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Garda Robert McCallion, a 29-year-old native of Swinford who lost his battle for life at Beaumont Hospital Dublin on Tuesday, has been described as a “hero”.

Eircom has today confirmed to the Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council Cllr Joe Mellett that a number of payphones in east Mayo will be retained. This comes following numerous representations outlining the gravity of removing the public payphones. The service will remain at Charlestown, Bellaghy, Kiltimagh, Kilkelly, and Foxford for a further 12 months. They have also agreed to retain one of the kiosks at the courthouse in Swinford.

Soogroo Children’s Arts Festival launch

The Inishturk Island Loop Walks will be officially launched by Councillor Joe Mellett, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, on Monday April 20 at 4pm.

With the Local Elections only a couple of weeks away the candidates in each area are busy on the doorsteps putting themselves in front of the people again. With the redrawing of election boundaries causing consternation in a number of areas with areas swapping from one to another and Ballinrobe being extinguished as an electoral area in its own right, the Swinford area was one of the least affected with the transfer of Aghamore into its area from the newly expanded Claremorris area.

Catriona Ruane, the Minister for Education in the Northern Ireland Assembly, was honoured by her native county at a civic reception held in Mayo County Council offices last Friday.

The members of Mayo County Council paid tribute to the two men who were killed in a car accident outside Belmullet last weekend. Cllr Gerry Coyle led the tributes to Garda Terence Dever and Stephen Conway who lost their lives in the tragedy.

The first and second phases of the €1.5 million Tooraree housing scheme was officially launched by Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council Joe Mellett on Tuesday afternoon.

Members of the planning SPC at their meeting on Tuesday in Ballyhaunis were informed that as of May 2009, 54 affordable housing units are available for purchased in the county, with the majority of them available in the Castlebar electoral area.

The Chambers of Commerce in Mayo have joined forces in requesting a meeting with Mayo County Council to discuss commercial rates being charged across the county.