Election buzz as new Dáil seat tipped for Mayo
Fri, Sep 01, 2023
The announcement on Wednesday that Mayo has been recommended for a change-up from a four-seater to a five-seater Dáil Constituency, and that county boundaries be reinstated so that up to 6,000 votes from areas of South Mayo are returned to the electoral area, has well and truly started the ball rolling on General Election campaigning around the county.
In its independent recommendations to the Oireachtas on electoral constituencies for the next Dáil, The Electoral Commission supports an increase of 14 TDs for the country, based on new Census 2022 population figures, rising from 160 to 174 Seats. In Mayo this means that come General Election 2024/25 (date yet to be announced), a fifth TD should be elected to represent the county.
Read more ...Castlebar Samaritans launch their service on Thomas Street
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Castlebar Samaritans, the latest addition to the Samaritan network will be officially launched in 21 Upper Thomas St., Castlebar on Monday, August 28 at 5.30pm.
Read more ...Mayo Rose Kate Heneghan did the county proud
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Mayo Rose of Tralee representative Kate Heneghan did the county proud throughout the 2023 Rose of Tralee competition this week and remained the frontrunner to win the event right up to the festival final on Tuesday, August 22nd.
Read more ...Mayo County Council to offer apprenticeship training
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
The benefits of a career in the public service have been highlighted this week with the news that Mayo County Council and public service local providers around the county such as the HSE, are to commence providing apprenticeships in order for people to train in the various roles on offer as civil servants.
Read more ...Culture Night ‘late’ events
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Last year, over 742,000 people attended more than 1,700 Culture Night activities. This year, the 18th Culture Night programme will take place on September 22nd, and the events ‘coming of age’ promises an even bigger explosion of colour, music, dance and art on the streets of our towns and cities.
Read more ...Looking for a new job or a change in career?
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Springboard courses are part of a fantastic government initiative which offer free or heavily subsidised courses at certificate, degree and masters level, aimed at graduates, the unemployed, employed or those wanting to start their own business. Most of the Springboard courses are 1 year or less but there are some 2 year masters.
Read more ...Visit Mayo - over 100,000 told at US Irish Festival
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
A delegation of Mayo representatives newly returned from an Irish Festival in the United States of America were greeted by a 'sea of green and red' as the Irish diaspora turned out in force, where the message to 'visit Mayo' was heard loud and clear by over 100,000 attending the event.
Read more ...1798 commemoration in Castlebar Library
Thu, Aug 24, 2023
Mayo County Library is hosting a major commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the 1798 rebellion in Ireland also known as ‘The Year of the French or Bliain na bhFrancach’. The programme coincides with 1798 Music Festival which will be held in the town over the weekend and its focus on history and heritage complements the more public events of the festival. The commemoration event will consist of:
‘In Humbert’s Footsteps – Mayo 1798’. An exhibition telling the story of the rebellion in Mayo. The exhibition which was created in conjunction with the late Steve Dunford, tells the story of the French campaign in Mayo in a colourful storyboard format.
Read more ...Mayo County Council to offer apprenticeship training
Fri, Aug 18, 2023
The benefits of a career in the public service have been highlighted this week with the news that Mayo County Council and public service local providers around the county such as the HSE, are to commence providing apprenticeships in order for people to train in the various roles on offer as civil servants.
Read more ...Covid alert at Mayo University Hospital
Fri, Aug 11, 2023
The HSE issued a covid alert for Mayo this week stating that there are currently 18 cases of patients in Mayo University Hospital with the virus - and warned that visitors to the facility pose a risk of infection to other patients there.
Read more ...Positive soundings in Mayo as corncrake returns
Fri, Aug 11, 2023
Efforts to increase the population of the corncrake in the west and north of Ireland appear to be paying off, with the numbers recorded in the core breeding areas of Mayo, Donegal and Galway having increased by 15% since 2022 - according to the latest survey from the National Parks and Wildlife Service - which shows an overall increase of 35% in the corncrake population in the past five years.
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