Aware's lifeskills programme

Fri, May 11, 2012

Are you stressed? Struggling with poor self-esteem? Losing sleep? If you would like to learn new ways of dealing with life's challenges you may be interested in Aware's Living Life to the Full programme.

Mayo schools participating in National Walk to School Week

Fri, May 11, 2012

Mayo schools joined thousands of students across Ireland this week who are putting plans in motion to take part in An Taisce Green-Schools’ National Walk to School Week 2012, which takes place from May 21 to 25.

Yes vote will help protect and create jobs — O’Mahony

Fri, May 11, 2012

Fine Gael Mayo TD John O’Mahony has stated that a Yes vote in the upcoming Fiscal Compact Treaty referendum will help protect jobs we have and create jobs we need.

No — UCD academic Kieran Allen in Castlebar

Fri, May 11, 2012

Kieran Allen, a UCD academic and author of The Fiscal Treaty and the Euro Crisis: Reasons to Vote No, has claimed that Ireland faces 20 years of hardship if it votes yes.

Sinn Fein public meetings on fiscal treaty

Fri, May 11, 2012

A Sinn Féin public meeting in Ballina last week on the fiscal treaty was addressed by Michael Colreavey TD and councillors Rose Conway-Walsh (chair), Gerry Murray, and Therese Ruane.

Taoiseach joins business community at meeting calling for Yes vote

Fri, May 11, 2012

Mayo business representatives joined with dozens of other business community representatives in Dublin on Wednesday morning last calling for an emphatic Yes in the upcoming fiscal treaty.

Roll-out of public campaign on fiscal treaty

Fri, May 11, 2012

The Referendum Commission has launched its public information campaign to explain the Fiscal Stability Treaty and to urge people throughout the State to vote. The Commission chairperson Judge Kevin Feeney said that its factual Guide to the Treaty would be delivered to all homes in Mayo between May 8 and May 18.

Aviva redundancy changes and new jobs welcomed

Fri, May 11, 2012

The news that financial services company Aviva is to reduce the number of voluntary redundancies sought from the original figure of 770 Irish jobs down to 550, and the announcement that 220 new jobs are to be created at Aviva in Knocknacarra, Galway, has been welcomed this week.

Castlebar needs to stand on its own feet

Fri, May 11, 2012

Businesses in Castlebar must be confident about their own offering and not worry about competition from neighbouring towns. This was the message of Wilson Bird, PRO of Castlebar Chamber of Commerce, speaking at an open forum discussion last week during which Castlebar town manager Seamus Granahan provided a progress report on developments in the county town.

Introducing himself as a Limerick man who had moved from Clifden to Castlebar, where he is now general manager of Breaffy House Resort, Mr Bird said: “I moved here with my wife and our two children last year and we find Castlebar is a great place to live and enjoy. Everyone was saying when I came here that Westport was getting everything and not Castlebar, but what I discovered about Westport is that what they do well is talk together well. The hotel operators in Westport meet every week for constant updates. Everyone thinks it’s all done by Michael Ring TD but it’s not. It’s all down to the hoteliers. They know everything about their business, down to the price of parsnips, and that’s what we need to do here.

Funding boost for Ballyhaunis Swimming Pool and Ballyhaunis Boxing Club

Fri, May 11, 2012

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring has announced a grant of €352,800 to Ballyhaunis Swimming Pool for refurbishment works under the Green Swimming Pool initiative, designed to make the pools across Ireland more energy efficient and less reliant on State support.

Mayo loses 77 public beds in hospitals and CNH units

Fri, May 11, 2012

A total of 77 public beds have been closed in community nursing homes (CNHs) and hospitals throughout Mayo in recent times, at the same time as health cutbacks and home help hours have been reduced.