Festival table quiz
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
A table quiz in aid of the annual Belmullet Heritage Day will take place in McDonnell's Bar on Wednesday June 17 at 9pm.
Read more ...Castlebar Tidy Towns
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Castlebar has been selected as one of 13 towns to be shortlisted for Ireland’s Best Kept Towns Competition 2009. The next meeting of the Tidy Towns committee will be on Monday June 8 at 8pm in the TF Hotel. All are welcome.
Read more ...Castlebar Tidy Towns
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Castlebar has been selected as one of 13 towns to be shortlisted for Ireland’s Best Kept Towns Competition 2009. The next meeting of the Tidy Towns committee will be on Monday June 8 at 8pm in the TF Hotel. All are welcome.
Read more ...Election aftermath promises more excitement than campaign
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Tomorrow’s polling day marks the culmination of a three month campaign to fill our MEP and local council seats. By any standards it has been one of the dullest. Barely a proper insult traded.
Read more ...€56k for Killala welcomed — Loftus
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Mayo County Council election candidate Michael Loftus has welcomed funding of more than €56,000 to the Killala Historic Town Trail project.
Read more ...Calleary welcomes new initiatives for the unemployed
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Minister for Labour Affairs, Dara Calleary TD today has welcomed the announcement of the details of the Work Placement Programme and a pilot Short Time Working Training Programme. Both of these activation programmes, which are aimed at assisting the unemployed and those on a reduced working week, were contained in last month’s Supplementary Budget.
Minister Calleary said: “These new programmes are in addition to the 128,000 training and activation places for the unemployed already announced this year. This is a substantial increase on the approximate 66,000 places taken up last year and reflects the importance that the Government places in ensuring that that every effort is made to keep jobseekers motivated, appropriately skilled and as close to the labour market as possible. The majority of these additional places are being provided under FÁS Training Initiatives Strategy and are short courses.”
Read more ...McHale proposal could save council €3.8 million
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
A proposal from Fianna Fáil local election candidate in Mayo County Council Gerard McHale could save Mayo County Council €3.8 million over the term of the council.
Read more ...No more council houses for six to 10 years — Barrett
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
There will be no council houses built in Castlebar for the next six to 10 years, according to Labour Councillor Harry Barrett.
Read more ...No more council houses for six to 10 years — Barrett
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
There will be no council houses built in Castlebar for the next six to 10 years, according to Labour Councillor Harry Barrett.
Read more ...Civic reception for newly appointed Ballina Minister
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
A civic reception was accorded to Minister of State Dara Calleary last night (Thursday) by Ballina Town Council.
Read more ...Local authority projects offered funding lifeline from EU - Higgins
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins has confirmed that the European Union is set to announce details of a €14 billion package that will allow Ireland and other EU countries to claim 100 per cent of the cost of projects funded by the European Social Fund and the European Structural and Cohesion Funds for the years 2009 and 2010.
Read more ...Voters should protest at FF tax hikes as new levies hit home – O’Mahony
Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Pay packets have shrunk further this week as Brian Lenihan’s latest round of tax cuts hit home, with the average family now paying €7,700 more tax compared to 12 months ago, Mayo Fine Gael TD John O'Mahony said.
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