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Mayo TD Beverley Flynn, has welcomed the assurances of the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, that frontline care services will not be reduced regardless of the cutbacks in HSE services.

The second show in TG4’s popular summer entertainment series Féilte features Achill Island on Thursday July 22 at 8.30pm.

Tony Joyce of O’Donnellan & Joyce Auctioneers has recently brought to the market a very attractive two bedroom townhouse located in the popular residential development at Laurel Park, Newcastle.

An official report on the prejudices of Irish people towards Travellers written by Westport author and priest, Fr Michael McGreil was launched by a Government Minister this week.

An Irish American fund has generously donated monies to help develop learning facilities at Mayo schools.

Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD has questioned the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe, TD, about the level of activity in County Mayo by the Industrial Development Authority. The information provided demonstrates that a total of 343 new jobs have been created by IDA supported companies in the county from 2007 to 2009. On the other hand, only eight site visits took place in the county over the same three year period which works out at fewer than three site visits per year. A total of 19 companies in the county are supported by the IDA employing a total of 2,992 people in permanent employment with a further 498 people in temporary and contract employment.

It is a myth that politicians get three months summer holidays, as even though the Dail met for the last time this week TDs and senators are scheduled to attend a total of 88 meetings over the holiday season. According to a Government press release at the start of the ‘Silly Season’ this month, Oireachtas Committees will in fact continue to be extremely active during this Dáil and Seanad recess.

Thirteen swimmers, triathletes and lifeguards are taking part in intensive training for a charity swim from the Aran Islands to Doolin in Co Clare.

Changing personnel is what it’s all about these days as new cathaoirlaigh, mayors, managers, etc, are appointed to various public, sporting, and management bodies in our midst. Changing name plaques on doors or editing job titles to suit new responsibilities will not really cut it though in solving the many issues now facing us if the people appointed to positions of high authority are not also leaders themselves. Leadership, after all, is the essence of our existence. Most of us choose to live by copying others, but those rare heroes and heroines whose modus operandi is to blaze a trail that we all want to follow — these are the people we are truly seeking out — especially now that a proper sense of direction so eludes us.

Fine Gael Longford/ Westmeath Senator Nicky McFadden has called for funding to be provided for a lifeboat service on Lough Ree, the second largest lake on the Shannon, in order to help save lives and combat accidents on the lake.