Mayo groups hoping for national gongs at LAMA awards

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Mayo will feature strongly at a national awards ceremony in Dublin tomorrow (Saturday), which celebrates exceptional community and council projects.

Mayo wedding venues in country’s top hundred

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

A leading online wedding magazine has listed three exclusive Mayo venues among the country’s top 100 places to get married.

It’s not a zebra but it’s good manners

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Mayo County Council and Castlebar Town Council have produced a new information leaflet with guidelines for pedestrians and motorists when it comes to ‘courtesy crossings’.

Belmullet councillors want answers on cable snub

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Three elected members of the Belmullet electoral area committee are demanding answers as to why the new submarine cable connecting North America with Europe will be landing in Killala and not in Belmullet as was expected.

Man hurled torrent of abuse at gardai after he was arrested

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

A Claremorris man who engaged in a torrent of abuse towards gardai after they asked him for his name and address had sentencing against him adjourned until June by Judge Mary Devins in Castlebar District Court this week.

Detailed investigation into Castlebar shooting continues

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

The investigation is continuing into the the shooting of Owen Maughan at a Castlebar filling station in December.

Mayo women awarded as unsung heros

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Two Mayo women were among 90 workers honoured for their dedication at the 2014 Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Awards, last Friday. GEM Awards recognise the valuable contribution of employees involved in workplace supports such as cleaning, catering, security, pest control, and property services.

Zoned parking charges could come to Ballina

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

The issue of parking and seeing a turnover of car-parking spaces in the town centre is something that has been a topic of most major towns in recent times. Ballina Town Council has decided to implement a zoned parking system with three different parking zones with different pricing structures for each zone.

Taoiseach to announce details of Sacred Heart project on Monday

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Next Monday the future shape and direction of the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar will be mapped out when Taoiseach Enda Kenny visits the hospital. The future of the facility had been a hot topic of debate over recent years, with calls for the Taoiseach to make sure the facility was saved and improved. An Taoiseach’s visit follows the inclusion of the hospital in the HSE capital plan for this year, with an allocation of €11 million in funding for the facility to ensure its future and bring it up to required HIQA standards. It’s expected the plans for the project will be completed by the end of the month and it will then go out to tender for design. The project will see the refurbishment and extensions to three long stay wards and an rehabilitation ward.

Greenway challenge announced for CF West

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

The 2014 Challenge the Greenway event has been announced.

Grants for regional and local roads gets €1 million boost

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

The discretionary grant for regional and local road maintenance and upkeep across Mayo has seen a €1 million increase for 2014 compared to the 2013 allocation. The allocation for this year will be €4.6 million. This money will be spent on roads that Mayo County Council include in its annual roadworks scheme which is currently being prepared. The announcement of the grant was made by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring who said: “The good news is that the allocation for discretionary grants is up from €3.6m last year to €4.6 million this year. A percentage of this money can be used for Local Improvement Schemes. This spending will be at the discretion of the councillors and the county council.”

Historic big parties have ‘no credibility’ on Irish Water

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Sinn Fein county councillor Gerry Murray has said that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have no credibility when it comes to the issue of Irish Water. He said the sad reality is that both parties are the main architects of the current Irish Water debacle. Fianna Fail in government should never have signed up to the establishment of Irish Water with the Trokia, it could easily have cited any number of legitimate reasons for not doing so. Fine Gael and Labour could have also refused to implement the FF/Trokia agreement for the same reasons. But all three parties conceded to go down the route of privatisation with no regard for the consequences that this would have for ordinary citizens, and the objective of delivering balanced regional development.

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