Half marathon in Ballina
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
A half marathon will take place on Sunday May 16 from 11am commencing at Ballina Rugby Club.
Read more ...Bursary awards
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
Mayo County Council is offering two special bursary awards to artists born or living in Mayo, to enable them to spend two weeks at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, County Monaghan. Each bursary covers all board and lodging expenses for a two-week period, plus the use of a studio if necessary.
Read more ...Walk festival in Achill
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
The annual Achill Walks Festival will take place on the weekend of April 30 until May 3 2010.
Read more ...Fashion show in Partry
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
A fashion show in aid of Partry Athletic FC will take place in Partry Community Centre today at 8pm.
Read more ...Mayo organic group
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
The organic group which meets monthly at Bishop O’Healy Centre, Mayo Abbey, continues to draw interest with a varied and enlightening series of presentations, at 8pm on the third Thursday of each month.
Read more ...MIA event
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
Mayo Intercultural Action in conjunction with legal rights group FLAC invites you to attend the Mayo launch of a new FLAC report which critiques the system of direct provision which provides accommodation for asylum seekers in this country.
Read more ...Minister’s attempts to restrict turf-cutting must be resisted
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
IFA Connacht vice president and SAC project team chairman Padraic Divilly has called on the Minister for the Environment John Gormley to allow turf-cutting on designated raised bogs in advance of his submission of the interdepartmental report which is due shortly to be presented to the Cabinet.
Read more ...Good news for farm pensioners — Carty
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
A controversial issue over farm pensions has been resolved, according to Government spokesperson on agriculture in Seanad Éireann, Senator John Carty. Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív has indicated to Sen Carty that following a review by his Department, the decision in relation to the withdrawal or reduction of State Pension (Contributory) from certain people who had availed of commercial partnership arrangements, has been rescinded.
Read more ...Have you got the feirm factor?
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
A nationwide search has begun once again to seek out 12 farmers to compete head to head for a chance of winning a new Land Rover Discovery on the TG4 show Feirm Factor.
Read more ...Mayo Gaeilgeoirs looking for love needed
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
TG4 is searching for two Gaeilgeoirs — one male and one female, looking for love for a new Irish language dating programme.
Read more ...Mayo students in youth organisation awards
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
Three students from Mayo are in the final eight in competing in the No Name Club, National Youth Organisation’s 27th Annual Youth Awards this Saturday in Kilkenny.
Read more ...Trócaire makes special appeal to Mayo people
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
Mayo people have been asked to return their Trócaire boxes this weekend to mark the end of the agency's annual Lenten appeal. Trócaire is making a special national appeal this weekend, April 10 and 11, for people to return their boxes to their local parish church.
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