MWSS calls on Government to clarify funding for domestic violence services in the face of second lockdown
Mon, Nov 16, 2020
Mayo Women’s Support Services (MWSS) has called for 'clarity from the Government on the level of funding that will be provided to the hard-pressed sector, as it continues to deal with increasing levels of domestic abuse and coercive control'.
Read more ...Breaffy to feature on new iMayo TV show next week
Mon, Nov 16, 2020
iMayo TV will be showcasing the community spirit and effort shown by the village of Breaffy next week, when part one of a two-part program airs on Thursday, November 19, at 7pm on the Showcase channel on Sky TV on channel 192. The show will be repeated the following Tuesday afternoon at 12.30pm with the second part airing on Thursday, November 26 at 7pm.
Read more ...An end to raw sewage in Killala Bay
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
Raw sewage that was being discharged to the environment untreated in Mayo has been stopped - following a €19 million investment in wastewater infrastructure by Irish Water in partnership with Mayo County Council.
Read more ...Communities asked to ‘Light up for Road Safety’
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
Local Authority Road Safety Officers across Ireland are asking the public to shine a light for road safety on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, From 7pm to 8pm this Sunday, November 15.
Read more ...Main contract for N26 Cloongullane Bridge Project is awarded
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
The Main Contract for the Realignment of the N26 at Cloongullane Bridge has been recently awarded to BAM Civil Ltd., by Mayo County Council.
Read more ...Can we do more to enable family contact for elderly in nursing homes? - Conway-Walsh
Sun, Nov 15, 2020
Mayo Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh has highlighted the loneliness of elderly people in residential and nursing homes, who are unable to see their families during Covid-19 restrictions.
Read more ...Greenway funding announced numerous times - say councillors
Sat, Nov 14, 2020
Councillors in the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District on Monday claimed that the recent announcement of funding for extensions to the Great Western Greenway from Achill Sound to Bunnacurry, as well as from Westport to Murrisk - was funding that was announced already in different guises.
Read more ...Action needed as 1,171 waiting for driving test in Mayo — Conway-Walsh
Sat, Nov 14, 2020
Mayo Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh has called for Minister Eamon Ryan to take decisive action to tackle 'the massive driving test backlog'.
Read more ...Mayo PPN is looking for its 1,000th member
Sat, Nov 14, 2020
The Mayo Public Participation Network (PPN) is the main link through which Mayo County Council connects with the community, voluntary and environmental sectors in the Community.
Read more ...Mayo couple feature in new TG4 documentary about living in Covid times
Sat, Nov 14, 2020
A Mayo couple is to feature in a new Irish language programme - Saol Faoi Ghlas - an chéad dianghlasáil - a one-hour documentary that follows the lives of ordinary Irish people living in extraordinary times, through Ireland’s Covid-19 lockdown, from April to September 2020.
Read more ...IWAK to share in new funding announced for regional airports
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
Ireland West Airport will share in a €6 million addition to the Regional Airport Programme for 2021, which will bring the amount of funding to €21 million under the scheme.
Read more ...New waste presentation byelaws set to address illegal dumping across the county
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
As part of its commitment to tackling the issue of illegal dumping across the county, Mayo County Council has adopted the Waste Management (Segregation, Storage and Presentation of Household and Commercial Waste) Bye Laws. The new legislation came into force on October 19.
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