Council to hold special meeting to discuss Mother and Baby Homes report

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

Mayo County Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the report from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.

Hospitals remain under "severe pressure" - Saolta chief

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

The local acute hospital system remains under "severe pressure", the like of which it has never experienced before, Tony Canavan, the chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the seven public hospitals in the west and north-west of the country, said this week. There are more people hospitalised now with Covid-19 than at any other time during the pandemic.

Belmullet is resilient and will come through Covid crisis

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

The people of Belmullet are more than resilient enough to come through the current Covid-19 crisis - an Erris-based councillor said this week.

Mayor and Council President from President Biden's home town drop into Ballina meeting

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

The monthly meeting of the Ballina Municipal District which was held online this month, had a call in from both the Mayor and City Council President from Scranton, Pennsylvania - the home town of the new President of the United States, Joe Biden, on the morning before he was sworn in as the 46th President of the USA.

Ballina students make it to Junk Kouture grand finals

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

Transition year students, Muireann Igeo, Laura O'Hara and Alva Gallagher, students at St Mary's Secondary School, Ballina, are Junk Kouture Grand Finalists for 2020.

Inland Fisheries Ireland investigated pollution incident on Carrowbeg River

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

Inland Fisheries Ireland has reported investigating a pollution incident that occurred over the weekend of Saturday, January 16, on the Carrowbeg River in Westport.

Four Mayo students awarded Intel scholarships

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

Four Mayo students have been awarded prestigious scholarships by Intel Ireland. Three of the students each received a Women in Technology scholarship and the fourth was a recipient of a Paul Whelan Memorial Scholarship.

The three Women in Technology Scholarship recipients from Mayo are: Swinford native, Saoirse Ward, who is studying Physics and Astrophysics at Maynooth University; Eimear McDonnell, from Westport, who is a student of Environmental Health and Safety at NUIG; and Emily Metadjer, from Shrule, who is currently studying Computer Science and Information Technology at NUIG.

Exciting line-up of speakers for GMIT Digital West 2021

Fri, Jan 22, 2021

Leaders in public/private sectors and academia, will share their “Digital Transformation” stories at this free online event

More than 2,200 Covid-19 cases in two weeks in Mayo

Fri, Jan 15, 2021

There have been 2,203 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Mayo over the two-week period from Wednesday, December 30, to Tuesday, January 12, according to the latest information at the time of this newspaper going to print.

Re-opening of Western Rail Corridor Remains a Priority for Sinn Féin - Conway-Walsh

Fri, Jan 15, 2021

Mayo TD, Rose Conway-Walsh, has said the re-opening of the Western Rail Corridor remains a key priority for Sinn Féin.

Lake walkers blocking up cemetery car park in Castlebar

Fri, Jan 15, 2021

The elected members and officials from the Castlebar Municipal District have appealed to members of the public who are using Lough Lannagh to get some exercise, to not park their cars at the new cemetery in the town.

Operation Transformation 2021 – Get Active with Mayo Sports Partnership

Fri, Jan 15, 2021

Operation Transformation is back! It may be a little bit different this year, but they are still promoting the same message – ‘Get up, get out, Get Active’.

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