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The county continues to cope with dealing with the severe cold snap — many householders continue to remain isolated; without water as pipes have burst, and struggle to get to work as roads remain hazardous. The forecast for the rest of the week predicts further prolonged cold spells, with road temperatures below zero, snow, ice, and wintry showers — making it the most prolonged cold spell in Ireland since 1963.

Visitors to www.logainm.ie can now listen to sound files that have been added to 713 placenames in Mayo. Sound files in Irish and English have been added to the names of the baronies, civil parishes, and electoral districts as well as the names of some physical features.

Fine Gael leader Dep Enda Kenny has welcomed the funding provided by the Department of Community, Rural, and Gaeltacht Affairs to Mayo during 2009. In total, €61,049 has been provided to 12 beneficiaries.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary has welcomed the news that households and businesses in Ballina, Westport, Castlebar, and Ballinrobe are to benefit from a significant cut in their gas bills.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary has welcomed the news that households and businesses in Ballina, Westport, Castlebar, and Ballinrobe are to benefit from a significant cut in their gas bills.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary has welcomed the news that households and businesses in Ballina, Westport, Castlebar, and Ballinrobe are to benefit from a significant cut in their gas bills.

The death of Stoffel Vogelaar of Bohea, Liscarney, Westport, on January 2 came as a great shock to his family and friends.

Do you find products like coal and timber too heavy to carry? If so contact the Coal Man who delivers free within a 10 mile radius of Castlebar and Westport and surrounding areas. For door to door deliveries straight from their trucks to your fireplace, this is a service you cannot do without during this cold snap. Or he will leave your fuel products in your shed or garage if necessary ensuring you don’t have to do any of the heavy lifting.

Ballintubber man Tony Duffy was handed the job of Mayo minor manager for 2010 at the county board meeting this week. County secretary Seán Feeney told the delegates at the meeting: “I would like to thank the other candidates for their interest in the position, it was a tough decision, but we feel that we have picked the strongest possible team for the job.” Feeney also confirmed that Duffy’s appointment was for an initial period of one year. The other candidates for the post were Louisburgh’s Pádraic Walsh, Donal Touhy from Bonniconlon, and Westport’s George Golden, to whom Feeney apologised to for finding out they did not get the job through the press, saying “it was supposed to be kept confidential.”

The ever popular Westport 5K which fell foul to the weather has been refixed for Sunday, February 7. The event which takes in the final round of the 2009 Mayo Athletic Club, Vodafone, C and C Cellular road race league will get under way at 2pm in the west Mayo town. The race will be held over a flat accurate course on the streets of the town. Entries for the race will be taken in the dressing rooms at the sports centre beside Westport Athletic Club’s track from 12.30pm on the day of the event. There will be refreshments served at Hotel Westport where the race finishes and the prize giving will take place there also from 3.30pm. There will be prizes in the men’s category for the first three finishers overall, first three over 40s, first three over 50s, and the first junior u19. In the women’s section of the road race league there will also be a prize for the first three overall finishers, first three over 35s, first three over 45s, and first junior. There will also be a prize for the best team from the four Mayo Fit4Life group on the race. Entry for the event costs €15, and there will also be a presentation of the Irish Runner most improved athlete award for 2009.