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Mayo County Council has thrown its weight behind a call to bring Fleadh Cheoil na nEireann back to Ballina in the next few years.

At their monthly meeting this week the elected members of Mayo County Council paid tribute to the Mayo senior football team in their efforts to win the All Ireland Senior Football Championship, which ultimately came up short last Saturday - and they also hit out at criticism that had been levelled at the players on social media since the game.

Pearse Street in Ballina is to become a pedestrianised street on Saturday evenings and Sundays for a trial period.

It took almost a quarter-of-an-hour and the casting vote of the new Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Michael Smyth to pass a vote at the council's July meeting which was held remotely this week.

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Mayo County Council has passed a motion submitted by independent councillor Mark Duffy calling for a seven-day bin collection service - at their June meeting this week.

The elected members of Ballina Municipal District have expressed their dismay at the recent decision by Dublin Port to suspend the freight link to Ballina and have asked the council to write to the Minister for Transport and Dublin Port on the issue.

The June meeting of the Ballina Municipal District took place this week - read what the councillors were discussing 

The elected members of Ballina Municipal District have called on the IDA to put together firm plans for sites it owns in the town.