O’Mahony welcomes six thousand new places on Springboard

Fri, May 25, 2012

Fine Gael Mayo TD John O’Mahony has welcomed the announcement of 6,000 new college places which are being made available to unemployed people, including previously self-employed people, who want to upskill, as part of the Springboard initiative.

Low risk of contagion from TB case identified in Galway

Fri, May 25, 2012

Officials of HSE West have moved to assure the public that a single case of TB identified in a 16-year-old secondary school student in Galway should not carry a high risk of contagion and that screening was being carried out on any potential risk parties.

Munnelly welcomes slip way funding

Fri, May 25, 2012

Killala Fine Gael councillor Jarlath Munnelly welcomed the allocation of €112,500 to re-develop Kilcummin slipway in Carrowmore-Lacken. The allocation from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney will allow the construction of a new slipway and turning area, as well as the repair of the storm wall which collapsed over the winter.

Welcome for harbour scheme allocations

Fri, May 25, 2012

Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring has welcomed the announcement of funding to a number of harbours in County Mayo under the Harbours Scheme from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Your computer and printing one-stop-shop at Ink4Europe

Fri, May 25, 2012

Ink4Europe on Castlebar’s Chapel Street is your one-stop-shop for all things computer.

Long lost links with north Mayo musical family restored

Fri, May 25, 2012

A discovery of great historical significance to the Ballina region has been unearthed following intensive world-wide research which has revealed the extraordinary musical talents of the Wallace family, who went on to entertain people throughout the world in the mid 19th century.

Business Supplies for all your printing and stationery needs

Fri, May 25, 2012

Business Supplies has provided a quality comprehensive printing service for the past 28 years. At Business Supplies all new advances in printing technology have been embraced, enabling the service to be constantly improved and expanded.

Mayo County Council use pilot CCTV scheme to catch boy racers

Fri, May 25, 2012

Mayo County Council is turning to CCTV in a partnership to stamp out the scourge of boy racers doing doughnuts on public roads endangering their lives and the lives of others. The CCTV cameras are placed with signage at known locations where this behaviour is taking place and the video footage with the offenders on it is forwarded to the gardai, , according to Noel Gibbons road safety officer, who stated:

“Residents say that their lives have been turned into ‘a living nightmare’ by the young nuisance drivers racing, skidding, honking horns, flashing lights and blaring loud music. Local residents fear someone will be killed or injured unless they stop.

Two visual artists win Mayo County Council bursaries

Fri, May 25, 2012

Two Tyrone Guthrie bursaries from Mayo County Council have been awarded to visual artists Mary Noonan and Will O’Kane. Every year Mayo County Council offers two bursary awards to artists born or living in Mayo, to enable them to spend two weeks at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, County Monaghan. Each bursary covers all board and lodging expenses for a two-week period, plus the use of a studio if relevant.

Mayo rents down 3.9 per cent as property survey shows urban-rural gap widens

Fri, May 25, 2012

The average rent nationwide in the first quarter of 2012 was largely unchanged from a year previously (down 0.1 per cent), standing at €812, according to the latest report published by Ireland’s property website, Daft.ie. However in Mayo, rents in early 2012 were 3.9 per cent lower than a year previously, with the average rent now at €557, a fall of 22 per cent from the peak. In Connacht overall rents fell by 1.5 per cent in the first three months of 2012.

Fianna Fail publishes strategy to tackle youth unemployment

Fri, May 25, 2012

Fianna Fáil has published a strategy on youth unemployment, setting out a range of ambitious policies aimed specifically at providing work opportunities for young people.

Potato blight warning for this week

Fri, May 25, 2012

The weather conditions over the next few days in the west and northwest will favour the spread of potato blight on young developing potato stalks, according to Paraic Horkan from Horkan’s Lifestyle and Garden Centres.

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