Grants for regional and local roads gets €1 million boost

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

The discretionary grant for regional and local road maintenance and upkeep across Mayo has seen a €1 million increase for 2014 compared to the 2013 allocation. The allocation for this year will be €4.6 million. This money will be spent on roads that Mayo County Council include in its annual roadworks scheme which is currently being prepared. The announcement of the grant was made by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring who said: “The good news is that the allocation for discretionary grants is up from €3.6m last year to €4.6 million this year. A percentage of this money can be used for Local Improvement Schemes. This spending will be at the discretion of the councillors and the county council.”

Historic big parties have ‘no credibility’ on Irish Water

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Sinn Fein county councillor Gerry Murray has said that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have no credibility when it comes to the issue of Irish Water. He said the sad reality is that both parties are the main architects of the current Irish Water debacle. Fianna Fail in government should never have signed up to the establishment of Irish Water with the Trokia, it could easily have cited any number of legitimate reasons for not doing so. Fine Gael and Labour could have also refused to implement the FF/Trokia agreement for the same reasons. But all three parties conceded to go down the route of privatisation with no regard for the consequences that this would have for ordinary citizens, and the objective of delivering balanced regional development.

Cat population ‘crisis’ has to be tackled says Mayo animal charity

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

A cat resue charity is calling on people in Mayo to spay and neuter cats, even strays on their property, because there is a “cat population crisis” in the county.

Belmullet councillors want answers on cable snub

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Three elected members of the Belmullet electoral area committee are demanding answers as to why the new submarine cable connecting North America with Europe will be landing in Killala and not in Belmullet as was expected.

It’s not a zebra but it’s good manners

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Mayo County Council and Castlebar Town Council have produced a new information leaflet with guidelines for pedestrians and motorists when it comes to ‘courtesy crossings’.

Mayo groups hoping for national gongs at LAMA awards

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Mayo will feature strongly at a national awards ceremony in Dublin tomorrow (Saturday), which celebrates exceptional community and council projects.

Mayo wedding venues in country’s top hundred

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

A leading online wedding magazine has listed three exclusive Mayo venues among the country’s top 100 places to get married.

Man hurled torrent of abuse at gardai after he was arrested

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

A Claremorris man who engaged in a torrent of abuse towards gardai after they asked him for his name and address had sentencing against him adjourned until June by Judge Mary Devins in Castlebar District Court this week.

Detailed investigation into Castlebar shooting continues

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

The investigation is continuing into the shooting of Owen Maughan at a Castlebar filling station in December.

Mayo women awarded as unsung heros

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Two Mayo women were among 90 workers honoured for their dedication at the 2014 Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Awards, last Friday. GEM Awards recognise the valuable contribution of employees involved in workplace supports such as cleaning, catering, security, pest control, and property services.

Zoned parking charges could come to Ballina

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

The issue of parking and seeing a turnover of car-parking spaces in the town centre is something that has been a topic of most major towns in recent times. Ballina Town Council has decided to implement a zoned parking system with three different parking zones with different pricing structures for each zone.

Funding finally released for Shrule village enhancement scheme

Fri, Jan 24, 2014

The long hold up on the progress of the Shrule village enhancement scheme looks to have finally been resolved with the announcement of the sanctioning of €163,943 for the project. The enhancement scheme had been held up for more than a year over the funding issue after work had initially started. The new funding for the scheme will be given by South West Mayo Development Company following approval for the payment by the Minister for Environment, Phil Hogan. The project will be co-funded by Mayo County Council and the hold up in the scheme had seen a number of elected local officials expressing their upset.

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