Complete 30km in 30 Days for Down Syndrome Mayo

Fri, Sep 04, 2020

Mayo Down Syndrom is inviting you to walk, cycle, run, skip or jump 30km in 30days for the month of September in order to raise funds for Down Syndrome Mayo. As a charity, they need as much support from our communities as possible.

'When it rains hard for a day or two days in Crossmolina, that is when everyone gets worried' — Cllr Loftus

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

When an orange rainfall warning was issued earlier this week, the town of Crossmolina was put on edge once again over the fear of flooding in the town.

Funding approved for cultural tourism project in Mayo Gaeltacht

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

The Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht, Catherine Martin TD and the Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and Sport, Jack Chambers TD, have announced their approval of a grant worth €501,160 in order to develop the tourism hub: Áras Scéal an Atlantaigh Fhiáin in an Eachléim in the Iorras Gaeltacht, in Mayo.

Kiltimagh reservoir to receive essential upgrade to improve supply of drinking water for local customers

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Irish Water, working in partnership with Mayo County Council, is preparing to carry out essential upgrade works to improve the quality and security of supply of drinking water for customers in the Kiltimagh area.

Hollymount's Mary to take part in first Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

The first Vhi Virtual Women’s Mini Marathon will take place from October 1 to 10. The event is replacing the annual Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon, which traditionally attracts 30,000 women from across the country to the streets of Dublin and has gone virtual this year.

Mayo Sports Partnership Covid-19 Club Small Grant Scheme open

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Sports clubs in Mayo can now apply for Covid-19 Club Small Grants of up to €1,500 through Mayo Sports Partnership.

Wild Atlantic Words literary festival postponed

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

This year’s Wild Atlantic Words literary festival has been postponed, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Funding available for Bike Week events

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Due to the postponement of Bike Week 2020 in June 2020, Mayo Sports Partnership is pleased to announce a new date for the event from September 19 to 27.

€5m to support students’ mental health and wellbeing - Dillon

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Fine Gael Deputy Alan Dillon welcomes the allocation of €5 million by Government to support students’ mental health and wellbeing, specifically €164,000 which has been allocated locally to Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology.

Commercial vacancy rate in mayo rises to 16.6%

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

The commercial vacancy rate in Mayo increased by 0.4 percentage points (pp) to 16.6% in quarter two of 2020, according to analysis in the latest GeoView Commercial Property released by GeoDirectory and EY-DKM Economic Advisory Services this week.

Host a socially distanced or virtual coffee morning and raise funds for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation is appealing to people to support this year’s Hospice Coffee Morning, together with Bewley’s.

Back-to-school season could test Ireland’s road safety once again

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

Over the past eight days six lives have been lost on Irish roads in road crashes, so in addition to complying with Covid-19 provincial directives, road safety needs to be top priority with students and parents as schools return to a new normal, according to Mayo County Council's road safety officer Noel Gibbons.

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