Flood relief funding for Mayo
Fri, May 28, 2010
Flood relief of €128,700 from the OPW has been allocated to Mayo. The Owenwee River, Westport receives a total of €52,200; Dookinelly, Achill Island, gets €45,000 to provide an open drain to the sea as well as roadside drainage while Derryguillinan, Cloghans gets €31,500 for relief works.
Welcoming the funding, Deputy Beverley Flynn said the Owenwee allocation will go towards drainage, culvert repair, fencing and road strengthening at two locations.
Read more ...Love is in the air — trapeze artist and tightrope walker fall in love
Fri, May 28, 2010
Ireland's premier family circus, the award-winning Circus Gerbola has been wowing Mayo audiences this week with a powerful display of gravity-defying and hair-raising acrobatics. During the two-hour show appearances by Barney and beautiful trained horses also entertain parents and children, all in all making for a not-to-be-missed performance.
Read more ...New summer seating for Olive Tree customers
Fri, May 28, 2010
A new summer time outdoor seating area for customers is now open at the popular Olive Tree restaurant in Newtown, Castlebar, which has developed a top reputation for wonderful Middle eastern food.
Read more ...Pioneering hip replacement operation broadcast from Mayo General
Fri, May 28, 2010
A pioneering Mayo-based surgeon — who was the first specialist in the world outside the United States to undertake a revolutionary new hip replacement — offered hundreds of colleagues a live insight into the technique. A live satellite link took place on Wednesday (May 26) between the orthopaedic unit at Mayo General Hospital and one of the world’s premier international joint replacement conferences in Rome. The broadcast allowed orthopaedic expert Mr Derek Bennett to demonstrate the technique and components which make the breakthrough operation so successful.
The Tri-Lock Bone Preservation Stem (BPS) device contains an artificial hip joint engineered to the highest standards currently possible. However it is not fixed onto the patient’s body using cement, as are many traditional hip replacements. Instead, the device has a revolutionary trabecular titanium coating that has been specifically designed to mirror the porous and spong’ nature of human bone.
Read more ...village notes
Fri, May 28, 2010
Did you ever wonder why we read so many newspapers and why people like me go to the bother of writing down the weekly happenings from our village? If the truth be known, there’s feck all that happens around here but if I wrote that sure ye’d be awful disappointed. Truth is, ye expect something to happen every week.
Read more ...Two year disqualification for parking in disabled spot
Fri, May 28, 2010
A Ballina man who parked his pick-up truck in a disabled bay was disqualified from driving for two years by Judge Mary Devins.
Read more ...Nine nominations for Ballinrobe Musical Society
Fri, May 28, 2010
Ballinrobe Musical Society is celebrating this week after receiving nine nominations in the Annual Association of Irish Musical Societies Awards. Categories include the coveted Best Overall Show category, for its world amateur premiere of The Pirate Queen.
Read more ...Ballina man was angry after his drinking was interfered with
Fri, May 28, 2010
A man who, while intoxicated, refused to leave the vicinity of a house where he was drinking, was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...Passport delays warning
Fri, May 28, 2010
Fine Gael spokesperson on community, equality, and Gaeltacht affairs Michael Ring TD is advising people to check their passport situation before booking a holiday.
Read more ...Westport radio plans
Fri, May 28, 2010
Plans are afoot to set up a community radio station in Westport. The first public meeting on the proposal took place this week and anyone interested in getting involved in the project can make contact through the website www.westcoastfm.com
Read more ...Sponsored Clare Island walk
Fri, May 28, 2010
Mayo Cancer Support Association is organising a sponsored 12 mile walk on Clare Island on Saturday June 26 commencing from the pier on Clare Island at11.30am.
Read more ...Mayo County Council brings third level grant information to Facebook
Fri, May 28, 2010
Mayo County Council is the first county in the country to inform their students about the availability of higher education grants on Facebook. An information page has been set up to assist students and their parents through the application process for a higher education grant. Application form and guidance notes for the 2010/2011 Higher Education Grants Scheme are now available for downloading on www.mayococo.ie.
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