No rate increase in Westport

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

The rate for Westport town remains unchanged following the town’s budget meeting which took place last Thursday evening.

Government accused of ‘bullying people into accepting septic tank legislation’

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh has strongly criticised the decision of the Government to guillotine a debate on the Water Services Bill. “The important issues raised by constituents at the public meetings I arranged here in Belmullet and Newport need to be discussed in the Dáil,” she said.

Waiver of €100 Household Charge in 60 Mayo housing estates

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Homeowners in over 60 unfinished housing estates throughout Mayo will be eligible for a waiver of the €100 household charge, according to Westport based Labour councillor Keith Martin.

Mayo biographies feature on Irish language website

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Dinny McGinley, Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, has launched a new Irish-language biographies website, www.ainm.ie at the end of the year at the National Library on Kildare Street, Dublin. Each of the featured 1,693 lives has made a unique contribution to the Irish language over the last five centuries. Forty-seven biographies featured are from people from Mayo.

MEP Jim Higgins is a Eurostar

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Jim Higgins FG MEP for Ireland North West was today re-elected to the prestigious position of Quaestor of the European Parliament.

Upgrading of Kilbride Road to begin this year

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Mayo TD and Minister of State for Tourism & Sport Michael Ring has said he is delighted to announce that work will start on upgrading the Kilbride Road this year.

FF to hold public meeting on the future of Irish farming

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on agriculture Michael Moynihan TD will hold a public meeting in Midfield tonight (Friday) to discuss the challenges facing the farming sector in Mayo and across the country.

Ballina, there could be an app for that

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

Ballina could very soon have its own tourism smart phone app to promote tourism in the town.

Jail for man who was found trespassing in Castlebar home

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

A married father of three was this week sentenced to three months in prison for trespassing in a rented Castlebar home.

Man parked up on footpath and then reversed into car

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

A man from Ballina was convicted and fined at Castlebar District Court this week for careless driving, for not having road tax, and for illegally parking on a footpath.

Suspended sentence revoked for Castlebar woman

Fri, Jan 20, 2012

A woman who according to Judge Mary Devins “operates in a parallel universe” had her suspended sentence revoked at this week’s sitting of Castlebar District Court.