Vintage glamour night launch
Fri, Feb 13, 2015
Vivienne Lee and Alanna Ni Mhiochain modelled some iconic vintage style in the Gaiety Vintage and Antique Store, Islandeady, for the launch of a Vintage Glamour and Nostalgia night in the Royal Theatre on April 11. Photo: Ger Duffy.
Read more ...Cannabis bust in Ballina part of on-going operation
Mon, Feb 09, 2015
The seizure of an estimated €42,000 worth of cannabis plants in Ballina yesterday afternoon (Sunday, February 8) was part of an on-going intelligence led operation which is targeting the illegal sale and supply of drugs in Mayo.
Read more ...New Sacred Heart Hospital to be completed by December 2016
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
The future of the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar has been a thorny issue that An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, has had to deal with since taking office. The Taoiseach has always expressed confidence that the facility would be retained and improved, and yesterday he laid out the plans and timeline for a new and improved Sacred Heart Home.
Read more ...Newport Road lighting
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
A public lighting contractor will be on site next week on the Newport Road outside Castlebar to start works there.
When the works are finished, the lights will extend from the 50km zone on the Newport Road to the 60km zone at Lough Mallard.
Read more ...Mayo General under pressure from 'winter vomiting' outbreak
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
The emergency department at Mayo General Hospital is under pressure as an “exceptionally high volume” of patients are presenting there with winter vomiting symptoms, said a hospital spokesperson this afternoon (Friday, February 6).
Read more ...‘Shock tactics’ at road safety roadshow
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
More than 1,500 Mayo teens attended a hard-hitting road safety event yesterday (Thursday) in the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar.
Read more ...Wild Atlantic Way branding for 35 Mayo points
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
More than a quarter of a million euro is to be spent upgrading 35 Wild Atlantic Way points in Mayo.
Read more ...Mayo pigs go on parade in the capital
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
Three little pigs from Mayo have been let loose on the streets of Dublin.
Read more ...January car sales in Mayo jump 30 per cent
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
The number of new cars sold in Mayo in January has increased by 30 per cent compared to January 2014.
Read more ...Tradition and pride is the X factor for Ballinrobe Musical Society
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
One of the most highly anticipated stage productions on the Mayo entertainment calendar is just around the corner.
Read more ...Wedding couples want luxury dos in castles and manors
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
Luxurious fairytale weddings in an historic castle or a do steeped in the old world charm of a country lodge are very much back in vogue in 2015.
Read more ...Foxford man at ‘end of the gangplank’ in Castlebar court
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
A Foxford man has been jailed for four months for theft from Dunnes Store, Castlebar.
David McAndrew, Shanwar, Foxford, pleaded guilty in Castlebar District Court on Wednesday to theft from Dunnes Store on December 20 last.
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