Jedwardmania hit Castlebar this week

Fri, Apr 09, 2010

Double trouble came to Castlebar this week in the shape of winged runner wearing, uber-blonde quiffed twins as John and Edward Grimes, who throughout the X Factor series became affectionately know as Jedward, kicked off their own nationwide sell-out tour in Castlebar on Tuesday evening. Before they before bounded onto the stage in the Royal Theatre they took some time out to speak to the Mayo Advertiser.

Mayo ISPCC welcomes sexual offences unit

Fri, Apr 09, 2010

A new sexual offences unit which is to established in the country has been welcomed by the ISPCC in Mayo.

No suspicious circumstances in Swinford death

Fri, Apr 09, 2010

Gardaí have confirmed that there was no suspicious circumstances in the death of a man whose body was found in the Swinford area.

Average Mayo house price dips below €200k

Fri, Apr 09, 2010

The average house price in Mayo currently stands at €199,002 according to the most recent survey published by daft.ie.

€210,000 funding announced for Mayo counselling services

Fri, Apr 09, 2010

It was announced this week that two counselling services in Mayo will receive €210,000 between them from the Government. The Knock Counselling Service will get €120,000 and Family Life Services will receive €90,000 as part of an overall €8 million national grant allocated by Minister for Social and Family Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív.

Emergency department in Mayo General Department has ‘acute’ staffing problem

Fri, Apr 09, 2010

A statement issued by the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine on Tuesday highlighted the curtailing or closure of the emergency departments in a number of nationwide hospitals and listed Mayo General Hospital as one which has an “acute” problem. However the HSE has said it is trying to address the issue.

Main Street refurbishment works commence at last

Fri, Apr 02, 2010

Work to the Main Street section of Castlebar’s long-awaited town centre refurbishment project is set to commence next week.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TDs vote against SNA motion in Dáil

Fri, Apr 02, 2010

It appears the cuts to the number of special needs assistants in classrooms across the country which Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony described as “shameful” will go ahead, following the defeat of a private members’ motion in the Dáil on Wednesday night. Fine Gael had brought the Bill to the floor to try to halt the cuts but it was defeated by the Government. “This was a chance for our Government TD and Minister to strike a blow for Mayo, which they didn’t do,” Deputy O’Mahony, told the Mayo Advertiser. “This all came a day after the banks were bailed out for billions of euro, while it would have taken a minuscule amount of money to sort this problem out.”

River basin plans will be adopted with or without council approval

Fri, Apr 02, 2010

Mayo County Council will adopt the new Western and Shannon River Basin management plans, with or without the approval of the elected councillors, the members of the council were told this week at a special meeting. The plans which are required under the EU Water Frameworks Directive, cover the eight river basin districts, three of which are in Mayo.

Shell’s latest attempt at dialogue rejected by Erris community group

Fri, Apr 02, 2010

An attempt by Shell and RPS consultants to engage in dialogue with residents in the Erris area has been described as “empty and meaningless” by community group Pobal Chill Chomáin.

A bleak week in Irish headlines

Fri, Apr 02, 2010

This week the country has been rocked by how much more than originally estimated it is actually going to cost the taxpayer to bail out Anglo Irish Bank. The National Asset Management Agency has started taking over toxic loans for half their original value. Quinn Insurance is under financial investigation and the company have warned that 5,500 Irish jobs are being threatened by the appointment of administrators, and the numbers on the live register crept up again in March after a slight fall in February. On a brighter note, public sector management and unions have reached an agreement in relation to public sector pay cuts with no further cuts promised until after 2014 provided certain cost-saving measures are met. Actually, it’s not so bright after all because teaching unions, and more than likely a few others, look set to reject the deal. Imagine the mess the country would be in if private sector workers had the same mechanisms to reject pay cuts which were thrust upon them. They took it on the chin and realised they were lucky to have a job when friends and colleagues were being made redundant.

Autistic school reduces staffing hours to ensure its survival

Fri, Apr 02, 2010

The privately funded Áthas School located in Kiltimagh, which is the only specialised school in Mayo which caters for children diagnosed with an autism disorder, through using applied behaviour analytic services, has implemented cuts across all its staffing hours.

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