Ballinrobe bypass a long way off

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

A bypass of Ballinrobe looks to be a long way away from happening - the elected members of the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District were told this week.

Gale days and stormy nights in county Mayo

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

Storm Arwen passed through this week, and in Murrisk at least, it kicked up less of a fuss than many of the breezy evenings we have experienced since late September.

Westport Councillors express concerns about slippage on Tidy Towns front

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

The absence of a report on the Tidy Towns result from the agenda of the November meeting of the West Mayo Municipal District, was highlighted by councillors in Westport at their monthly meeting this week.

Government must go back to the table on pyrite/mica scheme - Conway-Walsh

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

Mayo Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway-Walsh, has said that the government needs to remove the 'sliding scale' provision of the Pyrite/Mica redress scheme.

Gardaí seize €12,500 of suspected cannabis herb in Westport

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

An Garda Síochána has seized more than €12,500 worth of suspected cannabis herb following the search of a house in Westport, Co Mayo, under Operation Tara, on Tuesday November 30, 2021.

McNamara disappointed housing adaption grants ended in September

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

Achill based councillor Paul McNamara has expressed disappointment that Mayo County Council stopped issuing funding for a number of housing adoption grants this autumn after the schemes funding ran out for the year.

Walk-in Clinic in Mayo for booster vaccines for people in their 60s on Saturday

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

The Breaffy House Resort Vaccination Centre will be holding a walk-in booster vaccination clinic on Saturday for people aged 60 to 69 who have reached an interval of at least 150 days since their second dose vaccine or have an interval of at least three months since receiving the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Councillors approve Westport estates flood relief schemes

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

The elected members of the Westport Belmullet Municipal District have approved part eight planning permission for the development of a Flood Relief Scheme at Cois Abhainn and Ashwood Residential Estates, Ballinrobe Road in Westport, at their November meeting.

Visiting Update for Mayo University Hospital

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

Following new national guidance on visiting, visitors to all hospitals will be asked to produce their EU Digital Covid Certificate or HSE Covid-19 Vaccination Record or other proof of immunity at the entrance.

Society of St Vincent de Paul Annual Appeal

Fri, Dec 03, 2021

Next week, the Castlebar conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) will be posting blue envelopes to houses in the Castlebar area as part of the SVP Annual Appeal. Demand for help increased by more than 20 per cent throughout the year, and with their annual church gate collection cancelled for a second year due to the pandemic, local SVP volunteers are asking for the support of the community to continue their work of assisting people in need.

April starting date for new technological university status on Castlebar campus

Fri, Nov 26, 2021

Castlebar will officially become a University town on April 1, 2022, following the announcement this week of the new name for the technological university in the region and its expected starting date, by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD.