Photography display brings New York to Castlebar
Fri, Jun 27, 2014
An insightful exhibition of photography from the streets of New York is going on display from Friday June 27 in Café Rua on New Antrim Street in Castlebar.
Read more ...New laws on binning food could reduce waste
Fri, Jun 27, 2014
A new regulation coming into effect on Tuesday could help householders in Castlebar and Ballina cut down on the thousands of euros of food that is being binned each year.
From July 1, householders in both towns will no longer be allowed to simply bin waste food.
Read more ...New Glasgow Celtic exhibition opens in Straide
Fri, Jun 27, 2014
A new exhibition exploring the strong links between one of Mayo’s greatest patriots and the birth of Glasgow Celtic Football Club has opened at the Michael Davitt Museum in Straide.
Read more ...Planning applications down but building work up in latest property figures
Fri, Jun 27, 2014
The number of home building projects started in Mayo in the first four months of 2014 has increased by a huge 206 per cent on figures from the same period in 2013.
Read more ...Woman admits Pampers theft was ‘stupid’
Fri, Jun 27, 2014
A woman with seven previous convictions for theft was before Castlebar District Court for stealing four packets of Pampers nappies and a can of Red Bull from a local shop.
Read more ...Judge calls last orders for Newport man
Fri, Jun 27, 2014
A barman has been banned from all licensed premises other than his place of work because of his unruly behaviour outside a nightclub in Castlebar.
Read more ...Cannabis whiff lands man before court
Fri, Jun 27, 2014
The whiff of cannabis from a Kilkelly man’s car landed him before the local district court last week.
Joseph O’Donnell, with an address at 44 Bar na Trimogue, Kilkelly, was stopped by gardaí on October 21 last after he was spotted using his mobile phone while driving.
Read more ...Final countdown to the Heart of Castlebar festival
Fri, Jun 27, 2014
The final countdown is underway to this year’s Heart of Castlebar family festival, which kicks off on Saturday, July 5.
Read more ...Huge cost to deal with sticky littering problem
Fri, Jun 20, 2014
Mayo County Council is forking out some €15,000 over the coming weeks to deal with the gooey mess that is gum litter on Ballina’s main thoroughfares.
Director of services in the Ballina Municipal District, Paul Benson, revealed the clean-up costs for the sticky problem at the launch of a new campaign to reduce gum litter in the north Mayo capital on Monday.
Read more ...Bertra to reopen in two weeks’ time
Fri, Jun 20, 2014
Although the prized Blue Flag is no longer flying over scenic Bertra Beach at the foot of Croagh Patrick, things are finally starting to look up again at one of the county’s favourite bathing spots.
Read more ...Changes to oil and gas licensing terms are ‘cosmetic’ — Shell to Sea
Fri, Jun 20, 2014
The announcement by Minister for Natural Resources Fergus O’Dowd this week of the details of the 2015 Atlantic Margin Oil and Gas Exploration licensing round were described as ‘cosmetic’ by Shell to Sea this week.
Read more ...Pharmacist urges parents to get advice on painkillers
Fri, Jun 20, 2014
A Mayo pharmacist has urged parents to get proper advice when it comes to giving their children medicine after new research released this week indicated that 30 per cent of parents are giving their children painkillers to help them sleep at night or on a long journey.
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