Councillors lay out the case to protect GMIT Castlebar campus

Fri, Mar 10, 2017

It was the one topic that everyone wanted to have their say on and throw their support behind this week at the March meeting of Mayo County Council. The future of the GMIT campus in Castlebar has been a major topic of discussion around the county in recent weeks and it was no different inside the council chamber. Some 25 councillors spoke on the topic in a debate that lasted well over an hour, and the one strong message coming from all of those who spoke was that everything that could be done to ensure the survival and the future growth of the third level facility in the county would be done.

New BUMBLEance service available to sick children in Mayo

Fri, Mar 10, 2017

BUMBLEance, a children’s ambulance service, is celebrating the launch of the latest vehicle to join its fleet. The new children’s ambulance will service sick children and their families in the northwest of the country.

Allergan makes €42 million investment in operations

Fri, Mar 03, 2017

Allergan marked 40 successful years of business in Ireland this week confirming an additional investment of €42 million in its Irish operations in 2017. The company employs approximately 1,700 people in Ireland with the vast majority of those in its Westport plant. It also announced details of a new €50,000 Innovation Award Programme with Irish colleges around the country. 

Portwest acquires major Australian workwear business in €7.5 million deal

Fri, Mar 03, 2017

Leading Westport based clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer Portwest Limited has acquired Melbourne company Prime Mover Workwear for a sum in excess of €7.5 million. This is a significant step in Portwest’s strategic geographical expansion across the globe and similar acquisitions in other areas are anticipated. Owned by brothers Cathal, Harry and Owen Hughes, Portwest confidently expect turnover to reach €350 million by 2020, consolidating its position as the fastest growing workwear company in the world.

Gardai looking for help in finding missing man

Fri, Mar 03, 2017

Gardai in Castlebar are seeking assistance in locating a missing person, Ronnie Maloney (DOB: 29/06/76) who has been missing from Castlebar since the middle of January. Gardai have carried out numerous efforts and enquiries to date and have been unable to locate him.

Conway-Walsh shows Seanad pictures of Mayo home knocked to the ground by Pyrite

Fri, Mar 03, 2017

In the Seanad this week Senator Rose Conway-Walsh showed pictures of a Mayo home which had been destroyed by pyrite. She used the photos she received from one home owner to demonstrate the urgent need for the expert committee to finalise its report and for the Government to put a redress scheme in place.

Man killed in Keenagh road accident named

Fri, Mar 03, 2017

The man who was killed following a road traffic accident at Keenagh crossroads on Wednesday morning was named locally as Matty Merrick, a mail contractor with An Post.

GMIT history can teach us valuable lessons

Fri, Mar 03, 2017

Why should we study history? Well, frankly, history is the study of human nature, and history most definitely repeats itself. History can teach us lessons so that we are forearmed when facing situations, better informed when planning to proceed. The history of the long campaign to establish the Regional Technical College (RTC, now the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT) campus in Mayo contains, I believe, guidance on how the Castlebar based college can be rescued from those who oppose its survival.

One man killed following collision this morning

Wed, Mar 01, 2017

Gardaí in Belmullet are investigation a fatal road traffic collision which occurred this morning, Wednesday, March 1 just before 10am.

Future of GMIT in Castlebar comes into focus again

Fri, Feb 24, 2017

The news this week that five courses at the Castlebar campus of GMIT are to be pulled has been greeted with shock and dismay in the county. On Monday afternoon staff at the college and elected officials in the county were told of the plans to cut the courses in Digital Media and Society, Sustainable Building Technology, Business with Administration and ICT, and heritage related programmes, History and Geography, Culture and the Environment.

Kenny to remain on as Taoiseach for now

Fri, Feb 24, 2017

After one of the most testing weeks in his tenure as Taoiseach and indeed leader of the Fine Gael party, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that he will outline his plans for his departure from the leadership of his party once he completes his trip to the United States over the St Patrick's Day holidays. Mr Kenny will be in Washington DC on Wednesday March 15 and Thursday March 16, with his meeting with US President Donald Trump scheduled for Thursday March 16.

Food tourism seminar for Ballina

Fri, Feb 24, 2017

MayoNorth.ie and Ballina Chamber are hosting a food tourism seminar in the Great National Hotel Ballina, on Tuesday March 28 at 9.30am, and are inviting all types of food businesses in Mayo and west Sligo to attend. The seminar and networking event, proudly supported by Michael Carr Foods, Ballina Chamber, Bunzl McLaughlin and the Great National Hotel Ballina is part of a drive to highlight and develop the food offering locally, and to emphasise the significant value to the hospitality and food industries of food tourism, and the importance of using local ingredients to convey a sense of “place on a plate”, by offering fresh, locally sourced, seasonal food. Recent research conducted on behalf of Failte Ireland showed that holidaymakers in Ireland spend close to €2 billion annually on food and drink during their stay.

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