Ballina councillors adjourn budget meeting for a week

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

The elected members of Ballina Town Council adjourned their annual budget meeting this week. The members agreed to meet again at 6pm before their annual monthly meeting which is due to take place next Wednesday, January 23.

Local Improvement Scheme coming back in 2013 — Ring

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, has announced that the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) will be brought back this year.

Mayo murder case listed for trial

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

The case of Ceyln Eadon (20), of Islandeady, Co Mayo, who is charged with the murder of his mother, Noirin Kelly (46), on March 9, 2011, which was listed for trial at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Galway this week, did not proceed this week.

Spending on development plans questioned in light of council abolition

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

The three town councils in Mayo faced into what will possibly be their last budgets over the past two weeks. However at both the Castlebar Town Council and Ballina Town Council budget meetings the issue of starting the review of the towns’ development plans and the costs associated with them has caused a lot of debate this week.

Castlebar Town Council reduces commercial rate by one per cent

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

In what could possibly be their final budget the members of Castlebar Town Council voted to reduce the commercial rate by one per cent for the coming year. The members held their annual budget meeting on Tuesday afternoon and following a two hour debate they were able to agree the budget for 2013. The commercial new rate for the town will now be 70.23 in the euro, down from 70.94 last year.

Potential changes to car parking charges in Castlebar

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

Those who take advantage of purchasing a long stay parking disc for the two major town centre car parks in Castlebar, will potentially see their cost of parking increase in the near future.

Mall lighting project to continue in Castlebar

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

The installation of permanent Christmas lights on the trees in The Mall in Castlebar will continue this year. Last year saw one side of The Mall, the side facing the Courthouse completed. At this week’s budget meeting of Castlebar Town Council it was revealed that the council plan to continue that work along the Imperial Hotel side of the Mall this year and it will be paid for out of the €50,000 budget put aside for Christmas lights.

Tourist office to receive funding

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

The Castlebar Tourist Office, which is operated by Castlebar Chamber of Commerce volunteers and various employment schemes in the town, will receive €5,000 funding this year from the Town Council. Cllr Ger Deere told the budget meeting of Castlebar Town Council, “This is an invaluable service that has worked very well over the last year and we should continue to support it. I just popped in there before this meeting and they had 16 people call in already today and it’s a cold wet Tuesday in January.”

Linenhall to retain funding

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

The Linenhall Arts Centre will retain €40,000 funding from Castlebar Town Council. With the budget of the council reduced again this year, there were some fears that the council would not be able to maintain the funding at that level. However the councillors had previously passed a resolution in the council to fund it and they stuck with it at the budget meeting.

New policing arrangements as six Garda stations are to close

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

Due to the closing of six Garda stations in Mayo at the end of the month there will be new policing changes imposed from January 30. The six stations to close in Mayo as approved by the Minister for Justice and Equality are: Blacksod, Ballycastle, Ballyglass, Ballyvary, Hollymount and Lahardane.

Gathering Foxford meeting

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

If you are interested in the Irish Diaspora, especially all those whose ancestors were from the Foxford area; the promotion of your town for tourism and business; the opportunity to meet family, relatives, neighbours and friends for a reunion in their hometown, or if you are interested in organising a family/clan gathering in Foxford on August 2, 3 and 4 next, go along to a meeting of the Gathering Foxford 2013, in the Mayfly Hotel, Foxford, on Tuesday evening next, January 22, at 8pm.

Mayo Person of the Year and Meitheal award winners announced

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

The founder of Mayo Peace Park, Mr Michael Feeney from Castlebar, has been named as the Virginia Gallagher Mayo Person of the Year 2013 by the Mayo Association Dublin.

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