Harkin wins second consecutive MEP of the Year award

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

Independent MEP Marian Harkin this week won her second consecutive MEP of the Year Award at a prizegiving ceremony in Brussels.

RoolaBoola children’s arts festival promises experiences to delight and excite

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

The team at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, believe we all should have access to the very best creative experiences there are. That is why they are bringing us RoolaBoola Children's Arts Festival, a festival for children aged two to 12 years, over the October Bank Holiday weekend, 26 - 29. This year RoolaBoola includes really wonderful theatre shows and arts workshops to inspire and delight young audiences.

Refurbishment of convent will not be finished before 2014

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

Councillor Margaret Adams said that she was disappointed that the refurbishment project of the former Convent of Mercy in Westport — where the town’s civic offices are planned to relocate to — will be not be completed sooner then mid-2014.

Residents being kept awake by anti social behaviour — Cllr Hyland

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

Westport town councillor Christy Hyland has hit out at how the council is dealing with antisocial behaviour in local authority houses in the town. At the town council meeting last Thursday, Cllr Hyland said: ‘This is my fifth time bringing up anti-social behaviour.”

Mayo thief gets suspended sentence and fine for pharmacy theft

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

A 62-year-old Mayo woman who had clocked up 45 previous convictions for theft related offences, received a fine and a five month suspended sentence for a theft committed at a Galway pharmacy just two days after receiving a suspended sentence in another court.

From the plains of south Mayo to the classrooms of central Europe

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

The children of Gortskehy National School located at Annefield, Hollymount, enjoy all the benefits of attending school in the beautiful pastoral landscape of the rolling plains of south Mayo, surrounded by green fields and ancient stone walls. The only sounds that punctuate the air outside are those of birds singing and cattle grazing in the surrounding pastures.

Fury that machinery used at Rockies led to bones being unearthed

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

Works being carried out at the historic Rockies site in Westport has caused outrage among concerned locals, who in a letter distributed to local representatives, outlined that they were “disturbed by the lack of respect shown to an ancestral resting place” as “human remains have been exposed and scattered about the site.”

Enjoy a free pet nutrition advice day at Petworld

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

Petworld want to help to ensure that your pet stays safe and healthy this year so they’ve brought together a carefully selected team of qualified experts for two days only. Connolly’s Red Mills is 100 per cent Irish, with over 100 years of experience. All of Connolly’s Red Mills pet food products for dogs and cats are made from the highest quality natural ingredients. Their pet foods have been developed in association with veterinary experts, and have no added artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. By joining Petworld at this event you will get specific advice for which foods your pet should have in their diet from a Red Mills nutritionist expert.

Mayo recycled with pride in 2011

Fri, Sep 28, 2012

Repak has commended Mayo for its contribution in helping to develop packaging recycling from the equivalent of 2,985 tonnes to 19,263 in 2011, and urges all householders and businesses in Mayo to continue to build on its successful track record of packaging recycling in 2012.

Thousands to make the long pilgrimage to Croke Park on Sunday

Fri, Sep 21, 2012

The flags and the bunting have been put up around the towns and villages of the county. Songs have been written and learned with gusto, while those who left the wild sod of their homeland in search of better things afar, are clutching boarding cards to come home. It can only mean one thing — Mayo is in an All Ireland final.

Mayo RNLI lifeboats launched seven times during the summer

Fri, Sep 21, 2012

This summer the two RNLI lifeboat stations in Mayo launched their lifeboats seven times. Achill Island lifeboat crew launched their all weather lifeboat four times, while Ballyglass RNLI were called out three times.

Tractors are not trucks MEP Jim Higgins tells EU Commission

Fri, Sep 21, 2012

MEP Jim Higgins has hit out at EU plans to force farmers, who own tractors capable of doing speeds of more than 40km/h, to do a vehicle test in the same way that trucks are presently tested.

Speaking at the European Parliament in Brussels, MEP Higgins said: “I have made road safety a key priority, and while I welcome some of the proposals, I made absolutely clear to Commissioner Kallas that I would not support increased red tape for farmers. Tractors should not be treated as trucks. To do this, will mean increased costs and paperwork for farmers. The proposal is off the wall.”

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