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Mayo Citizens Information Service will hold an outreach on Wednesday April 22 at the Cosgallen Office, the Enterprise Centre, Airport Road, Charlestown from 9.45am to 11.30am. The service is free and confidential and a wide range of areas are covered including consumer rights, employment rights, social welfare, taxation and disability information. For further information contact Cosgallen CDP, Charlestown on 094 925 5070.

“Rural Ireland and in particular the areas outside our main towns is dying on its feet and unless urgent action is taken immediately the whole retail sector will close in its entirety”, according to the Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Councillor Joe Mellett.

Local heart charity Croí, in partnership with HSE West Mayo Primary, Community and Continuing Care has announced details of a healthy heart day in Ballinrobe on Monday April 27.

Mayo Cancer Support Association, now in its ninth year, provides emotional support and practical help for people living with cancer, their families and friends. The services available are a wig fitting service, a bra/prosthesis fitting service and weekly support groups for cancer patients. The drop-in centre offers a professional listening service, information and professional counselling, aromatherapy, massage, reflexology and stress management. All services are free of charge and are available to family members or friends.

The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív TD has welcomed the next step in the process of decentralising his Department to Mayo.

Fine Gael Councillor Jarlath Munnelly has welcomed progress on the construction of a new town park in Killala. The Fine Gael councillor, who has been lobbying for improved facilities in the north Mayo town throughout his council term, said that construction was ongoing, and that the children’s playground would be completed very soon.

Mayo County Council senior engineer Joe Beirne gave a warning to the elected members of Mayo County Council that he couldn’t see any major roads projects starting in Mayo in the next six years. Beirne was informing the council of the roads programmes for 2009 at the council’s annual budget meeting.

The Mayo Federation ICA AGM will take place in the Mayo Suite of Hotel Westport on Tuesday April 28 at 8pm.

The people of Mayo are not getting the message when it comes to drink driving, according to local gardaí. Detections for drink driving have increased dramatically this week leaving gardaí to ponder are their messages and warnings falling on deaf ears.