Ryan calls for reinstatement of rail corridor into National Development Plan

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

The Cathaoirleach of the Roads and Transport Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) of Mayo County Council has called for the Western Rail Corridor to be reinstated into the National Development Plan.

Gardaí outline crime stats for county this year

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

At the final meeting of the Mayo County Council Joint Policing Committee (JPC) for 2021, which took place last Friday, Gardaí outlined the crime statistics in the county for the year.

Hopes of progress on N26 improvements

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

There is expected to be some good news on improving the N26 between Mount Falcon outside of Ballina and Foxford in the coming weeks.

Don't become a money mule warns Gardaí

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Gardaí in Mayo have issued a warning to young people to avoid becoming 'money mules'.

Gardaí warn public to be vigilant to scammers

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Gardaí in Mayo have urged people to not click on links or give their bank details to anyone, to avoid getting caught by scammers.

Inisturk islander celebrates 89th Christmas at home following Achill Island RNLI medical evacuation

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Inisturk islander, John O’Toole, will enjoy his 89th Christmas at home, with his wife, Mary, his children and grandchildren in the coming weeks.

Mayo man becomes first patient in Ireland to receive ground-breaking cell therapy for blood cancer

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

In a first for Ireland, a patient at St James’s Hospital in Dublin has received a cell therapy treatment for lymphoma. This is a significant development for blood cancer patients and is the first time Chimeric Antigen Receptor –T cell (CAR-T) therapy is being delivered in Ireland.

IDA submit planning for infrastructural works on Ballina site

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

IDA Ireland has submitted an application for planning to Mayo County Council for stage one infrastructural works on the proposed Ballina Business and Technology Park.

Mayo woman and group win top places at Clean Coast’s Ocean Hero Awards

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Over the past two weeks Clean Coasts have honoured winning groups, individuals, communities and businesses who have won an Ocean Hero Award for outstanding work and commitment to their coastlines and areas.

Note Waves podcast from Mayo County Council Writer In Residence

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Mayo County Council Writer in Residence, Elizabeth Reapy, recently invited fellow writers from Mayo and writers with strong links to Mayo to discuss their creative process.

The 'Irregulars' of St Gerald's College, Castlebar, 1922

Fri, Dec 17, 2021

Anyone schooled at St Gerald’s De La Salle College in Castlebar in the early to mid-1980s will know what it was like to go on a ‘Nature Walk’ on the shores of Lough Lannagh during a double science or biology class, when the weather improved in May or in September after the long summer break.

Trials of the Threshers – Castlebar Courthouse 1806

Fri, Dec 10, 2021

Picture this – imagine if this week, our attorney general and chief justice, together with our most senior and respected legal counsel, solicitors, prosecutors, and supporting officials and clerks, abandoned government buildings and the Four Courts and made their way west to Castlebar.

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