Two CCTV cameras to be installed in Westport

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Two CCTV cameras will soon be installed in Westport as part of the town’s CCTV system.

Everthing’s ready for Christmas at Totally Toys Castlebar

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Totally Toys, the wonderful toy store located at the N5 roundabout in Castlebar, is ready for the Christmas season.

Totally Babycare now open at Totally Toys

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Totally Toys has announced the opening of its new nursery department, Totally Babycare, which stocks a wide range of nursery necessities including baby chairs, buggies, travel systems, car seats, travel cots, moses baskets, bouncers, and babies toys.

Barrett urges people to check bank records

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Castlebar Labour Party town councillor Harry Barrett has urged people to check their bank records in the wake of The Central Bank report, issued recently, that named six banks that it is investigating for wrongly selling insurance products to thousands of customers. The banks have been ordered to carry out independent reviews of the sales of the payment protection insurance to find out the scale of the problem, and pay restitution. Payment protection insurance or PPI repays a loan or credit card if a person becomes sick or unemployed. Since August 2007, more than 300,000 PPI policies were sold in Ireland.

Compántas Lir presents two one-act comedies

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

On Saturday, October 27 at 8pm Compántas Lir presents two one-act comedies in Ballina Arts Centre. It's hard to know what is more important to Charlie... the birth of his first grandchild or the birth of a prize foal...and what happens when a confused senior thinks she is a chief officer in a gun run? The award-winning Clare/Galway-based Compántas Lir presents two hilarious one-act comedies with their distinct brand of comedy. With a new play by Mayo playwright Clement Shevlin a night of high comedy awaits. Tickets cost €12.50 and booking is advised.

JPC members want Westport Courthouse to remain open

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Members of Westport’s Joint Policing Committee backed a motion proposed by Councillor Myles Staunton that Westport Courthouse should not close.

Westport’s Quay school has lost 50,000 in funding

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

The Quay school in Westport is down in funding by up to €50,000 a year as a result of education cuts, and this is a typical scenario in other small schools around the country, according to Westport Fianna Fáil cumann chairman, John Meaney, who is also principal of the Quay school.

Belmullet Tidy Towns to hold information evening

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Belmullet Tidy Towns will host an information evening on the national Tidy Towns adjudication process on Monday October 22 in The Talbot Hotel function room, Barrack Street, Belmullet.

Mayo County Council honoured at Repak Awards by WEEE Ireland

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Mayo County Council was honoured at the Repak Awards during National Recycling Week last week. WEEE Ireland, the Irish compliance scheme for electrical and battery recycling, selected Mayo County Council as a recipient of its Special Merit Award and as a finalist in the WEEE Ireland Best Participating Local Authority Category for its hard work during the year and participation in the WEEE Ireland Collection Programme.

Out and Proud roadshow coming to Mayo

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

To celebrate Social Inclusion Week 2012, an exciting and colourful roadshow will be coming to Mayo. The roadshow will be in Mayo on Tuesday October 16. The Out and Proud roadshow has been organised to raise awareness of the Family Resource Centres’ Western Region LGBT Network, which provides local supports to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

The Out and Proud bus will bring an abundance of information, music, and laughter to Mayo’s family resource centres.

St Mary’s Secondary School presents The Sound of ‘Modern’ Music

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Ballina’s St Mary’s Secondary School marks the 30th anniversary of its proud tradition of musical theatre with a unique take on a classic – The Sound of ‘Modern’ Music.

Calleary calls for full restoration of AEOS and DAS

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Mayo TD Dara Calleary has spoken out on a Fianna Fáil motion calling for the Government to reverse its cuts to the Agri Options Scheme and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.

“We need clear and decisive action from the Government to support the agriculture sector, which is the engine of the economy here in Mayo and across the West of Ireland. There are 300,000 jobs in the agri-food industry alone and it contributes €24 billion to the economy,” said Deputy Calleary.

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