Present found in Ballina

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

A reader from Ballina contacted the Mayo Advertiser after she found a Christmas present in Tom Ruane Park, Ballina, on Christmas Day.

Choral festival in Kiltimagh

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

Kiltimagh’s first choral festival will take place on February 24 and 25 in the Park Hotel, Kiltimagh.

Mayo citizens info service

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

Mayo Citizens Information Service will hold an outreach on Wednesday January 11 at the Mayo North East Office, The Enterprise Centre, Airport Road, Charlestown, from 9.45am to 11.30am.

Mayo General Hospital to become smoke free zone

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

As part of Mayo General Hospital’s commitment to become a smoke free campus in 2012, smoking will no longer be permitted at the hospital entrance, the emergency department entrance, and entrance to the 1930s building from Monday January 9.

Vote for your local train station

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

The quest has begun for this year’s Iarnród Éireann Best Station and competition will be as tough as ever this year as customers will directly rate stations in the race to take the coveted title.

Mayo asked to get greener

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

Repak is encouraging local householders not to fall into bad recycling habits during the New Year. Overall Repak estimates that Irish householders will generate approximately 220,000 tonnes of household waste (or 150 kilos per household) over the holiday period.

Claremorris radio documentary

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

From Narcotics to Knock, a new hour-long documentary focusing on drug and addiction problems in rural Ireland, will be aired on Claremorris Community Radio today, Friday January 6, at 1pm and repeated on Wednesday January 11 at 4pm.

The Soap Box – A regular column in which readers tell us about what matters to them....

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

Since the Road Safety Strategy 2007 to 2012 was introduced in 2007, road deaths have dropped by 50 per cent. When compared to the year before the introduction of the first ever road safety strategy in 1998, deaths have fallen by 59 per cent.

Motorised street sweeping needed in Claremorris

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

The absence of motorised street sweeping in Claremorris was queried by local councillor Richard Finn, speaking at the December meeting of the Claremorris Area committee.

Average Mayo property price is now €164,000

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

Asking prices for properties in Connacht fell by an average of 7.2 per cent in the final three months of 2011, compared to a fall of 2.7 per cent between June and September, while the average asking price in Mayo in late 2011 was €164,000, a fall of €102,000 from the peak, according to the latest review by Daft.ie

Crash victim laid to rest

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

The 52-year-old victim of a single vehicle traffic accident which occurred at Kilsallagh on January 2 was laid to rest on Thursday.

No Big Macs for Ballina

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

There will be no Big Macs or McChicken Sandwiches on sale in Ballina in the near future after Ballina Town Council turned down an application by McDonald’s to develop a new premises in the town.

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