Flynn questions if the council is a debating society
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
“Is this a debating society or is it a council meeting?” was the question posed by Fine Gael councillor Peter Flynn on Monday afternoon, after the council had spent almost an hour debating back and forth across the chamber on the issue of the recent jobs news in Castlebar. Flynn, who will not be running in next year’s local elections after he opted to step down after only one term, said: “We’ve been here for an hour and we haven’t made one mention of anything we can effect.”
Read more ...Mayo men complete Great Ethiopian Run for charity
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
Last month, 19 Irish volunteers participated in the Great Ethiopian Run (GER) in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on behalf of Vita, an Irish NGO working in East Africa including three Mayo men which raised over €50,000.
Read more ...Council defers decision on community benefits contribution policy
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
The members of the Mayo County Council deferred a decision on adopting the draft policy on Community Benefit Contributions required for certain major developments at their December meeting on Monday. The policy will set down the requirements for a developer in relation to making a contribution to local areas affected by future major developments.
Read more ...Man left sheep ‘tied-up, bleeding and malnourished’ at Bonniconlon farm
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
Judge Mary Devins has asked for a veterinary inspection at the Bonniconlon farm of a man who admitted animal cruelty in Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...Local man to head up national board
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
Castlebar man Greg Barry has been elected as the new chairperson of a national disability organisation.
Read more ...New Mayo website to encourage looking after our mental health
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
A Mindful Moment: Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on. This is one example of the many inspirational quotes and pictures to view on the new Mayo Be Well website www.mayobewell.org.
Read more ...Christmas Jumper 5km fun run for Hospice
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
Get into the Christmas spirit this year by joining runners of all shapes and sizes for the fun and festive 5km Christmas Jumper Run on Saturday December 14, Lough Lannagh, Castlebar.
Read more ...New survey finds a quarter of Mayo people have Facebook pages
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
A new survey by the discovery team at digital media company eighttwenty has broken down, county by county, the percentange of people in each county who have a Facebook page.
Read more ...Carthy looking to bring his voice to Europe
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
Sinn Féin’s European Parliament candidate Matt Carthy stepped up his campaign for election to Brussels last week when he paid a visit to Mayo to meet and greet the people. Carthy was born in England to a Monaghan mother and Roscommon father, before he moved to Strokestown where he spent most of his childhood, briefly moved back to England for less than a year until the family moved back permanently to Carrickmacross in Monaghan.
Read more ...Ring presents awards to Erris Goal to Work sports coaches
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
A group of jobseekers from the Erris area in north Mayo have just completed a 14 week long specialised sports coaching course which it is hoped will provide them with the tools to obtain employment.
The Goal to Work sports coach training programme, which is run two days each week, allowed the trainees to become fully qualified GAA, rugby, and soccer coaches with additional sports modules in child protection, first aid, disability awareness, physical activity, and active leadership completed. Trainee coaches also honed their skills by organising several community events and coaching in local national schools giving many school children some quality participation experiences.
Read more ...New holiday high for Westport mum in weekend TV show
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
A Westport mum and dad swapped their usual relaxing, poolside villa getaway for an adventure-laden surprise holiday, planned entirely by their children, and all captured by a television crew for a new show to air this weekend.
Read more ...Chambers meets MEPS in Brussels
Fri, Dec 13, 2013
Castlebar based Fianna Fáil vice-president and local area representative, Lisa Chambers, met with Fianna Fáil MEPs Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher, Liam Aylward and Brian Crowley in Brussels on a recent trip. Lisa, who is chair of the European Affairs Committee of the Fianna Fáil National Executive, and three committee members were invited to Brussels to visit the Commission and the Parliament, and also to meet with the Fianna Fáil MEPs.
They met with representatives of the ALDE Party, of which Fianna Fáil is a member. They also met representatives of the Committee of Regions, a representative body for local and regional authorities in Europe and with a representative of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.
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