Mayo tourism to benefit from American TV coverage

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Images of Mayo will be beamed into the homes of millions of Americans next spring, courtesy of Tourism Ireland. Filming for two different TV shows took place here recently, when Irish-American sisters and TV personalities Catie Keogh and Colleen Kelly – both based in Chicago visited with their crews.

The sisters were here to shoot two programmes around The Gathering Ireland, which will air in spring 2013. Catie is the host and executive producer of the popular show 24/7 Chicago on NBC. Her sister Colleen will front a brand new programme called Family Travel with Colleen Kelly, due to air in 2013 on the Public Broadcasting Service, a non-profit public TV network with about 350 member stations right across the US.

€920,000 for Westport Town Hall project

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Mayo TD and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring has announced funding of €920,000 from Fáilte Ireland to develop Westport Town Hall in what he described as a breakthrough for the project.

Mayo County Council advises householders and businesses to prepare now for winter weather

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

While the weather last winter was not as severe as the weather at the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, Mayo County Council this week has taken the opportunity of advising the public to make preparations for winter weather over the next number of months. These preparations will help people to cope if the weather this winter is severe. In order to avoid personal hardship and damage to your home or business premises, Mayo County Council wishes to advise householders and businesses to make the following preparations:

Barrett calls for Curradrish Path

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Cllr Harry Barrett has written to the town manager to provide a public path for the families living along the Curradrish Road, Castlebar. Barrett is fearful of an accident as people are forced to walk on the road to access the town path system. Barrett states, "I am calling yet again for this stretch of path to be provided for the families living along the Curradrish Road. The families living on this road are in the urban area and are as entitled to a path as any other community living in town. I will put this issue as a notice of motion for the next meeting of the council and I expect it to be supported. In the meantime, I will ask that a temporary verge dressing be applied, that the scrub is taken away, and that a temporary surface dressing is applied to allow a safer walkway for people.”

New biography of Enda Kenny to be launched tonight

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

RTE’s Sean O’Rourke will visit Mayo next Friday, November 2, to launch a new political biography of Taoiseach Enda Kenny. The presenter of the RTE radio and television programmes, News At One and The Week in Politics, will be in the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, at 6pm to launch the new book entitled Enda Kenny The Unlikely Taoiseach. The book is written by political journalist John Downing and published by Paperweight Publications. It tells the story of Enda Kenny’s 36-year-long political journey from Castlebar to Government Buildings, and his 10-year campaign to successfully overcome reverses, doubts, slights and an outright party mutiny, to become Taoiseach in March 2011.

Plain clothed Gardaí to patrol Castlebar streets to identify young thugs

Fri, Oct 26, 2012

Gardaí in Castlebar are going to patrol the streets in plain clothes to try to identify the thugs who are harassing children and teenagers on a daily basis.

Fundraising fashion show

Fri, Oct 26, 2012

Castlebar Pantomime will hold a fundraising fashion show in the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar on Thursday November 1 at 8.30pm.

Mayo Rape Crisis Centre

Fri, Oct 26, 2012

Mayo Rape Crisis Centre would like to invite everyone to join them in Mulroy’s Bar, Main Street, Castlebar on Friday October 26, at 6pm for the launch of Trish Reddington’s New York marathon fundraising challenge. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Kiltimagh one act drama festival

Fri, Oct 26, 2012

From November 2, the Kiltimagh drama festival will take place. Starts at 8pm each evening in the Town Hall Theatre, Kiltimagh. Tickets are €10 nightly, weekend festival ticket for all three nights €20. OAPs and students €5. Tickets available from Langans off licence Kiltimagh phone 094 938 1234.

Halloween party at C2 Nightclub

Fri, Oct 26, 2012

C2 Nightclub is hosting one scream of a Halloween Fancy Dress Party this bank holiday weekend on Saturday and Sunday, and with €5,000 worth of prizes up for grabs, it is guaranteed to be one frightfully fun weekend!

Halloween festival in Ballina

Fri, Oct 26, 2012

Get ready to be enlightened and frightened this Halloween in Ballina, where the mysteries of ghosts and ghouls, spooks and spirits come to life through traditions, visual art and music workshops. Also through spooky walks in the woods, legends of times past and the incredible history of Ballina. All of this will be set against a backdrop of live entertainment night in our newly opened art centre, pubs and restaurants and lots more. Further information can be accessed at www.northmayo.ie/sabhainabhainn