Countdown conundrum for ‘three-minute’ councillors

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

While it would be easy to label some politicians as playing fast and hard with the truth some times, the 31 elected members of Mayo County Council will have to get used to getting to the point of what they want to say a lot quicker from now on.

Body taken from sea believed to be missing Mayo woman

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

Gardaí were last night attempting to determine whether a body taken from the sea on Wednesday afternoon is that of 26-year-old Mayo woman Kathleen Davitt who has been missing for more than a week.

New community facility for the Quay

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

The go-ahead for the development of a community facility at the Quay, which will incorporate childcare facilities, was welcomed by Westport town councillors at their monthly meeting.

Work to begin in New Year on new enterprise centre for Westport

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

Work will commence in the next couple of weeks on an enterprise centre in Westport.

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

A man who crashed his car into another and who left the scene on foot was before Castlebar District Court this week.

Water rationing possible as demand for water spikes during cold spell

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

Water rationing similar to that in operation in parts of Dublin may be necessary to stem the flow in Mayo where demand for water in the county jumped by 21 per cent over the past few weeks.

Street orienteering for Westport

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

Westport will put its mark on the map as it will be a town where you can take part in organised street orienteering.

Good results from Ballina clampdown on modified cars

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

An operation by gardaí in Ballina to clamp down on modified cars between September 26 and October 10 saw the gardaí in the north Mayo town intercept 63 cars, Sgt Tony Lavelle told a meeting of the Ballina Joint Policing Committee this week.

New strategy pushes Mayo to forefront of renewable energy

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

The elected members of Mayo County Council welcomed the new Draft Renewable Energy Strategy this week, but they acknowledged that a lot of work still has to be done to ensure that Mayo is at the forefront of industry.

Councillors look to appoint fisheries development officer

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

Following on from the success that Mayo County Council has had in promoting the county as a walking destination since the appointment of a full time walking officer, a number of councillors are requesting that the council look at a similar appointment to promote fishing in the county on a pilot basis.

Seniors Alert funding in Mayo

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

Tacú Family Resource Centre has received funding of €3,845 and Kilmovee Urlaur Community Alert has received €2,075 under the Seniors Alert Grant Scheme.

Physical and psychological abuse from home help carers condemned

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

Age Action is calling for urgent regulation to govern the home help service including mandatory vetting of staff, following this week’s RTE Prime Time exposure of physical and psychological abuse of older people by home help workers.

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