Children’s ward in MGH receives early Christmas gift
Fri, Nov 14, 2014
The children’s ward in Mayo General Hospital received some Christmas magic early this year, with the arrival of 480 Folens Christmas annuals this week as a part of the national donation to Children in Hospital Ireland.
Read more ...Suspicious device removed from Castlebar
Thu, Nov 13, 2014
Gardai in Castlebar have this afternoon (Thursday, November 13) confirmed that explosive experts from the army removed a suspicious device from a patch of waste ground near An Sportlann. Gardai had sealed off a large area of ground around An Sportlann in Castlebar after a suspicious device was found in the morning. The device was found on waste ground at the rear of the driving test centre which is located beside An Sportlann. A number of buildings in the area were evacuated as a precaution after 11am yesterday morning. The army explosives experts arrived around lunch time and by 2pm they had removed the device and brought it with them for further investigation and the cordon was lifted by the Gardai.
Read more ...Superfast broadband speeds for three Mayo towns
Mon, Nov 10, 2014
Eircom has announced plans to significantly increase broadband speeds on its network in Ballina, Castlebar and Westport.
Read more ...Lisa gets election green light
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
Fianna Fáil members in Castlebar say they are confident the party can win back a Dáil seat in the county town.
Read more ...‘Peak season’ for burglaries as evenings get darker
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
The Mayo garda division recorded 164 burglaries in the first six months of the year.
Read more ...Season of documentaries at Claremorris Film Society
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
Claremorris Film Society is hosting a series of thought-provoking documentaries this winter, in the atmospheric setting of Claremorris library, thanks to Mayo County Council and local librarian Tom Murtagh.
Read more ...Barnacarroll teens shine with inspirational organ donor project
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
An impressive group of teens from Barnacarroll have won national recognition for their campaign to encourage their friends and classmates to carry organ donor cards in the hopes they would then be more likely to sign-up as donors in adulthood.
Read more ...Calleary warns of increases to property tax by 2016
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
A Mayo TD has warned that householders could be facing significant hikes to their property tax bill if property prices continue to recover.
Under the property tax laws, homes have to be revalued for the tax in 2016.
Read more ...Breaffy Sewerage Scheme
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
Irish Water have given the go ahead for work to begin on the €3 million Breaffy Sewerage Scheme.
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny advised that, over the coming months, Mayo County Council in partnership with Irish Water will carry out the survey and design of the scheme and land acquisition and the planning process and will then move to tendering the mechanical and electrical elements of the work.
Read more ...Three pubs get coveted Michelin listing
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
Three popular Mayo pubs, Crockets on the Quay in Ballina, The Tavern in Murrisk and The Sheebeen in Westport, have retained their coveted listing in the Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide for 2015.
Read more ...Cash strapped museum board considering its options
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
A spokesperson for the Board of the National Museum of Ireland, says it is considering a number of options to address the “serious funding challenges” it is facing.
Read more ...Badly fitted childrens’ car seats a serious concern
Fri, Nov 07, 2014
Startling new research from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has found that as many as four of every five childrens’ car seats are incorrectly fitted.
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