Dillon welcomes housing project going to tender

Sat, Feb 27, 2021

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Alan Dillon, has welcomed confirmation that Phase 2 of 22 houses at Lios na Circe, Saleen, Castlebar, has now gone to tender for construction.

Creative Ireland Community Grant Scheme for heritage, arts and culture

Sat, Feb 27, 2021

Mayo County Council is pleased to announce its 2021 Creative Ireland Community Grant Scheme.

Ring pleased with further progress for Murrisk Community Water Connection

Sat, Feb 27, 2021

Michael Ring TD has welcomed further progress made in relation to Murrisk Community Water Connection.

Conway-Walsh demands urgent Government action on Green Cert shortage

Sat, Feb 27, 2021

A shortage of places on part-time and distance-learning Green Cert Courses was raised in the Dáil last Thursday by Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Further and Higher Education, Rose Conway-Walsh TD, who questioned the Minister for Agriculture and Marine, Charlie McConalogue on the issue.

Land acquisition possible this year on N84 north of Shrule

Sat, Feb 27, 2021

Fianna Fáil councillor Damien Ryan has welcomed progress taking place to improve the N84 north of Shrule. At the Roads and Transport Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) of Mayo County Council, Cllr Ryan asked for an update on the situation in regards to the N84 north of Shrule and 'that pinch point area that has been the focus of representations on a regular basis at Transport Infrastructure Ireland level', adding: "I am led to believe they may have considered that works." Responding to Cllr Ryan, head of roads for Mayo County Council, Paul Dolan, said: "On the initial TII allocation there was nothing for it, but I did contact them and they have allocated €50,000, which is to start the design and hopefully we can get on to land acquisition later this year to try and get widening the road at that section, there is an allocation now as a scheme and that should progress."

Roads SPC adopts roadside memorials policy

Sat, Feb 27, 2021

The roads and transportation Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) of Mayo County Council has adopted a proposed policy in relation to managing Roadside Memorials, in the interests of road safety.

Transatlantic cable could land in Old Head this autumn

Sat, Feb 27, 2021

The elected members of the West Mayo Municipal District were given an update on the America Europe Connect 2 subsea fibre optic cable project, which is due to land at Old Head near Louisburgh, at their February meeting this week.

O'Malley calls for water tables to be opened

Sat, Feb 27, 2021

Independent councillor Johno O'Malley has called for an immediate programme to open water tables and to clean culverts in areas, to prevent further deterioration for roads in the county. Speaking at this month's Roads and Transport Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) meeting, Cllr O'Malley said: "We have roads that have been destroyed and will have more damage done again this year, because they are not on the programme and the weather has done a lot of damage to them. But there is a thing that is not happening that should be happening, the water tables are not being opened at all - roads that are flooded are just closed off completely and people are just chancing through them; and it is because, in some places, there are pipes and in others, there are none, or in some, there are pipes and they are buried and not working. I think a programme should be put in place immediately, that any place that needs water tables opened and drained, it should be done, because otherwise, the roads will decay all together, because you know it is the water that does the real damage." Head of Roads for Mayo County Council, Paul Dolan, told Cllr O'Malley: "There is a drainage grant of €1.33 million so each municipal district has drainage money, that is where they should be spending the drainage money, in opening the likes of the water tables and improving drains and culvert access. Each district has a drainage allocation, that is where it should be."

'You cannot put a price on life' - says councillor on Breaffy speed limit report

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

The elected members of the Castlebar Municipal District are waiting to hear the observations from locals and community groups in Breaffy on a report putting forward a number of options, before they decide on what steps to take next in their pursuit of the lowering of the speed limit in the village.

Two charged in relation to Ballina cannabis seizure

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

A man and woman arrested in connection with the seizure of €80,000 worth of cannabis have been charged by Gardaí and will appear before Ballina District Court, on March 9.

Increases in women and children contacting domestic violence service in Mayo during second lockdown

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

Across the country, including County Mayo, at least 2,018 women and 550 children received support from a domestic violence service each month from September to December 2020, according to a new report called 'Tracking the Shadow Pandemic – Lockdown 2'.

Mayo hoteliers call for urgent additional supports to safeguard jobs

Fri, Feb 26, 2021

Hotel and guesthouse owners in Mayo are calling for an urgent review of business and employment supports for the hospitality sector, following the announcement at the weekend that it is unlikely to reopen before mid-summer.

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