July 29 deadline to register your business in Best of Mayo Awards
Fri, Jul 26, 2013
The deadline is looming to register your business for the Mayo Advertiser’s Best of Mayo Awards. You can still register at www.bestofmayo.com before midnight on Monday July 29. Voting opens on Friday August 2 and closes on Monday September 2.
Following on from the phenomenal success of last year’s Best of Mayo Awards, the Mayo Advertiser launched its second annual Best of Mayo Business Awards 2013. These awards are a fantastic opportunity to showcase your business as the best in Mayo in a specific category and will allow your business to stand out from the crowd.
Read more ...Barrett welcomes moves by OPW to control overgrown lake weeds
Fri, Jul 26, 2013
The Office of Public Works (OPW) is due to commence works at Lough Lannagh, Castlebar, at the end of this week to tackle the problem of weed growth in the lake. The news has been welcomed locally by Labour councillor Harry Barrett who had made representations to the authority to have the works expedited.
Read more ...More than 25,000 to climb the Reek this Sunday
Fri, Jul 26, 2013
The annual pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick, known locally as Reek Sunday, is one of the major events in Westport and will attract over 25,000 visitors to this unique and historic event.
Read more ...NAMA criticised over Silverbridge eyesore
Fri, Jul 26, 2013
The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) came in for strong criticism this week over the lack of progress to the works at the derelict part of the Silverbridge Shopping Centre in Claremorris.
Read more ...Volunteers wanted for Castlebar’s biggest summer festival
Fri, Jul 26, 2013
Do you want to be part of history and a unique event that is attracting high profile attention from as far away as France, the USA and even Russia?
Read more ...Stay safe on party nights out is the message of new campaign
Fri, Jul 26, 2013
The Western Region Drugs Task Force in conjunction with An Garda Síochána has launched a campaign encouraging people to stay safe on party nights out.
Read more ...Coroner for Mayo east condemns closure of courthouses
Fri, Jul 26, 2013
Mr Patrick O’Connor, coroner for Mayo East, this week hit out at the decision of the Court Service to close both of the courthouses in Swinford and Ballyhaunis. In a statement made at inquests being held in Swinford on Tuesday this week, Mr O’Connor said that the decision is a “regrettable, retrograde, reactionary decision that will, in the long-term have profound consequences for County Mayo. Not only will there be job losses in solicitors’ offices but there will be a serious economic effect on the entire east Mayo region of which Swinford has been the principal market town for more than 200 years.”
Read more ...Taoiseach welcomes Energy Efficiency funding
Fri, Jul 26, 2013
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has welcomed the announcement by Minister of State for Housing and Planning Development, Jan O'Sullivan, that Mayo is to receive an allocation of €190,000 in 2013 under the Energy Efficiency programme for local authority houses.
Read more ...Massive crowd expected for historic clash
Fri, Jul 19, 2013
Over one thousand visitors are expected to travel to Mayo this weekend from London through Ireland West Airport Knock ahead of the historic Connacht Final clash between Mayo and London.
Read more ...Councillor calls to end the “barbaric” killing of stray horses
Fri, Jul 19, 2013
The practice of putting down stray horses and in particular mares in foal after five days unless they have been claimed by their owners was described as “something that I don’t think anyone with any decency can stand over,” by Independent Cllr Gerry Ginty this week.
Read more ...Register your business in Best of Mayo Awards
Fri, Jul 19, 2013
The deadline is looming to register your business for the Mayo Advertiser’s Best of Mayo Awards. You can still register at www.bestofmayo.com before midnight on Monday July 29. Voting opens on Friday August 2 and closes on Monday September 2.
Read more ...Country markets get the thumbs up on a national level
Fri, Jul 19, 2013
What do you like to do on your holidays? It's incredible how many people list pottering around an interesting market as a 'must do' on the holiday list. Westport's a winner in this regard with a top notch market running year round - that's Westport Country Market, running every Thursday in the Boxing Club, James Street Car Park. Here's what the Irish Independent's Fiona O'Connell had to say about Country Markets:
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