Last orders for drinking in public in Claremorris and Ballinrobe
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
The days of people congregating in public places outdoors and drinking in Ballinrobe and Claremorris could be coming to an end very soon. Mayo County Council will be putting bye-laws to regulate the consumption of alcohol in public places in both towns out for public consultation within the next two weeks. It is then hoped that these bye laws will be passed by the local electoral area committee and a full meeting of Mayo County Council by the end of the year, with the bye laws coming into effect early in 2012.
The new bye-laws were roundly welcomed by all the elected members of the Claremorris Electoral Area Committee this week. They were told that the bye-laws were designed to stop people congregating and drinking in places like public car parks, cemeteries, alleyways, roadways, and any other place that the public would generally access. The reach of the proposed bye-laws would stretch as far out in each town as was covered by the town development plans in both towns. Fine Gael councillor Tom Connolly welcomed the news saying: “We have it here in our own town [Claremorris] in different car parks, playgrounds, sports pitches, and the place is littered with glass and cans from people drinking there and no-one is accountable. The Gardaí are powerless to do anything because there are no bye laws there at present.”
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Fri, Oct 14, 2011
With campaigning in full swing for all the candidates on the ballot paper for the presidential election, Martin McGuinness’ campaign bus stopped off in Castlebar last week, where the Sinn Féin candidate was greeted by a large number of supporters outside the Welcome Inn Hotel. The Derry native worked his way through his supporters before sitting down to face the local media in preparation for a walkabout through the streets of the town, meeting the public.
Read more ...Newport man took part in European disability event
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Last month Newport man Tom Chambers attended the Strasbourg Freedom Drive campaign which was organised by the European Network on Independent Living and the Centre for Independent Living in Dublin.
Read more ...Smarter Travel funding for Mayo projects
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Three projects in Mayo have been awarded funding under the Smarter Travel Scheme as administered by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.
The announcement was made by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring who explained that Smarter Travel projects are designed to encourage and facilitate a switch towards more sustainable transport methods such as pedestrianisation and cycling.
Read more ...Public asked to help trace missing Ballina man
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 44-year-old Anthony Canavan from Ballyvicmaha, Castlehill, Ballina.
Read more ...Mayo Sports Partnership celebrates its successes in annual report
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
The inaugural West of Ireland Women’s Mini Marathon, a drive to provide increased participation opportunities for jobseekers, introducing children to athletics, and the development of a second sports strategy were just some of the highlights of the 2010 annual report presented to the board of the Mayo Sports Partnership recently. The board’s function is to oversee the workings of the Sports Partnership and comprises 19 representatives from local agencies, community, and sporting organisations within the county.
Read more ...Progress being made on Traveller parking issue in Knock
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Consultations have taken place between Mayo County Council and the National Traveller Consultation Group over the issue of Travellers parking in Knock during the summer Novena season.
Read more ...Tabharfaidh Ceol na nOiléan TG4 cuairt ar oileáin álainn Chliara agus Inis Tuirc
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Le tírdreach álainn an dá oileáin mar chúlra ag an gclár, tabharfaidh an clár deiridh seo sa t-sraith Ceol na nOileán léargas ar an tradisiún láidir boscadóireachta agus amhránaíochta atá ar an dá oileán. Beidh na boscadóirí cáiliúla as Cliara, Billy Gallagher agus Michael McNamara le feiceáil ar an gclár maraon le clan ceolmhar O’Toole as Inis Tuirc. Tabharfaidh amhráin ó Myles Ruddy, Anne O’Toole agus Patrick O’Toole léargas ar an tradisiún láidir amhránaíocht dúchasach atá ar an dá oileán. Léireoidh amhrán de chuid Niall McCabe an chaoi go bhfuil an tradisiún cumadóireachta sin beo i measc glúin óg an lae inniu.
Read more ...Prestigious award for Castlebar confectionery company
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Castlebar confectionary company Just Desserts Ltd has been awarded the ‘Oscar’ in Irish food awards - the Blas na hÉireann Gold Medal.
Read more ...Mayo property market will be slow to recover
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
There was more bad news for people trying to sell property in Mayo earlier this week, according to journalist Richard Curran’s RTÉ documentary Property Crash - Where To Now? He highlighted Mayo as being one of the areas that would be slow to recover from the current property market downturn. He cited from his research that Mayo had a large oversupply of new and secondhand homes and that, going on current trends, there was not expected to be a population increase demanding a major increase in supply. This news concurred with the most recent Daft.ie House Price Report, and does not paint a good picture as to the state of the property market in the county.
However Independent Castlebar councillor Frank Durcan, an auctioneer by profession, felt that it was not right to include Mayo in the bottom ranking counties in terms of recovery. “I don’t know why Mayo was ranked at the bottom. That did a disservice to the people of Mayo. In any of the major towns we don’t have any of these ghost estates with 40 or 50 houses in them and only two houses occupied.”
Read more ...Planning permission for sheep fencing is ‘stark, raving, mad’
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh has described the requirement for farmers in SAC areas to get planning permission for putting up a sheep fence under the Sheep Fencing Grant Scheme as stark, raving mad.
Read more ...Slurry spreading deadline extension welcome news for Mayo farmers
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
There has been widespread welcoming of the news that farmers will be allowed, as an exceptional measure, to spread slurry until the end of October this year.
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