Council budget meeting set for second round

Fri, Nov 14, 2014

Despite starting their annual budget meeting at 10am last Monday morning and running until late on Monday evening the elected members of Mayo County Council will return next Monday to finalise their budget for next year. The proposed draft budget put forward by the council executive is looking for a reduction of more than seven per cent on the budget for 2014.

Children’s ward in MGH receives early Christmas gift

Fri, Nov 14, 2014

The children’s ward in Mayo General Hospital received some Christmas magic early this year, with the arrival of 480 Folens Christmas annuals this week as a part of the national donation to Children in Hospital Ireland.

Suspicious device removed from Castlebar

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Gardai in Castlebar have this afternoon (Thursday, November 13) confirmed that explosive experts from the army removed a suspicious device from a patch of waste ground near An Sportlann. Gardai had sealed off a large area of ground around An Sportlann in Castlebar after a suspicious device was found in the morning. The device was found on waste ground at the rear of the driving test centre which is located beside An Sportlann. A number of buildings in the area were evacuated as a precaution after 11am yesterday morning. The army explosives experts arrived around lunch time and by 2pm they had removed the device and brought it with them for further investigation and the cordon was lifted by the Gardai.

Superfast broadband speeds for three Mayo towns

Mon, Nov 10, 2014

Eircom has announced plans to significantly increase broadband speeds on its network in Ballina, Castlebar and Westport.

Lisa gets election green light

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

Fianna Fáil members in Castlebar say they are confident the party can win back a Dáil seat in the county town.

‘Peak season’ for burglaries as evenings get darker

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

The Mayo garda division recorded 164 burglaries in the first six months of the year.

That is according to alarm company PhoneWatch, who are reminding people to be extra vigilant in protecting their homes from burglars during the longer, darker winter evenings, which they described as ‘peak season’ for the crime.

Season of documentaries at Claremorris Film Society

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

Claremorris Film Society is hosting a series of thought-provoking documentaries this winter, in the atmospheric setting of Claremorris library, thanks to Mayo County Council and local librarian Tom Murtagh.

The next instalment in the series will be screened on Thursday, November 27.

Barnacarroll teens shine with inspirational organ donor project

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

An impressive group of teens from Barnacarroll have won national recognition for their campaign to encourage their friends and classmates to carry organ donor cards in the hopes they would then be more likely to sign-up as donors in adulthood.

Calleary warns of increases to property tax by 2016

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

A Mayo TD has warned that householders could be facing significant hikes to their property tax bill if property prices continue to recover.

Breaffy Sewerage Scheme

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

Irish Water have given the go ahead for work to begin on the €3 million Breaffy Sewerage Scheme.

Three pubs get coveted Michelin listing

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

Three popular Mayo pubs, Crockets on the Quay in Ballina, The Tavern in Murrisk and The Sheebeen in Westport, have retained their coveted listing in the Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide for 2015.

Cash strapped museum board considering its options

Fri, Nov 07, 2014

A spokesperson for the Board of the National Museum of Ireland, says it is considering a number of options to address the “serious funding challenges” it is facing.

In its latest statement on the matter, the museum group, which has a major site at Turlough, Castlebar, in the form of the Museum of Country Life, said its funding levels have fallen by 40 per cent since 2008.

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