Mayo man to be tried on child porn charge
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
A Mayo man accused of downloading and possessing child pornography has been sent forward for trial.
Read more ...Woman stole on same day she was convicted for theft
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
“Shocking stuff” was how Judge Kevin Kilrane described a case before him at a special sitting of Castlebar District Court on Monday, after he heard that a 28-year-old mother of two stole from a clothes shop in Castlebar on the same day that she was convicted at Ballina District Court for theft.
Read more ...Apply now for back-to-school allowances and grants
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Parents are being urged to apply early for grants under the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowances while students are also being advised to apply early for third level maintaineance grants schemes for PLC courses by Mayo VEC. Processing of applications will take place through the summer and be announced by September.
Read more ...Gaeilge, craic agus ceol in heart of Connemara
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
Located in the heart of the true Connemara Gaeltacht in Ceantar na nOileán, 35 miles west of Galway city, Coláiste na nOileán promises plenty of ceoil agus craic this summer.
Read more ...School leavers should study their way through recession
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
As school leavers put the State exams behind them this week, the road ahead for Leaving Cert students looks more uncertain than ever. However young people in Ireland still have a huge amount to offer and should be optimistic about the future and prepare wisely, according to Castlebar based career guidance counsellor Tony Deffley.
Read more ...Money galore for Mayo schools
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
In a complete break from current cost-cutting trends, a number of development and expansion projects for schools and youth projects around Mayo have just been announced.
Read more ...Castlebar Traveller Training Centre facing closure
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
The Senior Traveller Training Centre in Castlebar is on the road to closure after an order to cut 18 student places from courses next September.
Read more ...Mayo VEC meetings up and running again
Fri, Jul 02, 2010
The Mayo VEC committee held its first meeting in three months this week after an issue of gender balance in the group was resolved.
Read more ...HSE confirms hospital bed closures
Fri, Jun 25, 2010
Any doubt as to whether there will be future ward closures at Mayo General Hospital was clarified this week when the director of operations of HSE west confirmed that there will definitely be ward closures in all public hospitals in the future.
Read more ...New health forum chair is old chair
Fri, Jun 25, 2010
The process of electing a new chairman of HSE West, the health forum that represents Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim, Clare, and Limerick, took all of 30 seconds at the AGM this week when sitting chair Cllr Padraig Conneely, Fine Gael, and former Mayor of Galway, was re-elected unanimously without contest.
Read more ...HSE West received forty seven queries on miscarriage intervention
Fri, Jun 25, 2010
HSE West has received 47 queries from women in relation to induced miscarriages carried out following the advice of consultants.
Read more ...ISSU hits out at cheating and exam mix ups
Fri, Jun 25, 2010
As Leaving Cert students continue to toil away through their final year exams this week, the unfortunate incidence of cheating has raised its ugly head. Responding to the discovery of a number of cases of cheating by students in some of the earlier exams of both the Junior and Leaving Cert, the Irish Second Level Student Union (ISSU) has called for any student who may have witnessed cheating to report it to the relevant authorities.
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