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A public meeting was held in Claremorris last Tuesday night to discuss the granting of planning permission by the Mayo County Council for a biopharma facility and combined heat and power plant, fueled by biomass fuels at Kilbeg, Claremorris. The application had been made by Biopharamed West Ltd and Imperative Energy for the development last February, and the council granted permission for development on March 7 this year, with 39 conditions attached. At the meeting held on Tuesday night a committee was formed and a decision was made by a majority of those in attendance to lodge an objection to the development to An Bord Pleanála.

Don’t worry about putting on extra pounds over the Christmas as The Land of The Giants Duathlon will help to burn them up. On December 29 at 10.30am the town of Claremorris will be a colour fest of runners and cyclist all aiming to complete the first ever Claremorris Duathlon.

Claremorris-based DeCare Dental Insurance is continuing to expand its business with the launch of its dental insurance service in Northern Ireland. But while DeCare may be a new name in Northern Ireland, it is not a new name in the dental insurance industry. DeCare already provides dental insurance services to over 45,000 members throughout Ireland and has been established here for over 10 years. DeCare employs over 90 people in Claremorris and a further 150 in Dublin and Cork in its dental insurance and software development companies. Worldwide, the DeCare Dental family of brands collectively support over 10 million members and employee groups and are a subsidiary of WellPoint, the largest health benefits provider in the U.S.

Claremorris Chamber of Commerce members have expressed their delight at the decision by Government, in its stimulus package, to give the go-ahead for the M17-M18 Tuam-Gort motorway.

The absence of motorised street sweeping in Claremorris was queried by local councillor Richard Finn, speaking at the December meeting of the Claremorris Area committee.

The McWilliam Park Hotel has announced the launch of its new conference brochure.

The Mayo Stages Rally, which will be based in Claremorris this coming weekend, will be worth €500,000 to the local economy according to the Claremorris Chamber of Commerce.

The Hollymount international road races took place last Sunday under the stewardship of Seán Reilly. There is always a high quality field in this race run over a course which encompasses three demanding laps to make the 10K distance in the men's race. The women's race is over 3K and was dominated by Mary Gleeson and her Mayo AC team mates. Ballina AC athletes Michelle Reynolds and her sister Ann Egan put in solid performances. They are used to much longer events but added the snappy 3K event to their repertoire.

The Industry Research and Development Group (IRDG) will hold an Enterprise Innovation Network Event at the Clayton Hotel, Galway on Tuesday 12 October from 8:30 to 11:30am.

The Industry Research and Development Group (IRDG) will hold an Enterprise Innovation Network Event at the Clayton Hotel, Galway on Tuesday 12 October from 8:30 to 11:30am.