Funding boost for Ballina Fringe Festival
Fri, Nov 29, 2019
Fine Gael Senator Michelle Mulherin has welcomed €13,743.23 in LEADER funding for Ballina Fringe Festival.
Read more ...News in Brief from around Mayo
Fri, Nov 29, 2019
News in Breif from around the county
Council budget meeting to reconvene on Monday
Local Mayo business brings home the gold!
Fri, Nov 22, 2019
A new local based business has achieved a quality mark signifying it meets the highest standards of service and trust. LMK Skin was awarded the coveted All-Ireland Lifestyle Leader in Aesthetics Business All-Star accreditation.
Read more ...€6.5 million for three landmark Mayo projects
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
Three Mayo projects are set to see an investment of €6,481,502 between them under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund - following an announcement made this week by Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring.
Read more ...No increase in Mayo drug unit personnel over eight years – Calleary
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo, Dara Calleary, has said that Garda resources in Mayo aimed at tackling drug use have been neglected - as the drug unit in the division has the same number of personnel today as it did in 2011.
Read more ...Saoirse McHugh to speak at United Against Racism launch night
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
The Mayo Branch of United Against Racism will have its official launch night on Tuesday, November 19, at 8pm in the Ivy Tower Hotel, Castlebar.
Read more ...Eight years and still waiting - no extension approved for emergency department at MUH - Chambers
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
Fianna Fail TD for Mayo, Lisa Chambers, has hit out at what she says is the government's failure to approve a much-needed extension to the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital.
Read more ...Mayo native Norah Patten shortlisted for An Post Irish Book Awards
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
The shortlist for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2019 features Mayo native Norah Patten for her book ‘Shooting for the Stars – My Journey to Become Ireland’s First Astronaut’.
Read more ...Inspirational Mayo local shortlisted for prestigious awards
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
Following a nationwide search to uncover Ireland’s most inspirational people, Sophia Shally, aged 15, from Westport, is celebrating after being named as a finalist in the inaugural Gala Retail and Sunday Independent Inspiration Awards.
Read more ...New Tidy Towns flower display launched in Ballinrobe
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
Ballinrobe’s Tidy Towns organisation recently launched a new flower display in front of the local Garda station.
Read more ...New documentary captures life in Straide
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
A remarkable snapshot of Straide community has been captured on a one-hour documentary film sponsored by the Straide Pride of Place Committee.
Read more ...Lahardane gets ready to Shine a Light
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
The community of Lahardane is getting ready to shine a little bit more light on their picturesque village at the foot of Nephin this Christmas.
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