Achill Roar Adventure Race

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

The Achill Roar Adventure Race returns to Achill on Saturday September 8.

Mayo boxing clubs receive more than €160,000 funding

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

Mayo boxing clubs are benefiting from some €160,000 worth of funding which was paid out under a special grant introduced to improve facilities and, in particular, facilities to accommodate female boxers.

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring has issued the details of the grants and the clubs to which they were awarded. The special allocation is being administered by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association.

Second round of consultation on Grid West project commences

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

EirGrid has announced the commencement of the second round of public consultation on the Grid West project and has also invited the public to attend an open day in their area. The two Mayo open days take place on Tuesday August 28 at Kiltane GAA Club, Bangor Erris, from 1pm to 8pm, and on Tuesday September 4 at the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, from 1pm to 8pm.

Householders can qualify to get their homes insulated for free

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

Recent changes to the Warmer Homes Scheme means more households should now qualify to have their homes insulated free of charge according to Sinn Féin Councillor Rose Conway-Walsh.

Visit the battlefields, museums and cemeteries of Mayo’s fallen heroes

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

The Mayo Peace Park committee are organising a tour to the battlefields, museums, and cemeteries where the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines from Mayo fought and fell in World War I. One thousand two hundred names of the Mayo fallen, the majority from World War I, are commemorated at the Peace Park in Castlebar.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone from Mayo or beyond to remember and pay tribute to our fallen heroes.

Huge crowds tune in to watch Henry Coyle fight live

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

From Belmullet to Belfast and Edinburgh to Essex, thousands of viewers tuned in to Irish TV to watch world champion boxer and Geesala native Henry Coyle retain his WBF Light Middleweight World Title against the plucky Argentinian fighter Marcelo Rodriguez in a packed arena at the Royal Theatre in Castlebar on Friday night.

Disadvantaged Area Scheme extention not enough

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

The extension of the closing date for submission of appeal forms for 2012 Disadvantaged Area Scheme to August 31 gives some breathing space to farmers but does not defend this latest farming farce according to Sinn Féin Councillor Rose Conway-Walsh.

Dara O’ Briain in Castlebar

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

Dara O’ Briain is the biggest Irish comic to have emerged in recent years and he will take to the stage at The Royal Theatre Castlebar on Friday September 21. Already a huge star in Ireland where he produces and presents the hit TV comedy review show The Panel, Dara has now moved from being a sold-out festival favourite in Edinburgh to selling out theatres across the UK and mainstream television success including hosting popular TV shows such as Mock the Week.

Suicide training programme

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

SafeTALK is a three hour training programme that prepares anyone over the age of 18 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. People who complete the training will be better able to move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide.

Every child counts is focus of school road safety campaign

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

Mayo County Council is launching a major new road safety campaign to tackle disruptive car parking that is endangering pupils’ lives at local schools.

Two hundred opportunities to make a difference in Mayo this summer

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

Mayo Volunteer Centre has seen some 230 volunteers register with the centre so far this year. Following the success of Ireland’s first National Volunteering Week in May, interest in volunteering remains at a high.

Of those registered with the volunteer centre, some 240 volunteers have already been placed in roles this year and begun volunteering. Since Mayo launched its countywide service in 2010, volunteers placed by the centre have contributed an incredible 73,929 hours of voluntary work to community groups and charities across the county. Using the current average industrial wage, this work equates to a value of more than €1,600,000.

Mayo Rose’s Escort wins Escort of the Year

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

The Newbridge Silverware Escort of the Year at the 2012 Rose of Tralee International Festival is Ian Cullinane from Galway. Ian, the Escort to the Mayo Rose Dervla Kenny.

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