Clarke Collection book club discusses Dear Old Ballina

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

Well known local historian, author and former Western People editor Terry Reilly will be in attendance at the Jackie Clarke Collection on Pearse Street, Ballina next Tuesday, July 23 for the latest sitting of the collection’s book club.

Taoiseach announces 10 engineering jobs in Mayo company

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced the creation of 10 new jobs for Ireland’s engineering sector on Wednesday.

Run 4 Rescue 2013 half marathon and 10k launched by rescue team

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

Mayo Mountain Rescue last week launched its Run 4 Rescue fundraiser which this year takes place on Sunday, September 8. This annual event has gone from strength to strength thanks to running’s increased popularity in recent years. This year Run 4 Rescue will incorporate two running events including a half marathon and a 10k run.

The anguish of dementia laid bare to councillors

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

In one of the most effecting presentations ever given in the chamber of Mayo County Council, the reality of living with a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimers was laid out to the members of the council last Monday afternoon.

Council has spent €55 million so far this year

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

Mayo County Council has recorded a small surplus of just under €55,000 so far this year on its budget income and expenditure for the first six months of the year. Head of Finance for Mayo County Council, Peter Duggan gave the elected members a half-yearly update on the financial standing of the council at the July meeting of the authority last Monday. The council had adopted a budgeted spend of €120,085,841 for the year and up to the end of June, they had spent €55,287,675 and taken in €55,342,619.

The breakdown in collection of income, showed that €1,518,830 had been paid in rents, €2,000,000 in water charges, €4.62 million in rates, €2.99 million in landfill charges, €138,678 in fire charges and €135,756 in planning fees. The collection of rents, water charges, rates, landfill charges and planning fees were all above the level collected at this stage last year, while the collection of fire charges was down from 50.8 per cent of the budgeted total in 2012 to 38.5 per cent this year at the half way mark.

€5 billion wind farm project could create thousands of jobs

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

A proposed wind farm and energy storage hub, which will provide electricity to the UK market has the potential to create in the region of 2,000 sustainable jobs in north Mayo, Mayo County Council was told this week. The jobs are expected to be created in the construction of the project, along with the manufacturing and maintenance of the wind farm elements.

Clare Island welcomes tall ship Thalassa

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

For the first time since Granuaile’s day, a tall ship will moor overnight at Clare Island. Scheduled to arrive on July 23, the barquentine Thalassa is an imposing and seaworthy sailor, rigged according to old tradition but fitted with every modern safety convenience. It is embarking on an Irish tour, leaving Belfast on Sunday July 14 and finishing in Galway on Sunday, July 28.

Help to share a dream on Tochar Padraig Walk

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

The Share a Dream Foundation are inviting participants to join them on the Tochar Padraig Walk on Saturday, August 10.

Walk the old pilgrim path which spans 24 miles to create hundreds of smiles is the challenge being put out by the foundation.

Mulherin challenges Minister over centralisation of Mayo court services

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

Reacting to the recent announcement by the Court Services that Swinford and Ballyhaunis courthouses will close Mayo Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin has told the Dáil that she is concerned about the apparent policy of centralisation of court services that could lead to the transfer of all County Mayo court sittings centrally to the courthouse in Castlebar over time with 10 courthouses having closed in the past 12 years in the county.

Deputy Mulherin raised her concerns in the Dáil when she questioned Justice Minister Alan Shatter on the criteria and consultation process that had gone into the decision to close the court venues - and asked why Swinford DC was not being moved to Ballina where the administration work is already being done.

Claremorris woman hols art exhibition in preparation for Ethiopia charity run

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

Intrepid Claremorris native Ann Melia will be hosting a collection of stunning portraits, paintings and photographs as she kicks off her fundraising efforts for her participation in the Great Ethiopian Run in November in aid of children’s development charity Plan Ireland.

New mortgage rules will result in more home repossessions – Calleary

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

New rules on mortgage arrears will make it easier for banks to repossess family homes, according to Mayo Fianna Fáil Deputy Dara Calleary.

Mayo Peace Park Day of Commemoration ceremony

Fri, Jul 12, 2013

The annual National Day of Commemoration ceremony to honour all those Irish men and women who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, will be held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, as well as at seven locations across Ireland on Sunday, July 14 at 10.30am.

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