Councillors in the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District have asked that action be taken by the council on a bridge on the Claremorris to Kiltimagh road that crosses an old railway line at Drumeen.

The need for CCTV in towns in the county was raised at two different municipal district monthly meetings this week. The issue of some CCTV cameras not operating in Westport was raised at the West Mayo Municipal District, while at the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District, a call was made for the installation of CCTV in Claremorris town to curb anti-social behaviour.

In 1940, Shantalla was just green fields with an occasional farmhouse. A decade later, it was a sprawling housing estate with a large young population. They were slowly developing a sense of community, but sadly, they had no facilities such as parks or pitches to play games on.

What was said at the June meeting of the Claremorris Municipal District?

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Sinn Féin's Charlestown based councillor, Gerry Murray, was elected to the position of Cathaoirleach of the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District at the district's AGM, which took place in the Cultural Centre in Swinford on Wednesday.

The Claremorris Agricultural Show Committee is once again gearing up for the annual show this weekend on Sunday August 4 – the 101st agricultural show to be held in Claremorris – and now one of Connacht's premier shows.

The elected members of the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District have approved the extinguishing of two rights of way along the N17 to pave the way for the construction of a new bridge at the Lisduff junction.

After all the counting was said and done in the local elections, just like five years ago, the Independent councillors elected now hold the balance of power in the council chamber.