Order of Malta pilgrimage

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

The annual Order of Malta pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from Friday May 1 to Wednesday May 6, departing and returning from Ireland West Airport Knock. More details are available from John Egan (087) 2515422 or Michael Rattigan (087) 2929372. Early booking is advised.

Jimmyball fundraising fun day in Ballina

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

This family fun day out will remember Jimmy and Anne Moran and will take place tomorrow, February 7, from 1pm to 4pm in Scoil Padraig, Market Square, Ballina. The event will then move to Ballina Sports and Leisure Centre at 5.30pm, where there will be a legends basketball exhibition game. The event will wrap up in Ballina Rugby Club where there will be a celebration of music from 9pm. All donations and proceeds will go to Cancer Care West, Ballina Order of Malta, and Scoil Padraig, Ballina.

Clann Machua, Kiltimagh

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

Clann Machua Drama Group are busy rehearsing for their production of Conversations on a Homecoming, which they will present in the Town Hall Theatre in Kiltimagh from Thursday February 19 to Saturday February 21. This classic Tom Murphy play was written in 1985 and celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The drama is set in a pub in a small town in east Galway.

Young quiz champions

Fri, Feb 06, 2015

Young quiz champions Thomas Kean, Mike Heaney, Thomas McCormack and Cian Quinn, from Claremorris Boys NS, were the proud winners in their category and collected The Hugh Dawson Memorial Shield at the recent Claremorris Credit Union Quiz. Also photographed are Martina Gormley, Claremorris Credit Union, and Mark Loftus, principal, Claremorris Boys NS. Photo: Michael Donnelly.

Major jobs boost as HSE to fill posts across county

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

There was a major boost for Mayo on the jobs front yesterday evening (Thursday) with news that the HSE is to fill 106 posts across the county.

Mulherin’s office hit in arson attack

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

The constituency office of Mayo Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin on John Street in Ballina had a petrol bomb thrown through its front window on Tuesday just after 7pm. One unit of the Mayo County Fire Service attended the scene and brought the blaze under control and minimal damage was caused to the office, mostly as a result of smoke.

Holocaust survivor tells his story to Foxford students

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

The students of St Joseph’s Secondary School, Foxford, got a chilling lesson on the horrors of the Nazi regime yesterday (Thursday) when Irish based Holocaust survivor, Tomi Reichental, travelled to Mayo to share his experiences as a boy in the notorious concentration camp Bergen-Belson.

Anger over lack of progress on speed limit reductions

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

There was a lot of anger from councillors over the lack of progress on getting speed limit reductions imposed at sensitive locations at the West Mayo Municipal District, January meeting this week.

Visiting restrictions still in place at Mayo General

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

Visiting restrictions are still in place in Mayo General Hospital as a number of patients are displaying symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting, usually caused by Norovirus - commonly known as the winter vomiting bug.

Councillors want action on pyrite issues

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

The problem of pyrite in local authority homes is something Mayo County Council is trying to address and is pushing with the relevant Government departments it was said this week.

Survivors of child sexual abuse seek support at SHARE

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

A Castlebar based support group dedicated to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse says that it has seen an increase in the number of people contacting it for support.

Councillors demand action on Carrowholly flood defences

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

With the one year anniversary of the serious flooding that affected parts of the county, councillors from the West Mayo Municipal District have expressed their disappointment that works still have not been carried out on one of the worst affected areas in Carrowholly. Independent councillor Christy Hyland said at this week’s meeting of the municipal district: “I’ll be very honest, the people feel abandoned by this council and I can’t emphasise it strongly enough. They feel totally abandoned. They were looking out last Friday morning at 7.30am at a 5m tide, I just wonder if there was a big wind what would have happened.”

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