Sinn Féin plan for 393,000 extra medical cards – Conway-Walsh

Fri, Sep 29, 2023

Mayo Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway-Walsh has outlined Sinn Féin’s multi-year plan to fix the health service, which would start with a Year 1 investment of €1.5 billion in capacity, workforce training, and cutting the cost of healthcare.

Surgical hub for the West is approved

Fri, Sep 22, 2023

The Saolta University Health Care Group and Galway University Hospitals has issued a statement welcoming the progress in developing a new surgical hub in Galway city - which will provide a significant uplift in surgical capacity in the western region.

Galway City Council has now granted planning permission for the hub and also granted permission for the provision of a new bus stop to be located adjacent to the proposed development along with 108 car-parking spaces.

Ring pleads for government support for St Brendan's Village

Fri, Sep 22, 2023

Concerns for the future of St Brendan's Village in Mulranny, which provides a home-from-home for many elderly returned Irish emigrants and older people in the community, were raised in the Dail this week by Mayo TD Michael Ring.

Redevelopment for Belmullet District Hospital

Fri, Sep 22, 2023

Minister of State Dara Calleary has confirmed that a project brief is to be prepared that will set out the redevelopment of Belmullet District Hospital. Minister Calleary received the news from the Office of the Chief Officer, Community Healthcare West, in response to representation made on the matter recently.

The Lion that roared

Fri, Sep 22, 2023

Ireland has a long history of individuals, groups, and charities assisting homeless people through charitable donations, fundraising activities, voluntary work, and the provision of accommodation. While philanthropic efforts can never solve the problem of homelessness, such endeavours have left their mark in the historical archives.

Call for new veterinary school for the West

Fri, Sep 22, 2023

MEP Maria Walsh is calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to “stop dragging his heels” on the decision for a new veterinary school in the West of Ireland.

New Dublin-Westport rail route from December

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

A new daily train service option from Dublin Heuston to Westport will offer Mayo commuters the chance to leave the capital at the later time of 7.35pm - rather than the current last train of 6.15pm - in order to get home - according to new plans by Irish Rail. Under the plan, passengers for Mayo on the 7.35pm (Dublin-Galway) train will be able to transfer at Athlone to catch the 21.08pm Athlone to Westport train, which should arrive in to Westport at around 11pm.

Council chief red-flags Ballina All-Ireland Fleadh

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

The Chief Executive of Mayo County Council has warned councillors to be careful of what they wish for with regard to a campaign to secure the All-Ireland Fleadh in Ballina for 2027, stating that the costs involved for the event would carry a two-year commitment, and would be substantial.

Friends of the Earth calls on SPC to do the research

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

Members of a Strategic Policy Committee in Mayo County Council have been asked to do the research and appraise themselves fully of the potential consequences of supporting a proposed expansion of gas exploration in North Mayo, before making any final decision on the matter.

Renewed call for Animal Welfare Officer in Mayo

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

Mayo County Council is to consider hiring an animal welfare officer for the county but first of all, parties campaigning for the creation of such a role must clearly outline the proposed funding model behind it.

Election buzz as new Dáil seat tipped for Mayo

Fri, Sep 01, 2023

The announcement on Wednesday that Mayo has been recommended for a change-up from a four-seater to a five-seater Dáil Constituency, and that county boundaries be reinstated so that up to 6,000 votes from areas of South Mayo are returned to the electoral area, has well and truly started the ball rolling on General Election campaigning around the county.

In its independent recommendations to the Oireachtas on electoral constituencies for the next Dáil, The Electoral Commission supports an increase of 14 TDs for the country, based on new Census 2022 population figures, rising from 160 to 174 Seats. In Mayo this means that come General Election 2024/25 (date yet to be announced), a fifth TD should be elected to represent the county.

The Battle for Ballinrobe Workhouse 1883-1888

Fri, Sep 01, 2023

Patrick J. Farragher was a dark-complexioned individual but was otherwise of regular features. His heavy moustache gave him a military appearance. Up to September 1879, Farragher held the lease to a farm on the Mannin Estate in Aghamore.

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