Family Centre courses
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
A one day suicide awareness training course will be held in the Family Centre, Chapel Street, Castlebar, on Saturday October 8.
Read more ...Poetry Day
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
All Ireland Poetry Day this year takes place on October 6 and Mayo County Council Arts Office and Library Service have announced that on the day Mayo poets will have the opportunity to take part in poetry snack workshops at Castlebar Library.
Read more ...Computer classes for men in Belmullet
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Starting on Monday October 3, beginners’ computer classes for men over 55, will take place in Áras Inis Gluaire from 7.30pm to 8.30pm (for 10 weeks).
Read more ...Car boot sale
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
The Irish Wheelchair Association are holding a monster car boot sale in the new resource and outreach centre, Logmore, on November 20.
Read more ...Over 1,000 HSE West staff call in sick daily
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Startling absenteeism figures in the HSE West have been reported, with 1,100 HSE staff calling in sick every day in the HSE West region —a region which stretches from Donegal down to Limerick.
Read more ...The welcome to Mayo sign is ‘disgraceful’
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
The welcome to Mayo sign on the Charlestown bypass is the “most miserable sign” and is “disgraceful’ commented Councillor Blackie Gavin at the Roads and Transportation SPC on Monday.
Read more ...N26 project not advancing
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
There is no progression of the N5/N26 project to Ballina according to Tony McNulty from the road design office The senior engineer made his comments at the Roads and Transportation SPC while updating members on NRA schemes.
Read more ...Conway-Walsh can’t support Church Road development
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Sinn Fein councillor Rose Conway-Walsh this week voted against the adoption of a part eight report on a development of three dwellings for older people and a commercial unit at Church Road, Belmullet, at the Belmullet Electoral Area Committee meeting. Cllr Conway-Walsh gave her reasons for not supporting the item saying: “I can’t support this. I think that Church Road is congested enough already. It has seen the landscape change dramatically over the past number of years. This is not in the interests of best planning.”
Read more ...MGH seeks co-operation of public to prevent winter vomiting bug
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Mayo General Hospital is requesting that visitors do not to attend at the hospital due to the presence of suspected norovirus (winter vomiting bug) in three wards in the hospital.
Read more ...Ballina hospital staff failed to shred private patient records found in bin
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Private patient records which were found in a bin in a Ballina housing estate in August were not shredded as they should have been according to policy set down by the HSE.
Read more ...Councillor hits out at operation of Belmullet speed detection camera
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
A Belmullet councillor has hit out this week at the operation of a speed limit van near Bangor Erris.
Read more ...Top Costcutter wine store
Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Staunton's Costcutter Main Street, Castlebar, was recently awarded the Best Costcutter Express Wine Department in Ireland. Pat Staunton, owner, said that he and his staff were delighted with the award. Mr Staunton thanked his staff for their dedication and their customers for their support and valued custom. Mr Staunton said: “We work very hard to ensure we listen carefully to what our customers want from our store. Our key focus is to deliver an unrivalled customer experience, so we're delighted with the win.”
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