Mayo Medical Academy to be completed this autumn

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, this week has welcomed the news that the dean of the Mayo Medical Academy, consultant surgeon Dr Kevin Barry, has been promoted to the role of professor by NUIG. Dr Barry is the only consultant to have been appointed to this role outside of the staff of Galway University Hospital. The Taoiseach also said this week that the €2.2 million project which will house the academy on a permanent basis is expected to be completed within the next two months.

Get your boots on for the Foxford Walking Festival

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Whether you are an experienced hill walker or someone who just enjoys a casual stroll, Foxford is the place to be next weekend. Foxford Walking Festival takes place on Saturday August 29 and Sunday August 30, with this year’s festival coinciding with Foxford Riverfest which will provide a wide range of entertainment over the weekend. The Walking Festival comprises six organised walks led by experienced leaders. The walks are graded hard, moderate and easy to suit all levels of fitness. Appropriate clothing and footwear is, however, required.

CRC FM celebrates twenty years with big day out in The Mall

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

To celebrate 20 years of broadcasting from the county town, CRCfm, in association with Green Room Bookings, will host a massive free family day and artisan food festival on The Mall in Castlebar this Sunday August 23, followed by an evening of quality blues music. Johnny Gallagher and the Boxtie Band, Mississippi Sheiks and Rusty Jacks will rock the Mall from 6pm until 10pm. Castlebar has been synonymous with blues music since the days of the Castlebar Blues Festival, so huge crowds are expected as the genre returns to the big stage on The Mall.

The Bonamh Market is coming back to Rush Street

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

After the success of last year’s Bonamh Market, the traders of Rush Street are delighted to announce that it will be on again on Saturday August 22 in Rush Street, Castlebar. The event is being run in conjunction with Mayo Heritage Week and the organisers are joining up with Déanta I Maigh Eo to showcase the best of Mayo made products.

Foxford based artist's new commission opens in Clare

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Foxford-based architect and visual artist Francis Lanuza has just completed and installed his first Irish commission as an emerging artist for his healing spaces work, entitled Healing Hills. He was commissioned by HSE Limerick, to produce from his studio a work of art for its Regina House community nursing facility in Kilrush, Co Clare. Twenty seven artists applied for the commission competition, and it was awarded to Francis. Previous to this he has worked on office space planning and design for Procter and Gamble, Brussels Innovation Centre, and as a design architect in Aidea, Philippines, for a variety of architectural projects.

This new commission consists of a series of 12 healing paintings for Regina House, a HSE-run facility. The paintings incorporate Francis's knowledge of colour, form, shapes, and healing to help people in palliative care. He has previously worked on a healing centre for a former minister for health in the Philippines, who is a medical doctor and passionate promoter of complementary and natural healing called Hilot – the Philippines' answer to the Ayurveda of India.

Community Diary

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Bonamh Market
After the success of last year’s Bonamh Market in Castlebar it has been announced that the market will return to Rush Street in Castlebar tomorrow, August 22. The market will be run in conjunction with Mayo Heritage Week and Déanta I Maigh Eo to showcase the best of Mayo made products.

Taoiseach welcomes landing of fiber optic cable in Killala

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

The West of Ireland is set to become a key telecommunications and data gateway over the coming months with the construction of a new transatlantic fibre optic cable system which will have the capacity to handle up to one third of the world’s telephone calls.  This follows the installation of the Irish portion of the cable in Killala, on Friday – the first time a cable of this type has been connected to the Western region.

Mayo man wins more than €200k in Euromillions

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

A delighted man from  Mayo won Friday’s EuroMillions Match 5+1 Star prize.  He collected his fantastic €206,764,00 prize today (Monday, August 17) at National Lottery offices.

Man stabbed in late night Ballina incident

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

A man was taken to Mayo General Hospital after he was stabbed a number of times this morning in Ballina. Gardai were called to the a house in Tom Clarke Place in the town at around 4.15am last night.

Mayo apprentice Jonathan Flynn wins Medallion of Excellence in Brazil

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

Mayo apprentice, Jonathan Flynn has won a medallion of excellence representing Ireland in Plumbing and Heating at the 43rd World Skills competition in Brazil. The Medallions of Excellence were awarded for the following skills: beauty therapy, electrical installation, joinery, cabinet making, automobile technology, plumbing, plastering and dry wall and construction metal work.  The team’s individual scores all contributed to the collective 11th place of Ireland.

IWAK welcomes European Commission approval for Regional Airports Programme

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

The Chairman and Board of Ireland West Airport Knock has welcomed the decision by the European Commission in approving Ireland’s 2015-2019 Regional Airports Programme. The Programme, officially announced last week, will allow for the State to provide financial supports (State aid) to the four regional airports, including Ireland West Airport Knock, over the period 2015-2019.

Green light for IWAK State funding

Fri, Aug 14, 2015

The news that Ireland West Airport Knock has been given the green light by the European Commission for State aid under Core Airport Management Operational Expenditure (OPEX) Scheme and a Regional Airports Capital Expenditure Grant (CAPEX) has been welcomed by warmly by the Government TDs in the county.

The funding of up to €42.5 million, or 75 per cent of the requirements allowed under the scheme, will now be made available, where appropriate, to Knock Airport in accordance with the criteria set out in the 2014 EU Guidelines on State aid to airports and airlines. The formal approval permits Ireland to provide financial supports to the regional airports, under the two main schemes, up to a maximum aid intensity level of €42.5m over the period 2015 to 2019. The level of funding provided in each year of the programme will be determined on the basis of submissions from the airports, including five year business plans, and the availability of exchequer resources in any one year. In addition to the financial supports in accordance with EU State aid rules, the Exchequer will also provide financial assistance to the regional airports for those costs associated with public policy remit requirements.

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