Walsh Seamless Gutters

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

You may not know this but the roof and guttering of your home must be kept in a good condition to enable a property to remain weatherproof. Ineffective covering can and will lead to expensive work to the underlying timbers and any decorative finishes, which will deteriorate rapidly in damp conditions.

Komandor superior sliding wardrobes

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Do you have space in your home that could be better used? For example high ceilings where a normal wardrobe will not utilise the space efficiently? Possibly you have a small box room where the doors of a wardrobe cannot be opened because they hit off the bed. Do you feel that the cubby hole under your stairs is a wasted space that could be made into something useful, and even stylish? Do you feel that your existing free standing wardrobes do not fulfil your storage needs, and that you would prefer something unique, modern, and tasteful in your home?

World Fleadh set to rock Castlebar

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Castlebar is ready to rock this weekend with the arrival of the World Fleadh, the first time this Irish and Celtic music festival will be staged in the west of Ireland. Bucking all recessionary trends, music enthusiasts are expected to descend on Castlebar in their thousands for nine full days of world-class musical entertainment with the best of what Ireland has to offer on display.

Galway Gay Pride — twenty years a growing

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Brod Ireland West (Galway Gay Pride) Festival celebrates its 20th birthday in style this year with a Mardi Gras style parade from City Hall on Saturday August 22 at 2pm.

Music lovers? Then head to the Feakle Traditional Music Festival

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

From Wednesday August 5 to Tuesday August 11, the Feakle Traditional Music Festival will celebrate its 22nd year with a vibrant programme of traditional music, song, and dance.

Embracing our culture through the use of Irish

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Gnó Mhaigh Eo works with all festivals in Mayo encouraging them to promote the Irish language and use our unique cultural heritage as a worthwhile marketing, advertising, and promotional tool. Festivals benefit greatly when they are different, unique and distinctively Irish. Locals and visitors want to touch, taste, and sample something that is real and genuinely Irish.

Westport Music Festival ‘09

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

One of the most popular music events in the west is back this year to entertain and delight its audience. The Westport Music Festival ‘09 will run from Thursday August 6 to Sunday August 9 with The Wolfe Tones, Jimmy Buckley, The Great Pretenders (Queen Tribute) and Goodbye Venice (Joe Dolan Tribute) entertaining the crowds in free open-air concerts.

Ballinrobe racecourse announces go-ahead for further development

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Ballinrobe and its surrounding hinterland got a major boost yesterday with the news that the local race committee has confirmed that it will go ahead with a significant new project over this winter. Fifteen years ago the future of the course was in doubt, but successive developments over the past decade have transformed the course and made it into one of the jewels in the crown of Irish horse racing.

Probation Act for man ‘scorned’ by woman

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Judge David Anderson, sitting in Ballina District Court this week, dealt with a man under the Probation Act in a case he described as “a woman scorned because she did not get alcohol and a man scorned because he did not get the woman”.

Rossport residents meet SDLP leader

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Rossport residents Willie and Mary Corduff and Vincent McGrath, chairman of Pobal Chill Chomáin, travelled to Derry last Friday where they raised concerns about the Corrib gas project with senior politicians and local media.

Jobs in Mayo must be number one Budget priority

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

Mayo construction employers are to set to urge the Government to make job protection and creation the number one priority in December’s Budget. The employers have been responding to a call from Construction Industry Federation director general Tom Parlon to consider and input their views into the CIF’s pre-budget submission.

O’Mahony criticises Flynn for ‘talking out of both sides of her mouth’

Fri, Jul 31, 2009

While Fianna Fáil TD, Beverley Flynn is calling for an extension of the current REPS scheme or for a new scheme which would replace REPS to be implemented, Fine Gael Deputy John O’Mahony is criticising her move as “giving false hope” saying that she is “talking out of both sides of her mouth”.

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