Two day bazaar

Fri, Oct 24, 2014

Starting tomorrow Saturday, October 25 and running though to Sunday, October 26 a two day bazaar will be held in St Anne's Boxing Club, James Street Car Park, Westport. Doors will open both days at 10.30am and you’ll be able to find new and newly clothes, books, household goods and furniture. A cake sale will also take place, with new stock each day. All proceeds will help to provide meals for poor children in Moldova this winter.

Fond farewell

Fri, Oct 24, 2014

Fahy National School teacher Carol Gaughan bid a fond farewell to her students before leaving to take up the position of principal at Belmullet Senior School. Photo: Keith Heneghan/Phocus.

Petrol stretching culprits will be pursued

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

By Frances Toner
Gardaí in Mayo are investigating 86 complaints of suspected petrol contamination, received in the past four months, and are now working with Revenue’s Customs Service to have samples analysed in the State Laboratory.

Ginty demands to know where town council’s money went

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

By Colm Gannon
Ballina based Independent councillor Gerry Ginty got involved with a war of words with Mayo County Council chief executive, Peter Hynes, at the October meeting of the local authority, over financial issues.

Ballina based Independent councillor Gerry Ginty got involved with a war of words with Mayo County Council chief executive, Peter Hynes, at the October meeting of the local authority, over financial issues.

Viking grave history explored

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

Viking graves and the valuable information they can provide on Norse military expansion in western Europe will be the subject of a talk presented by the Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society on Wednesday next at GMIT Castlebar at 8pm.

Budget 2015 hailed as ‘first in a series of recovery budgets’

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

By Frances Toner
There was no surprise when Fine Gael TDs in Mayo responded extremely positively this week to Budget 2015, which has been hailed as bringing to an official end the successive years of austerity measures

Nobel prize winner speaking in Ballina today

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

By Frances Toner
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunas from Bangladesh, is speaking in Ballina today (Friday) for the inaugural International Human Rights Lecture of the Mary Robinson Centre.

Castlebar goes Rainbow bright for Social Inclusion Week

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

By Frances Toner
A group of local activists who work to raise awareness on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues, are decking Castlebar in rainbow flags to celebrate Social Inclusion Week in Mayo from October 22 to 26.

Tax relief will be given on group schemes — O’Mahony

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

By Colm Gannon
Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony said yesterday (Thursday) that he had got conformation from the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, that people on group water schemes would also be able to benefit from the tax relief, announced during this week’s Budget, against their water charges.

Man charged with alleged social welfare fraud in Castlebar

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

A 68-year-old man in Castlebar is to face 121 charges relating to alleged social welfare fraud.

Council's energy plans to be reviewed by SPC

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

Independent councillor Seamus Weir, who has been a leading adversary of the proposed GridWest project, brought forward a motion to the October meeting of Mayo County Council calling for the council to rescind its Wind Energy Strategy Plan and to review its Renewable Energy Strategy.

Community group to appeal wind farm planning decision

Fri, Oct 17, 2014

The Claremorris-Knock Wind Farm Information Group are hosting a fundraising race night in the Dalton Inn, Claremorris, on Saturday, November 22. The group are using the night as an opportunity to raise funds for an appeal to An Bord Pleanála against the granting of planning last week to three large scale wind farm projects in east Mayo.

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