Biodiversity day in Ballycroy
Fri, May 21, 2010
On Saturday May 22, Ballycroy National Park will hold a biodiversity day.
Read more ...Carers’ talk in Charlestown
Fri, May 21, 2010
The next meeting of the Widows’ Group will be held on Monday May 24 at 8.30pm in the Cosgallen office, Charlestown.
Read more ...Leader grants
Fri, May 21, 2010
The Mayo North East Leader Company will hold an information session on Leader grants in the Gateway Hotel, Swinford, on Monday May 24 at 9pm.
Read more ...Cycle challenge
Fri, May 21, 2010
Gaelforce Events, the organisers of the extremely popular Gaelforce West adventure race, are running a cycle challenge outside of Newport on June 19 and 20. The event includes a 24 hour and eight hour challenge open to soloists and teams of up to 10.
Read more ...Thefts around Mayo
Fri, May 21, 2010
The office of the Western Regional Fisheries Board in Ballyhip, Louisburgh, was entered some time between May 17 at 6pm and May 18 at 9am. A boat engine was stolen.
Read more ...Manage your cash seminar
Fri, May 21, 2010
Castlebar Chamber of Commerce is staging a ‘Managing your cash in difficult times’ seminar, sponsored by Hastings Group insurance brokers, on Thursday May 27 in the Welcome Inn Hotel at 6pm.
Read more ...Success for Castlebar entrepreneur in new TV series
Fri, May 21, 2010
Castlebar entrepreneur Caroline Joyce is in the news this week as the agency behind a new RTE series on au pairs, airing for the first time tonight.
Read more ...Islandeady does not justify N5 turn off
Fri, May 21, 2010
The proposed N5 linking Westport and Castlebar will not have a turn off for Islandeady on it because traffic movements does not justify it. At the May monthly meeting of Castlebar Electoral Area Committee it was reported that Islandeady had 800 recorded traffic movements in a survey was carried out last July, and the NRA requires 1,000 daily traffic movements to justify a turn off.
Read more ...€500,000 for Castlebar roads
Fri, May 21, 2010
Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny, TD, has welcomed the Road Works Estimates from Castlebar Town Council for 2010. A total of €585,000 has been allocated toward improvements and maintenance around the town. From this funding, approximately €216,000 will be spent on 18 locations where improvement and installation works are required.
Read more ...Fairways taken over by council
Fri, May 21, 2010
The Fairways estate in Westport is to be taken over by the town council, news which was welcomed by town councillors at their monthly meeting last Thursday.
Read more ...Work on town centre rejuvenation compared to Dad’s Army
Fri, May 21, 2010
The work being carried out on the rejuvenation of Castlebar is moving at a Dad’s Army pace according to one Castlebar town councillor.
Read more ...Rosary beads mission of hope
Fri, May 21, 2010
A Mayo school teacher has been busy distributing rosary beads to schools throughout the parish in a bid to generate hope in society. Ms Detta Molloy along with a team of volunteers have so far distributed almost 20,000 rosary beads with Rosary of Hope booklets. People are being asked to say a decade of the Rosary every day in May for their own special intention and children in particular are encouraged to take part.
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