Increase in PUP and enhanced illness benefit recipients in Mayo

Fri, Jan 07, 2022

There was a slight increase in the number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Mayo in the two weeks since December 21, according to the latest figures up to January 4.

Ballina retains Clean status in 2021 IBAL rankings

Fri, Jan 07, 2022

The final survey of 2021 by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows Ballina falling six places to 19th spot in the ranking of 40 towns and cities, but retaining its Clean status.

Dillon welcomes new round of ‘Back for Business’ support programme

Fri, Jan 07, 2022

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Alan Dillon, has welcomed the launch of the 2022 ‘Back for Business’ support programme for returning emigrants to start and develop businesses in Ireland.

Claremorris lotto players urged to check their tickets

Fri, Jan 07, 2022

The National Lottery has urged Lotto players in Claremorris to check their Lotto tickets, as a €22,872 prize from Wednesday, October 27, remains unclaimed.

Mayo property prices remained unchanged in last quarter of 2021

Fri, Jan 07, 2022

Property prices in Mayo have bucked the national trend by remaining unchanged during the last year quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report.

The Longitude Puzzle – Castlebar 1813

Fri, Jan 07, 2022

One of the greatest hazards for mariners of past centuries was getting lost at sea. One of the principal reasons for this was the difficulty of finding longitude at sea. Discovering a practical method of determining longitude at sea took several centuries. Governments, scientists, astronomers, cartographers, and others threw themselves at the problem.

The Death Penalty in County Mayo – 1805-1919

Fri, Dec 31, 2021

Much of what has been written about capital punishment in nineteenth-century Mayo has been written without reference to the significant body of records from the period. Hanging was a state enterprise, and the state kept detailed records.

A taste of history – the Clew Bay oyster

Thu, Dec 23, 2021

Oysters are on the menu in many restaurants along the Clew Bay coastline, from Mulranny to Murrisk. There is, in fact, a long history of oyster eating in the Clew Bay area and evidence from at least the second half of the nineteenth century that the native Clew Bay Oyster was a sought–after commodity as far away as London.

West Mayo councillors to hold special meeting on greenway funding

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

The Westport Municipal District will hold a special stand-alone meeting in January to consider a report on the removal of funding for the Clew Bay Greenway by the Department of Rural and Community Development.

Four sensory gardens in Mayo to receive funding

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Funding of €105,626 has been announced for four sensory gardens in locations across Mayo.

€1.9 million funding boost for Knock Airport

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Ireland West Airport has welcomed the announcement of funding of €1.9m for the airport under the Public Policy Remit Operational Expenditure Subvention (PPR-O) and Covid-19 Supplementary Support Funding Scheme.