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Ireland West Airport has welcomed the announcement by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD, that funding to the amount of €504,750 from the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport has been approved for Capital expenditure (CAPEX) projects.

Castlebar will officially become a University town on April 1, 2022, following the announcement this week of the new name for the technological university in the region and its expected starting date, by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD.

Castlebar Chamber of Commerce launched its new website, castlebarchamber.com last week. The launch has been described as a milestone in the development and progression of the town.

The initial project approval for an expansion of Ballyhaunis Community School has been welcomed by local politicians.

There has been a warm welcome to the announcement of the designation of Technological University for the West and North West, which will take in GMIT (including its campus in Castlebar), IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT.

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Alan Dillon, has called on Mayo County Council to include supporting the provision of student accommodation in the draft Mayo County Development Plan before it is finalised. Last week, the Dept of Housing, Local Government and Heritage issued a circular to all Local Authority Chief Executives. The circular pointed to the critical need for purpose-built student accommodation to be available to meet the needs of students in higher and further education.

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Alan Dillon, has welcomed the commitment from Sports and Gaeltacht Minister, Jack Chambers TD, about the expansion of gteic digital hubs in Mayo.

There was positive news for Mayo this week in attracting new industries to the county, with confirmation that the IDA have commenced the process of evaluating suitable site options in Castlebar, while the IDA have appointed an engineering firm to undertake detailed technical due diligence, review the master plan design and submit a Stage 1 Infrastructure Planning application for the 10.6 hectares proposed industrial park at Sligo Road, Ballina.

40,000 homes to be delivered annually as outlined at Fine Gael Ard Fheis

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Alan Dillon, has welcomed confirmation of apprenticeship funding worth over half a million euro from Further and Higher Education Minister, Simon Harris TD.