Mayo County Council engineer being investigated
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
A senior executive engineer with Mayo County Council is to be formally investigated by the Standards in Public Office Commission — the first investigation into any public service working for the State — for two allegations.
Read more ...Prison for man who failed to pay compensation
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
A Ballyhaunis man who was in court in June, and given a chance to pay compensation to two injured parties for criminal damage he caused to their property, was sentenced to three months in prison this week in Claremorris District Court after failing to pay any monies.
Read more ...O’Mahony calls for extension of free childcare scheme
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has said that he believes the free pre-school scheme should be extended to cover the summer months when working parents have to juggle both work and care of their children.
Read more ...Fianna Fáil has dragged Ireland back to the eighties — Ring
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
“Ireland is losing an entire generation as its best and brightest are shipped abroad to escape the unemployment crisis,” Fine Gael social protection spokesman Dep Michael Ring has warned. Deputy Ring was speaking after new CSO figures showed the highest net emigration levels since 1989, and unemployment at 13.2 per cent between April and June.
Read more ...A Gap Year Gift from grandparents
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
As Grandparents’ Day falls this Sunday, the elderly need to be aware of the vital role they can play in building bridges between the rich and poor, both in Ireland and internationally. That is according to Cartan Finegan, founder of the Gap Year Gift, a novel philanthropic endeavour which encourages people to make their bequests to their grandchildren contingent on their spending six months assisting a charity in the third world or in Ireland.
Read more ...The arts need to be protected — Ring
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Fine Gael spokesperson on social protection, Deputy Michael Ring has said that his party will support the arts in Government, pointing to the sector’s vital role in Irish society.
Read more ...Foróige Ballina
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Youthclick Foróige Club will commence its new season in Ballina Family Resource Centre this Friday, September 24, at 7.30pm.
Read more ...Trad for Trocaire
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Mayo musicians are encouraged to tune up their instruments this week as Trad for Trócaire kicks off this week and will run until September and runs until Wednesday September 29.
Read more ...Music weekend for cancer association
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
OctoberSeis is a weekend full of music and live entertainment in aid of Rock Rose House, Mayo Cancer Support Association. The weekend will take place from October 22 to 24 in Westport.
Read more ...Charity single
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
John Gaughan, a frequent performer in Mayo, has teamed up with two bin men to record a pop single ‘That’s What You Do’, which will be released on Friday October 1, with all proceeds going to the CD’s Helping Hands Children’s Cancer Charity.
Read more ...African social event
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
The African Community in Mayo is a not-for-profit, community-based organisation, which will hold a family day on September 25 at 2pm in the GAA Club, Breaffy (beside Breaffy House Hotel), Castlebar.
Read more ...Script competition
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Galway Film Centre is running a short script competition with RTÉ in early 2011, where two filmmakers will be awarded €10,000 to make their winning short script. In conjunction with this, the centre is running a six evening writing class, as well as information sessions and film screenings.
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