Workshops

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

Museum workshops are famous for being great fun for adults and children alike. This special series of Christmas workshops includes gift wrapping, making Christmas cards and making decorations. There’s always huge demand so advance booking is required. As always, workshops are free of charge. These events are now fully booked.

Santa Claus and his magic elves

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

No Christmas fair would be complete without a visit to see Santa. Admission is just €2 per child and every child receives a special gift. Santa and his elves will be at the museum from 12pm to 1.30pm and from 2.30 pm to 4.30pm. Please note tickets must be purchased from the museum reception and are available from 11am on Saturday December 13. Make sure you get your tickets so all our younger visitors get to see the man in the red suit with the big white beard. Santa’s grotto will be in the museum galleries.

Christmas exhibition

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

This small exhibition will display objects relating to a typical Irish Christmas with panels and fact sheets giving visitors the opportunity to learn how Christmas would have been celebrated in Irish homes in the past.

Christmas carols - museum style

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

Don’t miss this carol singing extravaganza with both the Mayo Gospel Singers and the Mayo Male Voice Choir ringing out in celebration. You’ll find all the atmosphere of traditional carol singing with a special twist. The carol singing will be in the museum galleries.

In Her Shoes Exhibition

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

This week, on International Day Opposing Violence Against Women saw the start of a moving and thought-provoking exhibition, In Her Shoes, at the Ballina Family Resource Centre.

Irish radio competition with great prizes

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

Mayo Education Centre have announced an exciting new project for post-primary school students.

Achill and Belmullet carol services

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

You are warmly invited to two special carol services in Belmullet. The first carol service will be on Wednesday December 3 at 8 pm in the Broadhaven Bay Hotel. There will be a second service in the Ionad Deirbhile Heritage Centre, Eachléim, Belmullet on Thursday December 4 at 8pm.

25 Drive

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

St Joseph’s National School, Derrywash are organising a 25 Drive (partners) fundraising card game for Monday December 1 in the Welcome Inn, Castlebar at 9pm sharp.

Grassroots

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

A few months ago I wrote that a week is a long time in politics, the old saying, but for Fianna Fáil and in particular Fianna Fáil Councillors, TDs and MEPs this month has been a long time.

South Mayo’s independent voice

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

“Seven doesn’t go into six” is Independent Councillor Harry Walsh’s clear observation on next year’s local elections. With the redrawing of the boundaries for next year’s local elections, the Ballinrobe area came out of it looking like they could be the big looser in the terms of representation. With the purging of the Ballinrobe electoral area from the map and it being subsumed into the newly redrawn Claremorris area, it brings an end to ten years as single electoral entity. “We do feel hard done by and the area as a whole should feel hard done by because we have lost a lot of our natural hinterland in this redrawing and we are now being consumed into a very large geographical area in the county. My main concern is of course for the Ballinrobe area as a whole, but my home area of around Shrule and Kilmaine went for seven or eight years without a councillor before and it’s important that an area like that has representation.”

Cracking the whip, for a few more months

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

“Perhaps I should have ran for the county council before when I was a bit younger, but I have enjoyed my four and a half years so far and I’m looking forward to seeing out the last few months.” With the official news breaking this week that Fine Gael party whip Paddy McGuinness would not be running for re-election, it brings to an end the public life for a second time of the popular County Monaghan native. McGuinness, who had stepped away from public life before after a number of terms on Castlebar Town Council, was tempted back into public life when Enda Kenny came calling before the last local elections. “I had come in to do a job last time around and I was very tempted to stay on, but I had made a decision before that I would be doing one term and I had to stick with it.” The job as McGuinness saw it was to help the party grow and bring them all together as one for the term of the council which, for the most part, he has done very successfully.

Ring outlines dangers of drugs and alcohol to Islandeady youths

Fri, Nov 28, 2008

Speaking at the launch of the No Name Club in Islandeady, Castlebar, Fine Gael spokesman on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Michael Ring indicated that the new National Drugs Strategy should incorporate alcohol.

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