Men on the Move health information night

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Registration and health information night, including screening, will be held in Ballina FRC on Monday September 17 at 6.30pm. For more information please call Shirley at 096 75573

Re-skill into business, employment or for enjoyment

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Are you looking for new and exciting challenges? Taking a FETAC accredited training course could be your answer.

The Garden School offering a number of autumn courses

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

The Garden School offers courses in horticulture and gardening and is an approved exam centre for Royal Horticultural Society Qualifications.

Autumn offers with the Irish Ambulance Training Institute

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

The Irish Ambulance Training Institute, an award winning national training institute headquartered in Ballybrit, Galway, is offering a wide range of courses over the coming months to those who wish to pursue a career in the healthcare sector. The institute has a long history of delivering courses in the first aid and emergency care fields and also offers an expansive range of FETAC accredited courses for those working as or seeking employment as healthcare assistants. The institute is offering the most comprehensive range of healthcare training courses available nationwide.

Creative writing night classes back at GMIT Castlebar

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

A new course of night classes in creative writing will commence in GMIT Castlebar in mid-September. The course runs on Tuesday nights for 12 weeks commencing Tuesday, September 25, and each class lasts two hours. The classes will suit beginners and improvers.

A career in sports therapy

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

The Institute of Massage and Sports Therapy Ltd was founded in 1998 with the aim of providing internationally recognised qualifications in sports therapy. The institute recognised the need for therapists who were trained specifically in the treatment, management, and rehabilitation of sports injuries. It specialises in diploma courses in anatomy and physiology, sports and holistic massage, reflexology, and sports injury therapy.

Train to become a fitness professional

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Would you like to change profession or give yourself the opportunity to increase your income? Do you have an interest in the fitness industry? If you have answered yes to the above questions then read on.

Litton Lane Training programmes are carefully tailored to give jobseekers and those wishing to up-skill new marketable skills to compete for jobs in the fitness industry, working in a gym or as your own boss, in Ireland or abroad. Litton Lane courses are ITEC accredited and internationally recognised.

From Loughanemon to the All-Ireland Fleadh

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Three pupils from Gaelscoil de Búrca Claremorris made it through stiff competition to qualify recently for the All-Ireland Fleadh Irish Speaking Competition held in Cavan at the end of August.

Students call for legislation to combat cyberbullying

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Social networking sites can be a “hostile environment” where bullying is rife, according to the chairman of Dáil na nÓg in Mayo.

Arrogance, lies and vendettas alleged in Sacred Heart Hospital row

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

There were heated scenes in the chamber of Castlebar Town Council this week when the issue of the Sacred Heart Home came up for debate at the September monthly meeting.

Gardaí in Mayo continue operations to stamp out underage drinking

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Gardaí are working to combat underage drinking in Mayo with both overt and covert operations on an ongoing basis.

Councillors vote to cut off funding to Nephin Valley group water scheme

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

The elected members of the Castlebar Electoral Area Committee have directed Mayo County Council to stop all funding to Nephin Valley group water scheme. The decision came after the Nephin Valley scheme sought a €900 contribution per house from another scheme, the Derrymartin Group Water Scheme, to which it has been connected. The new Derrymartin scheme had been installed and laid by Mayo County Council and all connections made, but the water has not been turned on by the Nephin Valley side who wanted a €900 per house contribution for the scheme.

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