Want to be king of your own castle?

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Fancy being king or queen of your own castle? Well if you have a spare €25 million, the five-star luxurious Ashford Castle can be all yours.

Mayo fire brigade call out charge is one of the highest in the country

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

AA Ireland reports that the average national fixed fee for a fire brigade call out is €276 per hour for domestic chimney fires, and €414 for all other types of domestic fires, however Mayo’s fixed charge for a call out to a domestic fire stands at one of the highest in the country as the charge is €750 per hour. A a call out for chimney fire in Mayo is lower than the average rate though and stands at €150.

McDonald’s to create jobs in Ballina

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Fast food chain McDonald's is to create 700 new jobs in Ireland over the next three years in a €20 million investment. Ballina has been selected as one location for one of 12 new restaurants to be opened throughout the country.

Major clean-up for Castlebar river

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Fine Gael Castlebar town councillor Ger Deere, has confirmed that the OPW has commenced works at a number of locations along the walls of the Castlebar town river which posed a serious threat to a number of buildings on Linenhall and Tucker Street.

Mayo County Council apologises for sending household charge reminders to those who have already paid

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Mayo County Council this week issued an apology to the large number of people in the county who received a reminder to pay the household charge, despite having already paid the charge. A statement issued by Mayo County Council said, “Mayo County Council on its own behalf and on behalf of the bureau (Household Charge Bureau) wish to take this opportunity of apologising to these householders for any inconvenience caused.”

Mayo pubs listed in Michelin guide

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Two well-known Mayo pubs, The Sheebeen in Westport and Crockets on the Quay in Ballina, are two of 30 Irish pubs to have achieved listings in the latest Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide 2013 just published.

Unemployed centres launch website

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Mayo Centres for the Unemployed, with offices in Tucker Street, Castlebar, and Teeling Street, Ballina, recently launched their new website — www.mayocentrefortheunemployed.com

Drop in live register figures in the west

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

There has been a monthly decrease in the number of people who live in the west region signing on to the live register in October.

Low uptake on patronage survey so far in Castlebar

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

With under a week left until the closing date for the survey on the future patronage of schools in Castlebar, the Department of Education is worried about the low uptake of the survey by parents.

Mulherin welcomes start date for consultant psychiatrist services in Ballina Primary Care Centre

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Ballina based Fine Gael TD, Dep Michelle Mulherin this week has welcomed the news that a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist has been recruited to work out of the Ballina Primary Care Centre and will be starting on Monday, December 3.

Heston urges Mayo businesses to apply to Microfinance Scheme

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

Fine Gael Councillor Noreen Heston has urged small local businesses that have been refused credit by the banks to apply to the Government’s new Microfinance Scheme. The €90 million scheme has been available to businesses since the beginning of October. “This new scheme will be of huge benefit to small businesses in Mayo which have been refused traditional sources of finance. Any business or sole trader employing up to 10 people who have been refused by the banks for loans of up to €25,000 can apply. Over the 10-year lifetime of the scheme it is expected that over €90 million will be provided to 5,500 small businesses with the creation of up to 7,700 jobs,” Councillor Heston explained.

Adult Refugee Programme in Mayo to close

Fri, Nov 02, 2012

The Adult Refugee Programme, which runs nationwide, including Mayo, is to be closed after Christmas as part of a massive culling of social inclusion services. The programme, which is open to all those with refugee status was to assist as best possible in a process of integration into Irish society.

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