Ballina to bid for historic 2016 All-Ireland Fleadh

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

The Moy Valley branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Éireann is to make a bid to have the All-Ireland Fleadh staged in Ballina in 2016.

Funding of €120,000 for heritage town Westport

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

As part of being one of three towns selected nationwide as a heritage demonstration town, Westport will receive €120,000 this year to develop the pilot project.

According to town architect Simon Wall, €80,000 will be spent on capital projects and €30,000 on promotion. Mr Wall said that the council is working alongside the Clew Bay Heritage Centre, the Westport Historical Society, Westport House, the county council heritage officer and county archaeologist to draw up some plans.

Two thousand attend Mayo tourism promotion in Manchester

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

A Mayo tourism weekend promoting the 270 forthcoming Gathering events in the west of Ireland has been hailed as a resounding success by organisers. The weekend was staged during this year’s opening weekend for the 2013 Manchester Irish Festival, which is Europe’s biggest Irish festival with some 200 events staged during its 10 day festival (www.manchesteririshfestival.co.uk). Tickets for a series of concerts and plays sold out in advance and it attracted more than 2,000 visitors.

Mayo branch of TUI launches survey results

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

The Mayo branch of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland has launched a new member satisfaction survey results document, which is the first of its kind to be produced in Ireland.

Presenting the results at the launch, chairperson of Mayo branch TUI and Davitt College teacher Aidan Brogan said that the survey revealed some very interesting results. “Twenty two per cent of TUI members have more than five years’ experience but do not have a contract and younger staff are doing multiple jobs that they are not being compensated for.” He added: “While we received a very generous 70 per cent respond rate for this survey and 87 per cent of respondents suggested a need for the union, there were other results that raise concern. Sixteen per cent of respondents have no idea of what TUI Mayo does, and 60 per cent expressed having only a vague understanding of what TUI does.”

Mayo escorts required for 2013 Rose of Tralee Gathering

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Every Mayo man, at some stage in his life, has considered becoming an escort at the Rose of Tralee International Festival and this year is no different. The deadline to find this year’s 32 men who are the salt of the earth is fast approaching with an opportunity to win a prize valued at €5,000 from Newbridge Silverware, the lead sponsor of the festival.

Aspiring Mayo men from all walks of life are encouraged to download an application form now from www.roseoftralee.ie, to secure a chance of being there with a Rose at the festival from August 14 to 20.

Today FM’s Louise Duffy calls for teams for ‘Four Peaks Challenge’

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Today FM presenter Louise Duffy has called on teams to join Focus Ireland’s Four Peaks Challenge which aims to raise €300,000 by over 600 people climbing the highest peak in each of the four provinces over one weekend in June.

Watch the sunrise from Connacht’s Highest Mountain

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Mayo's Mweelrea mountain has been selected as one of 10 Irish mountain locations to feature in the 2013 Sunrise Summit Challenge, taking place on April 14. Hikers, adventurers and families of all levels of experience are invited to take part in the Irish Red Cross charity event in which they will hike through the early morning darkness, reaching the mountain summit in time to watch the sunrise over Connacht.

Ballina Good Friday clean up seeks volunteers

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

A Good Friday clean up will take place in Ballina on March 29 from 12 noon until 1pm. Local residents are called on to get involved, clean your street.

Autojumble in Ballyglass

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Ballyglass Heritage Club annual Autojumble and Auction on Sunday March 24 at Malone's Ballyglass from 11am.

Usual classic cars, tractor and truck dealers in attendance. Auction entries by 11 am, for more info contact Patsy on 087 212 3260.

Revamped scholarship scheme to benefit 16 Erris students

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Sixteen students from Erris will be awarded scholarships this year under the revamped Corrib Natural Gas Third-Level Scholarship scheme, which has been extended for another two years.

Leaving Cert oral French and Spanish courses at Mayo Education Centre

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

The Learning Curve Institute will again deliver its highly popular Leaving Cert French and Spanish oral courses on in Mayo Education Centre, Castlebar during the Easter holidays.

Liam Printer, Head of Language Department at the Institute, has developed a multi-platform approach to language learning and revision for the Leaving Certificate, based on small class sizes and innovative language learning methods.

Two Mayo students are finalists in national writing competition

Fri, Mar 22, 2013

Siobhan Halligan (second year, Mount St Michael Secondary School, Claremorris) and Catherine King (second year, Jesus and Mary Secondary School, Crossmolina) are both finalists in the 2013 John West Fantasy Writing Competition – and they are competing against each other in the same category. It is an impressive achievement for both girls as the competition attracted more than 11,000 entries this year.

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