Are your ready to Relay For Life this weekend?

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

Relay For Life is a 24 hour event that celebrates the lives of cancer survivors, remembers those lost to the disease, and fights back by raising money to fund vital research and services.

Paddy Casey and Daithi to headline last festival of the summer

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

Battle for the Lake is back for a seventh year from Friday, September 29, to Sunday, October 1, and promises to be an even bigger celebration of all things Mayo. Set on the stunning Achill Island, Keel Lake will provide the perfect backdrop for a weekend of surfing, music, and fun. Nestled on the Wild Atlantic Way, combine your weekend with some of the most breathtaking scenery Ireland has to offer and head to Mayo’s best festival where family and friends gather to see some spectacular aerial displays as the riders fly through the air and of course catch some of the best Irish bands in the last festival of the summer.

National Treasures project needs objects from Mayo to tell the story of Ireland over the last hundred years

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

Public history project National Treasures is calling on the people of Mayo to submit their treasured objects to help tell the story of Irish life over the past 100 years. RTÉ and the National Museum of Ireland are currently working together to create National Treasures, a unique archive documenting how Ireland has developed using ordinary objects treasured by families across the 32 counties.

Fundraiser in Swinford this weekend

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

A fundraiser takes place this weekend in Swinford for a local man whose life changed forever after a fall at his home. John Doyle, then in his early 20s, fell on the stairs of his house, and endured life changing injuries. An expectant father at the time, John is now confined to a wheelchair and has lost the ability to speak.

He had to spend a number of years living in a local nursing home due to the lack of facilities available to meet his medical needs but thankfully those circumstances have now changed as John has been provided in recent times with a fully equipped ‘independent living’ home in the town. John’s family, friends, neighbours and local community have rallied around to try and help him in his quest to purchase a wheelchair accessible van and new technology which would enable him to communicate better.

Mayo Association Dublin launches inaugural schools’ debating competition

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

Mayo Association Dublin has announced the launch of the inaugural Mayo Association Dublin Schools’ Debating Competition this year for senior cycle students in Mayo, sponsored by MAYO.IE and in association with Bank of Ireland, Mayo.

The association has a long history of hosting debates in the 1960s and this competition will be a revitalisation of this tradition. The association believes that this competition will provide a platform to inspire and foster the next generation of effective leaders from the county.

Do you have some time to give back to youth in Ballina?

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

If you are interested in giving leadership to local teens in a voluntary capacity, why not sign up to Ballina’s Neighbourhood Youth Project. Established on Pearse Street in 1998, the youth project has provided wonderful services to local youth over the years and has, in recent times, been increasing its focus on STEM — science, technology, engineering, and maths — related initiatives.

Minister Ring proud to turn sod on new Phase 2 of Achill Experience

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, has said that the launching of Phase 2 of the Achill Experience represents a crucial development in Achill’s tourism offering. The Achill Local Area Development Company has developed a new indoor visitor attraction on Achill by converting 2,300 square feet of its head office into a visitor attraction. Phase 2 of the Achill Deserted Village project, which Minister Ring launched on Saturday, will feature the development of Boley House in the visitor centre to give visitors an insight into how families once lived and a presentation on the history of the deserted village.

Big news from panto land — the boys (and girls) are back in town

Fri, Sep 22, 2017

Some big news is coming all the way from the halls of Castlebar Pantomime. The pantomime is moving back into town with its next production of Beauty and The Beast which will take to the stage in An Sportlann, Castlebar, from January 3 to January 7.

Chairperson Antoinette Starken said they were delighted with the new venue. “We are so happy to be moving back into town with the panto. Many thanks to Castlebar Mitchells for their co-operation and support. Panto has been going through a bit of a financial crisis and it was felt we needed to strip back down our production costs and try and get ourselves back into the black. This is a make or break year for us. And with that in mind, we decided to find a venue back in town in the hope of increasing our overall audience numbers. Although we had a great set up out in Breaffy, An Sportlann will be able to give us a more intimate set up for the audience. We will have a lovely set up of 450 seats for each performance, and because of those confines we will now be staging seven performances (four evening shows and three matinees). And also moving back our dates to our usual early January dates, of Wednesday 3 to Sunday 7, should suit our audiences better. We are hoping that the people of Castlebar and Mayo will get behind the panto this year and help keep the great tradition going. We need everyone’s support.”

Councillors refuse to increase LPT for Mayo homes

Tue, Sep 12, 2017

Despite a stark warning from Peter Duggan, Head of Finance of Mayo County Council that the local authority is going to face a €5.1 million shortfall next year, the elected members of the council refused to increase the base rate of the Local Property Tax for next year.

Three killed following tragic accident near Claremorris

Mon, Sep 11, 2017

Gardaí are investigating a fatal collision involving a car and a truck on the N17 Galway to Sligo Road at Lisduff near Claremorris which took place on Monday, September 11 at approximately 12:30pm.

Ten more chances to win All Ireland Final tickets on Friday night

Wed, Aug 30, 2017

Mayo GAA are running a Friday Night bonus draw for 10 All Ireland Final tickets, the draw closes this Friday, September 8 at 10pm, with winners announced on Saturday, September 9.

Superintendent appeals for information in wake of Swinford homicide

Fri, Aug 18, 2017

Supt Tony Healy urged members of the public who may have even a small bit of information to come forward to Gardai who are investigating the suspected murder of Joe Deacy in Swinford last weekend. Supt Healy told the Mayo Advertiser yesterday afternoon: "Any little bit of information that people have can make a huge difference in an investigation." Speaking about the response from the public to date he said: "It's been really good, we are working through those and looking at CCTV footage and other things to progress the investigation."

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