Eircom halfway through €10 m investment in Mayo for super fast broadband

Tue, Jul 29, 2014

Eircom have announced they are halfway through a €10 million project to deliver high speed broadband to 33,000 homes and businesses throughout the county by 2016.

People Before Profit will field Mayo candidate in next election

Tue, Jul 29, 2014

Three branches of the leftist political movement, People Before Profit, have been launched in Mayo and the party hopes to field a candidate in this constituency in the next general election.

People Before Profit is a broad alliance of left wing campaign groups and organisations and the party won 14 seats nationally in the local elections in May.

Relief in sight for Ballina communities hit by water outages

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

A €5 million upgrade to water pipes in the Ballina and Knockmore area looks set to finally get the green light.

Warden on the prowl for unlicensed dogs

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

Mayo County Council has launched a major campaign to sniff out unlicensed dogs in the county.

Thousands to flock to Croagh Patrick for Reek Sunday

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

Upwards of 30,000 pilgrims are expected to flock to Croagh Patrick on Sunday for the annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage on the holy mountain. While the thousands of pilgrims make their way up the mountain, the Mayo Mountain Rescue team will be co-ordinating a massive effort on the ground to ensure that any climbers who get into difficulty on the mountain will be quickly taken off the slope.

Startling figures revealed in snapshot of Mayo’s health

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

An in depth special report on the county's health has revealed that Mayo is a blackspot for prostate cancer and diabetes and death rates from heart attacks, stroke, and breast cancer are among the highest in the country.

The figures are contained in an insightful, and in parts startling, new Irish Examiner health special, published yesterday (Thursday).

‘Golden era’ revived in Killala

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

Killala is reviving its famous marquee dances of the 1960s.

Lack of footpath in Ballycroy a major concern

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

The stand-off between a number of agencies in regard to which is responsible for putting in a footpath between Scoil Naomh Bhríde in Ballycroy and the village centre, was raised by Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh at the West Mayo Municipal District this week. Cllr Conway-Walsh called on Mayo County Council to write to the NRA to get it to provide the footpath on the busy road.

Harrowing account given of Ballyvary house fire tragedy

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

A Ballyvary woman delivered a harrowing account of her repeated attempts to save her mother-in-law from a house fire, at an inquest in Castlebar on Monday.

Pathologist Dr Fadel Bennani told the inquest that Eileen McDonnell (78) from Laughravary, Ballyvary, succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning in the fire at her home on Ballyvary on March 7 last.

North Mayo has potential to rival iconic Ring of Kerry

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

Elected representatives in Ballina Municipal District made it clear that the development of tourism in the north Mayo region will be high on their agenda over the next five years.

Initiative asks people to record dying wishes

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

A new campaign has been launched to encourage more people to record their wishes for one of life’s few absolute certainties - death.

Crafty expo for Turlough museum

Fri, Jul 25, 2014

Mayo’s talented and crafy designers and producers are holding their summer expo on Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3, in the Museum of Country Life, Turlough.

Craftworks Mayo is a network of craftmakers who produce unique, artistic, and affordable crafts, all created in the county.

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