Lack of funding to meet housing grant applications
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
Members of the Westport electoral area committee were this week informed that there was not enough funding to meet this year’s Housing Aid for Older People Scheme due to inadequate funding received from the Government.
Senior executive officer Martin Keating explained that €3.8 million was the expected grant aid which was to have been given to the county for 2008 but it has fallen “far short of this at €2.4 million”. The housing officer said that as expenditure on previous years’ grant applications are running at a high cost level was deemed that the distribution of payments for new grant applications would not be viable.
Read more ...Sixteen years on, the Balla 10km, goes from strength to strength
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
For the past 15 years the Balla 10km has been one of the highlights of the Mayo athletics calendar and this year promises to be no different. Tomorrow (July 26) will see the 16th running of this event, which has become much more than just a serious athletic event.
Read more ...Mayo tourism grants unveiled
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD, has announced that funding of up to €4,329,125 has been allocated under Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Infrastructure Fund to 27 tourism projects around the country. This allocation of funding is in addition to over €18 million in Tourism Infrastructure Fund grants already announced. The details of funding for Mayo projects have been outlined and include cycle routes, walking routes and facility improvements at Croagh Patrick and the National Famine Monument.
Read more ...Delivery driver loses his licence
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
An Italian man who resides in Westport was convicted for drink driving at Westport District Court this week.
Read more ...Man fined for telling Garda he’d give him AIDS
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
A Ballina man was ordered to pay €150 to the Garda benevolent fund after he was convicted of a public order offence in Ballina District Court.
Read more ...Fifteen-year ban and two months in prison for Lahardane drink driver
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
A Lahardane man who is currently serving a prison term for driving offences was given a two-month prison term and banned from driving for 15 years at Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Ballina man took friend’s car and crashed it while drunk
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
A Ballina man who drove his friend’s car without the owner’s permission, when drunk, and was involved in a traffic accident was fined a total of €1,300 and banned from driving for three years at Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Cost of text messaging abroad to be slashed - Calleary
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
EU measures to slash the cost of sending a text message when abroad will result in big savings for Irish people holidaying abroad, according to Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary.
Read more ...Flynn welcomes €12 million nursing home funding
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn has welcomed the sanctioning of additional financial support of €12 million for older people in private nursing homes.
Read more ...Man couldn’t get his bike to Mayo by train
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
The Mayo Green Party has strongly criticised bus and train services in the West of Ireland. The party has highlighted the case of Paul Lynch, a research worker recently employed by the Sustainability Institute. Mr Lynch, who was carrying out important research into renewable energy in Mayo, recently set off back to his home town of Macroom in Co Cork by bicycle.
Read more ...Back to education proposals for unemployed under 25 year olds
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
Thousands of men and women between the ages of 18 and 25, who are signing on the Live Register, are to be targeted in an effort to encourage them to gain additional skills and qualifications under the Back to Education Allowance Scheme.
Read more ...RTÉ to broadcast Mass from Croagh Patrick
Fri, Jul 25, 2008
For the first time the national Reek Sunday pilgrimage to Croagh Patrick will be televised live on RTÉ1 at 11am. The annual pilgrimage, which takes place this Sunday July 27, will be led by Archbishop of Tuam, Michael Neary. Television presenter Nuala Carey will commence coverage at 10.45am.
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