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Ballina councillor Mark Duffy has called on Mayo County Council to cover over an open section of a stream located at the green area of the Moyvale housing estate in the town.

Independent Ballina councillor Mark Duffy put forward a notice of motion at the April meeting of the Ballina Municipal District calling for a 300 meter extension of the footpath on the Killala road in Ballina to Oaklawn housing estate; and also, in time, allowing it to connect up with the proposed new Culleens National School.

It is imperative to the connectivity of Ballina to other major towns in the county - that the N26 from Mount Falcon to Foxford and then on to Ballyvary to join up with the new N5 Castlebar to Westport - gets put back on the agenda - a number of councillors said this week.

Catch up with what was discussed at the latest Ballina Municipal District meeting

One councillor declared the declaration of a climate and biodiversity emergency last month by Mayo County Council as “tantamount to terrorism.”

North West SPCA in Mayo is to receive €12,000 in funding from Mayo County Council as a result of a long discussion on animal welfare that took up much of the December meeting of the council this week, with everything from dog-breeding, dog-abandoning, sheep worrying, goats eating up gardens and cruelty to horses being highlighted by councillors.

The Mayo Draft County Development Plan 2021-2027 is to go on public display in the next few weeks until early March and the public is being encouraged to get involved and have their say on how they wish the county to develop.

What does a sailor, scientist and Ireland’s potential first astronaut have in common? They are three of the 2020 Ten Outstanding Young People in Mayo, according to Junior Chamber Ireland.

Westport United will look to shake off the disappointment of being knocked out of the FAI Junior Cup last weekend when on Sunday they host Tuam Celtic in the fifth round of the Connacht Cup in United Park.

Mayo County Council paid tribute to the late Jack Charlton at its July monthly meeting on Monday last.