Mindfulness courses using two therapeutic methods

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Rachel Sweetman, Hakomi psychotherapist, is running two more of her very popular certified personal development courses on mindfulness, over 10 Thursdays, starting September 29 in the Downhill House Hotel, Ballina.

Career column

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Q: This is something which has been bothering me for some time. There are some areas of my work – I am in IT – where I do not have a great deal of experience. As you can appreciate, IT is a very broad area, and it is always likely that a candidate would have a deficiency in some areas. But my query is: how do you recommend I should deal with this shortcoming in my experience when it arises in interview?

Comprehensive courses in the healthcare field

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

The Irish Ambulance Training Institute, the award winning national training institute headquartered in Ballybrit, Galway, is offering a wide range of courses over the coming months to those who wish to pursue a career in the healthcare sector.

Workshop to promote a better night’s sleep

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Undoubtedly there is a noticeable increase in stress, anxiety, fear and worry in Irish society. Psychologist and clinical hypnotherapist Amanda Walsh employs the most effective and evidenced based therapeutic interventions available today in the field of psychology and psychotherapy, working with these issues at Northwest Therapy and Hypnosis.

Get dancing with the west’s most successful academy of dance and performance

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Danceworld is the west coast’s largest and most successful academy of dance and performance. Hosting more than 250 dancers with classes in Ballina, Castlebar, and Westport, Danceworld has gone from strength to strength, quickly establishing itself as a leader in the provision of entertainment and talent, with a proven track record of the highest standard representing the evolving trends of entertainment, fashion, music, styles of dance, and attitudes.

REPS payments must be made without delay — Calleary

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Mayo based farmers are suffering severe hardship as a result of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food’s unacceptable delay in processing outstanding REPS payments, according to Dara Calleary TD.

Check it Fits roadshow coming to Ballina

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

To address the issue of not restraining children properly in cars, the RSA is taking its Check It Fits Roadshow on the road again, from the October 8 to 12. The roadshow will visit Humbert Street car park in Ballina on Saturday October 8 from 10am to 5pm. At the roadshow, parents, guardians, and grandparents will be given the opportunity to get their child’s car restraint fitted by an expert, free of charge.

Conway-Walsh condemns closure of Belmullet beds

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Confirmation by the HSE of the closure of 19 beds in Belmullet Hospital this week and the deafening silence of our Government TDs and our Taoiseach is devastating for the people of Erris and the surrounding areas, according to Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh.

Surge of enthusiasm for Achill tourism

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

A large number of Turasóireacht Acla Teo members attended its annual general meeting on Friday September 16, in Ted Lavelle’s, Cashel. Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, was the guest of honour and Councillor Austin Francis O’Malley, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, addressed the meeting before agreeing to preside over the election of officers.

Designation of wetland areas is compromising food production — Mulherin

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has called for clarification on the designation of wetlands area. Speaking in Dáil this week Deputy Mulherin drew attention to the impact that the current definition of wetlands has on farmers’ ability to produce food.

Man called garda a ‘prostitute’, district court hears

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

A Belmullet man was sentenced to six months in prison at Castlebar District Court this week for the possession of drugs and for threatening and abusive behaviour.