Castlebar councillor weighs in on fizzy drink vending machine debate

Mon, Sep 08, 2014

A Castlebar councillor has added her voice to the growing number of calls for an outright ban in schools on fizzy drink vending machines.

Last week, Minister for Education Jan O'Sullivan said she wouldn't be introducing a ban on the vending machines despite growing concerns about the rates of childhood obesity.

Preschool children get tattoos on 'belting up'

Mon, Sep 08, 2014

Preschool children in Mayo are getting tattooed as part of a new campaign to remind their parents about the importance of belting up.

Council finances cannot support property tax cut

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

Property owners will find out on Monday if they are likely to get any relief from Mayo County Council by way of a reduction in the local property tax (LPT) rate.

Ballina residents fear Christmas flood disaster

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

Residents of a Moyside neighbourhood in Ballina are weighed down with worry as they start what has become for them a dreaded countdown to Christmas.

Mayo features strongly on Sunday Times top schools list

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

A number of Mayo secondary schools are standing well up the ranks of the prestigious Sunday Times guide to the top 400 schools in the country.

Ballina’s Sean O’Donnell wins Young Farmer of the Year

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

Ballina man Sean O’Donnell scooped one of the most prized accolades in the farming sector in Ireland on Tuesday night.

Rockability queen May announces Castlebar concert

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

Ireland’s reigning queen of rockabilly, Imelda May, has announced that she will perform at The Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on December 14.

Commonage issue comes to the Taoiseach door

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

A controversial collective agreement clause in the new GLAS agri-environment scheme has seen hill farmers bring their protests to the door of the Taoiseach’s constituency office in Castlebar.

Call for council meetings to be broadcast to Mayo public

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

Members of the Mayo public may soon be able to judge for themselves how well their councillors are representing them in the council chamber, by watching them at work, live on the internet.

Ballina Councillors welcome work done on North Mayo tourism promotion

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

The elected members of the Ballina Municipal District were given a presentation this week on the progress made by in the promotion of the Mayo North area as a tourist destination.