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Niall Ó Brolchain

Anti-social behaviour has gone "out of control" in some housing estates in Galway city, "particularly on the east side" of the city, and there is an urgent need for enforcement of rules and support for families.

The Civil Defence Unit in Mayo will benefit from a new four-wheel drive vehicle that will respond to emergencies and severe weather events, Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has confirmed.

Looking ahead to 2021, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin and Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development, Ciaran Cannon today announced funding of up to €100k for Mayo County Council through the Global Irish Festival Series.

The Irish Coast Guard and Water Safety Ireland are appealing to the public to be mindful of the drowning risk associated with the use of inflatable toys in open water.

In response to the Government announcement on moving to phase 2+ of Ireland’s roadmap for reopening society and business, all weekday Bus Éireann services have returned to a standard Monday to Friday frequency from Monday last June 8, while Expressway will operate a normal schedule with some minor service reductions.

The Arts Council has sent itscongratulations to seven Mayo artists who have each been awarded a €3,000 grant to help them make new and original work during the Covid-19 crisis.

Kenny's Bookshop, Liosbán Retail Park, re-opens to the public from today, Monday June 8. Access will be for a set number of customers at the same time. Strict social distancing and hygiene standards in-store will be observed.

The United Against Racism Mayo Black Lives Matter vigil that had been proposed to take place on Saturday afternoon in Castlebar, has been cancelled.

It must have been an extraordinary sight in the 1860s to see Kylemore castle rise from a bog in the heart of Connemara’s Twelve Pins, barely a decade following the devastation of the Great Famine. More than 100 men were employed, at a handsome wage of seven to 10 shillings a week, turning rough, soggy land, only good for shooting wild fowl and for fishing in its nearby lakes, into a magnificent building. Today it stands more like a palace than a castle, and is still a show-stopper on the Letterfrack road.