Council to sell lands to Applegreen

Fri, Jun 05, 2015

The elected members of the Ballina Municipal District this week agreed to sell to Applegreen a small parcel of land located beside its newly opened service station on the junction of the N5 and the R320 in Swinford. The plot of land, which measures 0.212 acres at Carrowbaun, has no development potential on its own, the members were told, and the only development value it could have would be to the owners of the service station.

New long term lease approved for Ballina childcare centre By Colm Gannon

Fri, Jun 05, 2015

A new long term lease of property in Bearndearg, Ballina, by Mayo County Council to Parkside Community Development Ltd, trading as Haven Community Childcare Centre, was agreed by the elected members of the Ballina Municipal District this week. The group has been operating the childcare centre for the past 10 years after being given an initial lease by Ballina Town Council, which was due to expire at the end of October this year.

Ballina Men's Shed to get a new home

Fri, Jun 05, 2015

The Ballina Men's Shed group will be getting a new home in the Estoria Building on Teeling Street in the town, it was agreed this week. The elected members of Ballina Municipal District approved the proposal at their reconvened June meeting on Wednesday.

Mr Paul Dolan, senior engineer with Mayo County Council, told the meeting: "They had been operating in another premises in the town that is no longer available to them. It's used by people from all over the district. Based on their positive contribution to the district we are recommending giving them the property for use under a caretaker agreement, and if it's suitable and successful then we will look at a long leases on the property."

Fire breaks out at McHale's in Ballinrobe

Tue, Jun 02, 2015

A major fire broke out at the McHale Farm Machinery facility on the outskirts of Ballinrobe on the Castlebar Road side of the town earlier this evening (Tuesday, June 2) at around 6pm. A number of units of the Mayo Fire Service attended the scene to deal with the blaze which was still smouldering after 8pm.

Partial lifting of boil water notice in Westport

Tue, May 26, 2015

Folllowing a meeting earlier today of the Outbreak Control Team dealing with the Boil Water Notice currently in place for the town of Westport, Irish Water has confirmed that an alternative supply of drinking water to certain parts of Westport is being provided by Mayo County Council. This alternative supply will allow many businesses and some householders in specific areas of the town to use water without the need to boil it, and has been approved by the HSE.

Turlough getting ready for biggest ever country life festival

Fri, May 22, 2015

The manager at the National Museum of Country Life in Turlough, Tony Candon, says the museum is preparing for the biggest ever influx of people to the site this weekend with some 25,000 expected to attend Féile na Tuaithe over the next two days.

Permission refused for major Mayo wind farm

Fri, May 22, 2015

A proposal to build a 48-turbine wind farm in Cluddaun near Moygownagh was refused permission by An Bord Pleanála on Wednesday.

Belcarra man vandalised Taoiseach's office a second time

Fri, May 22, 2015

It has emerged that a Belcarra man who came before Castlebar District Court last month for scrawling graffiti on An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny's, constituency office in Castlebar was rearrested earlier this month for vandalising the office a second time.

Mayo man jailed following harrowing sex abuse hearing

Fri, May 22, 2015

A Mayo man, who repeatedly sexually assaulted a 10-year-old boy, broke down and told gardaí that he had been sexually abused himself as a child, The Central Criminal Court has heard.

Clare Island lighthouse part of new tourism initiative

Fri, May 22, 2015

Clare Island's historic lighthouse has been included in a new European funded tourism initiative launched on Wednesday.

Sinn Féin leader to launch new campaign in Castlebar

Fri, May 22, 2015

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is to launch a new campaign called Stand Up For the West in the Welcome Inn Hotel in Castlebar next Thursday (May 28) at 8pm.

All roads leading to Ballinrobe for big sales days, racing, Panti Bliss, and more

Fri, May 22, 2015

All roads are leading to Ballinrobe this weekend and next with racing, sales, and a big marquee show with Panti Bliss, all on the cards over the next 10 days.

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