Roads projects could be curtailed due to rising costs
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
The head of the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District, Padraig Walsh, told councillors at their March meeting, which took place this week, that he could see some roads projects in the district being curtailed due to rising costs of materials and fuel.
Read more ...Bundula sea wall delays angers councillors
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
Erris-based councillors in the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have expressed their disappointment at being informed that works on the Bundula sea wall in the Mullet peninsula, are now not expected to be completed until Spring 2023 - and not by the end of this year - as they had been initially informed.
Read more ...West Mayo councillors once more express anger over Greenway funding fallout
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
A number of elected members of the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have once again expressed their anger at the way that Mayo County Council had to hand back €2 million in funding for projects along the Clew Bay Greenway.
Read more ...New Birmingham service from Ireland West Airport
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
Ireland West Airport this week was delighted to welcome the start of a brand new twice-weekly service to Birmingham with Ryanair.
Read more ...Castlebar Prison 1781
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
In the 1980s, the front of Parsons footwear shop in Castlebar was a favourite meeting place for lunchtime liaisons. Being some equidistance between St. Joseph’s Convent of Mercy and St. Gerald’s De La Salle College, you could depart Parsons at 1.50 pm. and be in Peter Filan’s History class bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by 2.00 pm.
Read more ...Mayo University Hospital continues to be significantly impacted by Coivd-19
Tue, Mar 29, 2022
Mayo University Hospital continues to be significantly impacted by COVID-19 and high numbers of people attending the Emergency Department. There were 80 patients with Covid-19 in the hospital at 8am today.
Read more ...Spike in Covid-19 cases at MUH over past week
Sun, Mar 27, 2022
Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has seen a spike in the number of positive Covid-19 cases in the hospital over the past week.
Read more ...Mayo Mountain Rescue team in a number of call-outs this week
Sun, Mar 27, 2022
The Mayo Mountain Rescue Team (MMRT) had a busy week with four different call-outs for their assistance since last Friday, March 18.
Read more ...New online library on the way
Sun, Mar 27, 2022
Regular library users will have noticed many changes in their Mayo library branches over the past few years – from the scrapping of membership charges and fines to the addition of 3D printers and musical instruments – and the staff at Mayo County Library would like to let everyone know of another upcoming improvement to its service offering.
Read more ...Progress update for MUH ED and assent unit given
Sun, Mar 27, 2022
Preliminary designs for a new emergency department and medical assessment unit at Mayo University Hospital are expected to be ready by the end of quarter two of this year.
Read more ...Council responds to RTE Investigates programme
Sat, Mar 26, 2022
Mayo County Council has responded to the RTE Investigates Council Chamber Secrets programme that aired on Wednesday night, in which Mayo County Council featured.
Read more ...Public urged to support cancer patient services in Mayo this Daffodil Day
Sat, Mar 26, 2022
The public has been urged to give what they can this Daffodil Day in support of crucial services provided by the Irish Cancer Society to patients and their families in Mayo.
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