Castlebar businessman gearing up for motorcycle ride

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

A Castlebar businessman is seeking to raise funds in aid of Temple Street Children's Hospital by riding a motorbike through the famous coast-to-coast Route 66 in America.

RNLI pays tribute to Mayo volunteers

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

Tributes were paid to volunteer members of Mayo RNLI at the annual RNLI Ireland awards which took place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin in recent days.

At the event, Declan Long, treasurer of the Ballina branch, was presented with a Bronze Badge, with tributes paid to him for his ‘meticulous record keeping’ and for his honest and trustworthy character.

Higgins calls for stop to ‘HSE splurge of over €11.5 million on rehired retired staff’

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

MEP Jim Higgins has questioned the recent rehiring of retired staff by the HSE.

Castlebar councillors call for lifeguard service and beach control

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

Members of Castlebar Town Council have called on Mayo County Council to take control of the beaches in Mayo with regard to the provision of lifeguard services, toilet facilities and the drinking of alcohol by members of the public.

Six months for handbag theft at jewellers

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

A Mayo woman, with 88 previous convictions, was sentenced to six months in jail for entering the staff area of a city centre jewellers and stealing money from handbags.

O’Mahony welcomes €154,000 for Curam Family & Social Centre Claremorris

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has welcomed the announcement by Phil Hogan, Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, that he has given sanction for South West Mayo Development Company Limited to approve funding of €154,788.71 to Claremorris Social & Family Centre Ltd (Cúram) for the construction of a 1,400sq ft extension to its facility. The extension will include a counselling room, family support room, office interview rooms, reception, and toilet facilities at the Curam Family & Social Centre Building, Claremorris, under the Basic Services for the Economy and Rural Population measure of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013.

Mayo councillor elected to Sinn Fein Ard Chomhairle

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

Mayo Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh was elected to the Party’s Ard Chomhairle, National Executive at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis over last weekend.

Forty thousand tonnes of household waste collected in Mayo

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its National Waste Report for 2010 which provides data on Ireland’s waste generation and management and the progress being made in meeting national and international waste targets.

Kenny waiting for report on Sacred Heart Hospital

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny is still waiting on a report from Minister for Health Dr James Reilly on the future of the Sacred Heart Hospital. The Taoiseach stated this week: “I haven’t seen any report in respect of the Sacred Heart Hospital yet but what I understand is the Sacred Heart Hospital and before that the County Home in their own way and in their own time did magnificent work in respect of the provision of facilities for the people. And the staff who worked there over the years, the many staff, some long since gone, gave the best, but times have changed.”

Update on Belmullet sewerage scheme – Ring

Fri, Jun 01, 2012

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring and Cllr Gerry Coyle have been in contact again with the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the Belmullet Sewerage Scheme.

Medical cover to continue at Sacred Heart Hospital but future of facility still causing concern

Fri, May 25, 2012

Mayo Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony, has moved to allay fears over the future of medical cover at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar but concerns are still being expressed regarding the future of the facility.

In a statement this week, Deputy O’Mahony said he has learned that an agreement has been reached for consultant physicians from Mayo General Hospital to ensure medical cover is provided for the Sacred Heart Home when the consultant currently based there takes leave of absence for one year from next month.

Fiscal Compact Treaty - Just the Facts - Mythbusters – from the European Movement Ireland

Fri, May 25, 2012

With a media blackout on the treaty from next week, below is a ‘mythbuster’ article on what lies ahead following the referendum on May 31, as supplied to the Mayo Advertiser this week by the European Movement Ireland.

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