Counselling service
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
A professional counselling service will take place every Tuesday in the Social Services Centre, Castle Street, Castlebar, commencing on February 1 from 10am to 6pm.
Read more ...Bofield card game
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
The annual Bofield School card game, which was cancelled due to the weather conditions, is now taking place on Monday February 7 at 8pm in Bofield School.
Read more ...RNLI event in Ballina
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
As part of the RNLI's SOS campaign, Keith Brennan of Brennan's Lane in Ballina is going to take a bath in a wheelie bin filled with cold water and ice cubes.
Read more ...Volunteers available
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
A number of people have generously volunteered their time to help elderly people in their own homes in the Swinford and Charlestown area.
Read more ...Where’s the real Enda hiding?
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
GUBU. Grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre, and unprecedented. That’s how a period of turmoil involving Charlie Haughey was defined in the 1980s. It does not come close to describing events since Christmas.
Read more ...Possibility still exists that Fianna Fáil will run only one candidate
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Since the foundation of the party in March 1926 and the subsequent election in June of 1927 when Patrick J Ruttledge, Michael Kilroy, and Eugene Mullen were returned to the fifth Dáil, the Fianna Fáil party have always had at least two members returned to Leinster House at general election time from Mayo. But as the spectre of the 2011 General Election looms ever larger on the horizon that proud record looks to be ready to fall in the county.
Read more ...Kilcoyne still undecided about taking a crack at the Dáil
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Inependent Mayo county councillor Michael Kilcoyne will finally make his mind up whether he will contest the upcoming Dáil election this weekend. “Depending on what newspaper you read, I’m either in or I’m out of the running. But the reality is that I have not made my mind up yet. I’ve been talking to my people and I will make up my mind for once and for all this weekend.”
Read more ...Sinn Féin put faith in female candidates
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Sinn Féin in Mayo has set out its stall to win at least one seat in the forthcoming general election by selecting two candidates to contest the election. At last weekend’s selection convention, Mayo county councillor Rose Conway Walsh and Castlebar town councillor Thérèse Ruane were the successful nominees to go forward and try to win a seat in the 31st Dáil.
Read more ...O’Mahony disappointed that N26 not included in road funding
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has welcomed the near €19 million allocation from the National Roads Authority to Mayo County Council for the 2011 road and footpath programme but has expressed his disappointment at the absence of any major projects on the programme.
Read more ...Calleary to be deputy leader of Fianna Fáil?
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
When the nominations were put forward for the leader of Fianna Fáil this week, Mayo TD and Minister of State Dep Dara Calleary was the one who proposed Dep Mícheál Martin for the leadership of the party. This has led to speculation that the first term deputy could be named as the deputy leader of the party when Martin makes his decision. However the Ballina native told the Mayo Advertiser that he has not thought about that position at all.
Read more ...Beirne warns LIS funding may be cut
Fri, Jan 28, 2011
County engineer and director of services for Mayo County Council Joe Beirne warned the members of the Belmullet electoral area that the funding for Local Improvement Schemes that is normally given to councillors each year may not make the cut this year.
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