Sr Maureen Lally is the winner of Mayo Person of the Year

Fri, Jan 19, 2018

Islandeady native Sr Maureen Lally has been named the Virginia Gallagher Mayo Person of the Year for 2018 by Mayo Association Dublin. She will receive the Virginia Gallagher Award at a gala presentation ceremony, The Yew Tree Ball, in Dublin's Ballsbridge Hotel on Saturday night, February 10. The adjudicators said Sr Maureen Lally through her quiet influence, relentless positivity, and loyalty has contributed much to our native county. In the words of one prominent academic with whom she has worked: "In a world where the loud and boisterous seem to reign supreme, we acknowledge and hail the work of a humble and reserved enabler, a true champion of the people."

The citation stated: “She pioneered the Tóchar Valley Rural Community Network [TVRCN] which brought together 18 communities from Balla to Murrisk, and helped to stem the predicted decline of agriculture and rural life in the area. She had a firm belief that no community on its own can achieve as much as a network of communities working together toward shared goals. TVRCN remains a voluntary grassroots rural community network, committed to the empowerment of rural people in the development of sustainable rural communities. She humbly states that the work has been the spark that lights the fire, but not necessarily the fire itself, that community members themselves fuel the fire.

Hedge cutting working group to meet for first time

Mon, Jan 15, 2018

The first meeting of the newly set up Mayo County Council Working Group to progress a permanent formula to deal with verge trimming and overarching trees will meet tomorrow (Tuesday, January 16).

New vehicle to enable local GPs to respond to emergencies launched 

Mon, Jan 15, 2018

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, last Friday launched a new rapid response vehicle for the Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR). The Mayo ICRR rapid response vehicle, which has been donated by Renault Ireland, will enable local GPs to respond swiftly to medical emergencies. At the lanch event, ICRR volunteer GPs based in Mayo also received their defibrillators and emergency bags which have been funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development.

LPT collection rate in Mayo at 96.9 per cent last year

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

According to the most recent preliminary Local Property Tax Exchequer Receipts for 2017 the vast majority of houses in Mayo are valued at less than €150,000 by home owners in the county. The data showed that there were 59,400 properties returned for the tax and there was a compliance rate of 96.9 per cent by Mayo property owners in the county.

Mayo students setting a high standard at BT Young Scientist Competition

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Minister Michael Ring has commended participants from County Mayo whom he met on Wednesday at the BT Young Scientist Competition in the RDS, Dublin. “It was a real pleasure to meet these highly talented young people from County Mayo today in the RDS. Their projects were presented to an extremely high standard and reflected the clear talent of these young students."

Mayo Irish Community Rapid Response to take delivery of new vehicle today

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Irish Community Rapid Response (ICRR) has announced the launch of a new rapid response vehicle for Mayo which will take place today, Friday, at 2.30pm in the Westport Plaza Hotel. The launch will be carried out by Minister Michael Ring.

Operation Transformation walks in three Mayo towns on Saturday

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Thousands of people across Ireland are set to take part in the biggest ever RTÉ Operation Transformation Nationwide Walks event this weekend at more than 80 venues across the country. In Mayo there will be walks talking place in Kiltimagh, Ballinrobe, and Ballyhaunis.

EY Entrepreneur of the Year Harry Hughes keynote speaker at Claremorris Career Day

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, are invited to attend the second annual Claremorris Career Day 2018, which takes place in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, on Saturday, January 20 (11am to 2pm).

RTÉ personality Anne Doyle announced as Valentine’s Candlelight Ball guest speaker

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

Popular broadcaster Anne Doyle has been announced as the guest speaker for the 18th Annual Valentine’s Candlelight Ball which is taking place in Breaffy House Resort on Saturday, February 10 in aid of the Western Care Association. The retired RTÉ Newsreader is a proud Wexford woman who started her career in television at the national broadcaster in 1978.

Ireland West Airport records highest ever passenger numbers last year

Mon, Jan 08, 2018

Last year proved to be the busiest year on record at Ireland West Airport with passenger numbers reaching 750,000 for the first time in the airports history, surpassing the previous record of 734,000 passengers achieved in 2016.

Mayo battered by Storm Eleanor this week

Fri, Jan 05, 2018

Up to 10,000 homes and business were without power for some stage around the county due to Storm Eleanor this week, with almost all of them having it restored by Wednesday evening. A spokesperson for the ESB told the Mayo Advertiser that: "We had local crews out working from Tuesday evening to restore power and they were joined by crews from around the country from places like Dublin and Donegal to assist, and they have been working around the clock to restore power to everybody."

Disability Arts website launched by Mayo County Counci

Fri, Jan 05, 2018

Mayo County Council arts service have announced the launch of their new UPSTART website at www.mayo-upstart.ie. UPSTART is an initiative of Mayo County council arts service celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities annually in December. In an effort to document and promote the work of the UPSTART programme, Mayo County Council Arts Service has developed the UPSTART website which was designed by Brett Henning.

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