Mayo sees spike in confirmed Covid-19 cases in past week

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Mayo has increased by 170 per cent in the past week, according to the latest figures available at the time of going to print.

Closure of all public car parks at beaches in the county announced

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

The Easter Bank Holiday weekend - which starts today - normally marks a time that Mayo sees a massive influx of visitors to the county. However, due to the Covid-19 crisis and travel restrictions, fears have been expressed this week that the county could see an increase of people travelling to Mayo to use holiday homes.

Mayo County Council announced yesterday that they were closing the public car parks at all beaches around the county saying: "Mayo County Council have taken the decision to close access to public car parks at all beaches across the county, also at Croagh Patrick and Westport Skate Park for the foreseeable future. The decision was made following consultation with An Garda Siochana

Pesticide exceedances and detections continue in Mayo

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Great care must always be taken to protect drinking water supplies wherever pesticide use is considered necessary, particularly if using products for grassland weed control containing substances such as MCPA, Glyphosate, fluroxypyr and 2,4-D.

Reported crime figures for Mayo in 2019 revealed

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Three homicide offences were recorded in Mayo last year by Gardaí, according to the latest figures released by the Central Statics Office (CSO) - those homicide offences were comprised of two murders and one dangerous driving causing death case.

EU and Government measures must protect farm incomes - Deputy Dillon

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Mayo Fine Gael TD, Alan Dillon, has called for immediate measures to be put in place at both EU and Government level to keep the beef sector operational during this difficult period.

Limited services to be resumed at Aurivo Marts

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Aurivo Marts have agreed a protocol with the Department of Agriculture under the recently announced Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for livestock marts.

From Breaffy to Butcher Boy in Singapore

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Breaffy native Andrew Walsh has done his fair share of travelling over the years through his work as a chef in a number of top restaurants across the globe.

Doctor on call in Canada

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Castlebar native David Ryan is a doctor on the front line working in Canada dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic first hand. He caught up with the Mayo Advertiser this week and told us about how things are in the 'Great White North'.

From Ballintubber to Sydney

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Ballintubber native Declan Eegan has been based in Sydney in Australia for the past number of years where he works in the financial services sector.

Covid-19 collect and deliver service from Local Link Mayo

Fri, Apr 10, 2020

Helping people to stay at home is the new role of Local Link Mayo rural transport services.

Community Assessment Hub in Castlebar for mildly symptomatic Covid positive patients

Tue, Apr 07, 2020

As part of the HSE system wide response to COVID-19, Community Assessment Hubs are being set up so that patients who are confirmed as Covid-19 positive, and who require a face to face clinical assessment can attend a community based hub as near as possible to where they live.