Castlebar benefits from €1.4m BMW Regional Assembly grant

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

The fourth payment totalling €267,785 has been issued to Mayo County Council by the Border, Midland and Western (BMW) Regional Assembly towards the Castlebar town centre regeneration project. This project has revitalised Castlebar through a programme of town centre regeneration and streetscape refurbishment. Also this grant has facilitated the development of a riverside walk developing Castlebar’s amenity corridor.

Cleveland Hermit Club for Achill students

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

The itinerary for the Achill delegation travelling to Cleveland on October 10 has been finalised and will see a roller-coaster six days, the pinnacle of which will be the Annual Mayo Cleveland Ball attended by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD.

Achill adventure hub proposal gaining momentum

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

A proposal to develop an adventure hub for Achill Sound is being progressed by Comhlaht Forbartha Áitiúil (CFÁA) and includes plans for a tourism hub, a multi-purpose indoor training facility, a children’s play area, car park, retail outlet, café and audio visual facility.

Buy or sell your wedding dress at Once Loved Dress Sale

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

Calling all brides, mark Sunday October 7 in your wedding diaries, as Sell my Wedding Dress hosts it’s popuular Once Loved Dress Sale, in association with sellmyweddingdress.net

AIB hike a major blow for thousands of Mayo homeowners

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

Thousands of hard pressed mortgage holders in Mayo have been hit with yet another blow following the news that AIB is to hike up its mortgage interest rate by another 0.5 per cent. Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has said the decision is further evidence that the banks and the Government have completely abandoned fraught mortgage holders.

Buy or sell your wedding dress at Once Loved Dress Sale

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

Calling all brides, mark Sunday October 7 in your wedding diaries, as Sell my Wedding Dress hosts it’s popuular Once Loved Dress Sale, in association with sellmyweddingdress.net

The ‘working poor’ must fight back on child benefit

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

Proposals to cut child benefit will push families further into poverty according to Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh.

Install a smoke alarm this Fire Safety Week

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

The Mayo.ie photo competition is now in its final month and has attracted a wonderful response. Entries included photos of Smurfs on top of Croagh Patrick (maybe they were actually blue with the cold), amazing scenic shots from the length and breadth of County Mayo and beyond, and some highly unusual photographic compositions.

Council to loose out on €641k funding despite reaching targets

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

Despite having a collection rate for the Household Charge in excess of what the Department of Environment have said is needed in order to avoid any cuts in the 2012 Local Government fund, Mayo County Council is still going to be down €641,589 on its allocated funding this year.

Calleary welcomes Coveney climb-down on AEOS

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed the Government’s climb-down on the Agri-Environment Options Scheme, but has expressed his disappointment that funding for the new scheme has been significantly cut.

Magical Mayo calendar - supporting Pieta House

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

A beautiful calendar which supports the work of Pieta House and contains striking images of Mayo will be launched on October 15 by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny in the Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar at 7pm.

Welcome for assurances over payments to health insurance companies

Fri, Oct 05, 2012

Mayo Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony, has received assurances from the Minister for Health, Dr James O’Reilly, that a number of measures have been put in place to allow public hospitals such as Mayo General avail of quicker payment by health insurance companies.

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