Westport radio plans

Fri, May 28, 2010

Plans are afoot to set up a community radio station in Westport. The first public meeting on the proposal took place this week and anyone interested in getting involved in the project can make contact through the website www.westcoastfm.com

Mayo County Council brings third level grant information to Facebook

Fri, May 28, 2010

Mayo County Council is the first county in the country to inform their students about the availability of higher education grants on Facebook. An information page has been set up to assist students and their parents through the application process for a higher education grant. Application form and guidance notes for the 2010/2011 Higher Education Grants Scheme are now available for downloading on www.mayococo.ie.

Drunk man drove at 100km/hr in centre of Ballina

Fri, May 28, 2010

A drunk man who sped off from gardaí at 100km through Ballina town and then led gardaí on a chase was disqualified from driving for a total of four years.

Kilmovee native’s books enter best-seller lists

Fri, May 28, 2010

First-time authors are often celebrated for getting their books published but sometimes only a few hundred or thousand copies are ever sold. One local Mayo author however whose second book has just been published is now featuring in the top five best-sellers books in Ireland.

Campaign to call McHale Park stand after Tony McHugh

Fri, May 28, 2010

A new group on Facebook has been set up to call the new stand in McHale Park after the late Anthony McHugh. The page, which was set up during the week, has more than 450 members so far and was started following a discussion on the popular Castlebar website www.castlebar.ie, where posters called for the stand to be named after him.

Bank holiday celebrations for all the family at Staunton’s

Fri, May 28, 2010

The doom and gloom merchants can take a back seat over the June bank holiday weekend when a host of celebrations take place at Staunton's Costcutter Store on Main Street, Castlebar. The weekend will see the official opening of the store with lots of in-store offers, face painting, and fun for all the family.

Positive meeting with NRA for road projects

Fri, May 28, 2010

A delegation from the Roads and Transportation SPC had a positive meeting with the National Roads Authority recently, where the NRA gave its commitment to the N5/N26 projects in the county.

At the SPC’s meeting on Monday, chair of the SPC, Councillor Jarlath Munnelly, said that “it was not a negative meeting” with the NRA as there was a commitment given by the roads authority on the N5/N26 projects, however Cllr Munnelly was informed that these projects will depend on budgetary constraints.

No to school bus charges

Fri, May 28, 2010

The proposal to introduce school bus charges of €500 per annum for primary school children who are currently entitled to free travel and an additional €200 per secondary school child has been condemned.

Sinn Fein councillor Rose Conway-Walsh has suggested the move could force families unable to pay the fees to take their children out of school and result in students falling out of the education system.

Your children in their own storybook adventure

Fri, May 28, 2010

Ideal Gifts has launched a range of personalised gifts which make your present extra special. Reading is a gift, and with a personalised range of books that make your children the centre of the story their attention will be held from start to finish. For the extra touch you can add a photo to the book, which is a unique service only available from Ideal Gifts. The name of the child, where he/she lives, friends and relations are all seamlessly woven into the story to take the children on a magical journey. There is no better way for your child to learn and enjoy reading. The range includes A Birthday Mystery where the child cleverly solves a mystery involving his/her own birthday party, The Ballerina Princess, where the child will save the day when the ballet princess sprains her ankle, and My First Book, which is a record of baby's first year and is personalised throughout.

Community support for older people grants

Fri, May 28, 2010

Minister Pat Carey at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht affairs has announced funding for a number of Mayo groups under the Scheme of Community Support for Older People.