Rice College Westport

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

On October 20 former president Mary McAleese and Senator Martin McAleese will join past pupils and friends of the Edmund Rice/Christian Brothers schools in the Convention Centre Dublin for an evening of music, film, and keynote addresses, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Edmund Rice, and outlining a vision for the continuation of his work in the years to come.

Suicide bereavement groups

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Two different six week suicide bereavement support groups are starting in the Family Centre, Chapel Street, Castlebar soon.

College of Hairdressing Connaught now offers even more

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Josephine Cribbin has been synonymous with hairdressing training in the 21 years since she established the College of Hairdressing, Connaught, one of the first private hairdressing training colleges in the west of Ireland, that was dedicated to training alone.

Calls for increased security at Castlebar schools

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Schools need to look at increasing their security, a local public representative has stated this week following reports by concerned parents to him of persistent bullying and harassment on school grounds.

Community representative resigns from policing committee

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

A community representative on the Castlebar joint policing committee was persuaded to reconsider his decision to resign at this week’s meeting by his fellow members.

Six arrests made in relation to summer burglaries in Westport

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Six arrests have been made in relation to burglaries which took place in the Westport area over the summer. Superintendent of Westport, Aiden Foley, said that three people are before the courts as a result of these arrests. Supt Foley informed members of these arrests at the town’s JPC which took place on Monday.

‘People sick and tired’ of antisocial behaviour in local authority houses

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Councillor Christy Hyland once again raised the ongoing problems with antisocial behaviour in local authority houses in Westport. “Where are we at with dealing with it?” he asked the town’s Joint Policing Committee meeting this week, as “people are sick and tired” of it.

Drug and alcohol awareness week will highlight dangers of drinking during pregnancy

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

The Western Region Drug and Alcohol awareness week which runs from November 12 to 16 aims to increase awareness of drug and alcohol related issues and highlight the supports that are available.

SNAs called to local meeting to discuss ongoing issues

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Special needs assistants (SNAs) working in Mayo are invited to a meeting in Breaffy House Hotel on Tuesday, October 23, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Two CCTV cameras to be installed in Westport

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Two CCTV cameras will soon be installed in Westport as part of the town’s CCTV system.

Everthing’s ready for Christmas at Totally Toys Castlebar

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Totally Toys, the wonderful toy store located at the N5 roundabout in Castlebar, is ready for the Christmas season.

Totally Babycare now open at Totally Toys

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Totally Toys has announced the opening of its new nursery department, Totally Babycare, which stocks a wide range of nursery necessities including baby chairs, buggies, travel systems, car seats, travel cots, moses baskets, bouncers, and babies toys.

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