AIDS West to hold World AIDS Day memorial concert

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

World AIDS Day, taking place on Thursday December 1, is a day people all over the world come together to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS, encourage progress in prevention, treatment, and care, and break down the stigma and discrimination still surrounding the condition.

AIDS West will host its annual World AIDS Day Memorial Concert in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway, on Thursday December 1 at 7pm, with Bel Canto and Cois Cladaigh performing on the evening.

Be careful how you dance this Advent

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

We are one month out from Christmas, to the day, and I would like to mark it by wishing you and yours a happy Black Friday. The retailers’ fabricated start to the Christmas shopping season has already caught on in little old Ireland. The run up to Christmas no longer begins on the Church’s specified day, but instead is determined by frenzied shoppers, wound up by delighted retailers. Of course, the upside is that shoppers bag bargains, businesses take on extra employees, and extra income is regenerated as a result of the additional footfall.

Mulherin calls for fairness for farmers following EU report

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

The position of farmers in the food chain must be strengthened to ensure they get a fair return for their produce, according to Sen Michelle Mulherin.

“The weak bargaining position which the farmer currently occupies in the food supply chain and the problems that this causes for his income and the sustainability of the profession is something which I have raised on many occasions,” the Mayo Fine Gael senator said this week.

Derrywash school leads the way in road safety once again

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

A primary school in Co Mayo was the recent setting for the launch of the Junior Road Safety Officer scheme (JRSO) in Ireland and it is one of the first schools to sign up to this new initiative which captures the imagination of children while reinforcing the road safety message.

Mayo farmers under pressure as vital farm funding still not paid – Chambers

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo Lisa Chambers says hundreds of farmers across the county are being placed under increased financial pressure because essential farm payments have not been paid. New figures released to Fianna Fáil reveal that only 52% of Rural Development Plan payments have been made in the first 10 months of this year.

Ring announces funding for Trailhead development and extension of Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

Michael Ring T.D., Minister of State for Regional Economic Development at the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs yesterday (Thursday) announced the provision of funding of €34,600 for the enhancement of the Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail over two projects.

Mayo County Council advises householders and businesses to prepare for winter weather ahead

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

Mayo County Council is advising householders to take precautions to prepare for the winter weather ahead. The council has outlined a number of measures which, if taken, will help people to cope satisfactorily even if the weather gets extremely cold.

Funding announced for CLG Thuar Mhic Éadaigh

Fri, Nov 25, 2016

Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs, Seán Kyne, has sanctioned a grant of €28,200 for CLG Thuar Mhic Éadaigh to enable it to build a new skills wall.

MacHale Park in line for Rugby World Cup action in 2023

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Mayo is in with a chance of hosting international rugby if Ireland’s bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup is successful.

MacHale Park was named on Tuesday as one of the 12 Irish stadia that could potentially host Rugby World Cup matches when the IRFU launched its official bid.

The future unveiled at Congregation

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

The annual Congregation Un-conference is set to attract 100 attendees debating, discussing, and sharing their vision of the ‘The Future’ in Cong village, from Friday November 25 to Sunday November 27.

Broadband survey comes as no surprise to consumers in Mayo – Chambers

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Dep Lisa Chambers says she is unsurprised by the latest reports on broadband speeds, which have found that Mayo is one of the worst served counties in the country.

The surveys published this week revealed that seven out of 10 firms across Ireland are hampered by poor broadband.

An evening of fashion and jazz in aid of Mayo Pink Ribbon

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Mayo Pink Ribbon, the charity supporting breast cancer research, will host a soiree of fashion, food, cocktails, and jazz on Friday November 25 in Knockranny House Hotel, Westport.

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