People drank in Cong bar at 5am
Fri, Apr 22, 2011
The licensee of a bar in Cong was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday, after patrons were found on his premises after closing.
Read more ...VEC appointment row finally concludes
Fri, Apr 22, 2011
The messy row over the appointment of people to the Mayo VEC by local authorities in the county finally came to an end last week.
Read more ...Easter bazaar
Fri, Apr 22, 2011
An Easter bazaar and cake sale will take place on Saturday April 23 in St Anne's Boxing Club, James Street Car Park, Westport.
Read more ...Funding of €30,000 for Mayo organisations
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Five organisations in Mayo are to receive more than €30,000 funding under the Senior Alert Scheme. The funding has been welcomed by Taoiseach Enda Kenny. The five recipients are Ballina Family Resource (€23,164); Knock Community Alert (€4,544); Killasser Community Alert (€2,812); SVdP St Colman’s Conference, Claremorris (€307); and Tacu Family Resource Centre (€50).
Read more ...IFA says owners must control their dogs
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
IFA National Sheep Committee chairman James Murphy said all dog owners must ensure that their pets are under full control at all times and not allowed roam freely in the countryside where they can inflict horrific damage on a sheep flock.
Read more ...Census enumerators in Mayo will call shortly to collect forms
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) says thank you to the people of Mayo who participated in the census last Sunday.
Read more ...Paws for Thought
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Mayo SPCA urgently needs caring homes for rescued animals, some of which are shown here, others can be seen on www.mayospca.com. If you can help by offering a home to an animal, becoming a member, volunteering your time to walk/care for dogs, pups, cats, or kittens, or assist with fundraising and welfare work then contact 094 963 1888 or 086 803 2592. Telephone lines are open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm, but please leave a message if your call is unanswered as lines are very busy and it will be returned as soon as possible.
Read more ...O’Mahony welcomes plans to reform disabled parking permit scheme
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has welcomed plans to overhaul the Disabled Parking Permit Scheme, to eliminate the fraudulent use of parking spaces. The reformed permit scheme, announced by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar, will come into effect on June 1 of this year.
Read more ...Top European award for ‘An Píopa’
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Two prestigious documentaries for TG4 have beaten off strong competition to take a major prize and win a commendation at Circom, the network of regional European broadcasters meeting in Frederikstad, Norway.
Read more ...Mayo VEC row finally coming to a conclusion
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
The ongoing row between Fine Gael and the other elected members of Mayo County Council in relation to the filling of vacancies on Mayo VEC may finally be coming to a conclusion. The issue raised its head once again at the April meeting of the local authority on Monday, when Sinn Féin councillor Gerry Murray said he had “no option but to withdraw from the meeting” after he was not allowed to read the text of the legislation in relation to the appointment of people to the VEC following the resignation of a member.
Read more ...Mayo Library launches new audio download service
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Mayo County Library is the first in Connacht and one of the first in the country to launch its new audio download service that allows members to download audio books directly to their PC, mobile phone, MP3 player or other portable device. From today the library provides access to over 600 bestselling unabridged audiobooks for every library member. The service is available in any library or indeed from a PC anywhere.
Read more ...Men plead guilty to copper theft from eircom
Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Four men from Kildare all pleaded guilty at Ballina District Court this week to the theft of €1,000 worth of copper wire from the eircom yard in Ballina.
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