Day for Life Mass TV broadcast from Ballina
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
A special Mass celebrating a Day for Life will be broadcast live on RTÉ 1 from St Patrick’s Cathedral in Ballina on Sunday October 3 at 11.15am. The theme for this year’s Day for Life is the meaning of Christian death and care for those who are dying.
Read more ...Graveyard plot owners liable in accidents
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
The issue of whether Mayo County Council is liable for anyone who is injured while visiting graveyards was clarified at the local Swinford Electoral Area committee meeting which took place this week.
Read more ...New cycle lanes for Castlebar
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the news that Mayo County Council is to receive €15,000 from the EU Mobility Week Grant Scheme towards a new cycle lane in Castlebar.
Read more ...Daniel O’Donnell fan seeks lady
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
A Daniel O’Donnell fan from Letterkenny has moved to Castlebar to try to trace a lady he met at a concert at the Royal Theatre recently.
Read more ...New roads engineer welcomed
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
The new senior executive roads engineer for the Swinford area was welcomed at the monthly meeting on Tuesday.
Read more ...Over €500K worth of housing grants approved in Swinford area
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
Approval has been granted for €540,000 worth of housing grants in the Swinford Electoral Area.
Read more ...Councillors extend best wishes to ill colleague
Fri, Sep 17, 2010
The members of Mayo County Council were unanimous in extending their best wishes for a speedy recovery to Fianna Fáil councillor Margaret Adams. The Westport based councillor became ill over the weekend and had to be taken to hospital.
Read more ...Black day for Westport as fish factory announces it is to close
Fri, Sep 10, 2010
The imminent shut down of Skrettings Ireland fish feed factory in Westport, announced this week, is devasting news for the 22 workers and dozens of subsidiaries at the plant. The company, which will close by the end of the year, has been in Westport since 1989, with almost half the staff working there for more than 20 years. Latest live register figures recorded 1,846 people already signing on in Westport up to the end of August, and SIPTU shop steward Owen O’Malley, a worker at the plant since 1990, has described this latest job loss news as a massive blow.
Read more ...Strict arrangements for Junior Cert celebrations
Fri, Sep 10, 2010
With the Junior Cert results due out next Wednesday and plans well under way for student celebrations, the joint policing committee in Mayo’s county town in association with Castlebar Town Mayor is working to ensure all partying is good clean fun.
Read more ...Celebrity gardener to design public park for Westport
Fri, Sep 10, 2010
A new two-acre public park near the Greenway was given the thumbs up by town councillors at Westport local authority’s meeting last week.
Read more ...Vandals undermine Castlebar clean-up
Fri, Sep 10, 2010
Castlebar town councillor Harry Barrett has hit out at a recent spate of vandalism that affected the recent clean up of the Castlebar town river and other amenities in the town. Barrett made his complaint on foot of a number of calls from regular walkers and residents in Castlebar, who were angry at destruction caused by vandals.
Read more ...Westport councillors oppose abolition of town council
Fri, Sep 10, 2010
Westport town councillors voiced their discontent with the recommendation to scrap town councils as they discussed the local government efficiency review report at their meeting last week.
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