Call for Irish Rail to reverse fare increase

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

Westport Labour councillor Keith Martin has called on Irish Rail to reverse new fare increases on the Westport to Dublin route which he said are proving a “disincentive to rail travel and will impact on visitor numbers to the town this year”.

Castlebar woman survives massive explosion in Florida

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

A Castlebar woman in Florida, USA, was reported this week to have survived a massive explosion after a pressurised oxygen machine was kicked by a horse.

Mayo bachelors to compete in Sydney parade

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

With emigration currently hurting Irish families, it is good to learn this week that some of Mayo’s fine young people are turning heads in Australia, with three young men from the county having been selected as finalists in the St Patrick’s Day Parade 2012 in Sydney.

Criticism for misleading adverts on turf cutting

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

There was widespread criticism of advertisements placed in a number of local and national papers at the end of last month which said that hundreds of bogs would be affected by new regulations on turf cutting – when in reality there were only three.

The Outstanding Young Person of the Year Award

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

Junior Chamber International in Mayo, in association with the Mayo Advertiser and AIB, is currently running a competition to identify Mayo’s Most Outstanding Young Person of the year 2012.

Search for Army premises in Castlebar

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

Fianna Fáil Defence Spokesperson Dara Calleary has said he is baffled that the Department of Defence is now looking for Army premises in Castlebar, Cavan, Mullingar, and Clonmel after announcing plans to shut down the barracks in each of these towns.

Scoil Phádraig Westport registration

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

Registration of new pupils at Scoil Phádraig, Westport, will take place from Monday February 20 to Friday February 24, from 10am to 2pm.

Flooding money for Tourmakeady

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

A funding allocation of €16,200 has been made to Mayo County Council this week under the Minor Flood Mitigation Works Scheme, as approved by the Office of Public Works.

GMIT Castlebar hosts Irish Kayaking Intervarsities

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) Castlebar is to host the Irish Kayaking Intervarsities from February 17 to 19 bringing an estimated 500 people to the town of Castlebar and neighbouring villages. The annual event offers kayakers from colleges all over Ireland the opportunity to get together and compete for prestigious titles in a number of divisions such as whitewater, freestyle, canoe polo, and long distance. Eighteen colleges will compete in events on the Clydagh river and Lough Lannagh.

Councillors’ have ‘moral and civic duty’ to travel on study trips

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

In the process of praising the success of the Great Western Greenway at the LAMA awards last weekend, Fianna Fáil councillor Al McDonnell told Monday’s Mayo County Council meeting that people should bear in mind that the idea for the Greenway came about from two study trips the councillors made to the Lake District in England and to Scotland.

No email access at Garda stations - Calleary

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Justice Dara Calleary has established that 40 per cent of the Garda stations in the State are not linked to the Garda network and do not have email access.

Legislation to lift audit burden from community and voluntary sector

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

The Department of Jobs and Innovation is planning to greatly reduce the paperwork legally required by voluntary groups under the new Companies Bill and intends to exempt charitable organisations from the stringent audit requirements imposed on private companies, according to Westport Labour councillor Keith Martin.

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