Ballinafad College celebrates its centenary

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

In September 1908 the Society of African Missions opened Ballinafad College to accommodate students preparing for the missionary priesthood as a secondary school or minor seminary. The original house was a gift to the society by Llewellyn Count Blake in May of that year. The society itself was founded in France in 1856 and came to Ireland (to Cork) in 1876.

Don’t miss Breaffy House Resort wedding fair this weekend

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Franc of Brides of Franc fame is coming to Castlebar on Sunday September 28 to Breaffy House Resort - the west of Ireland’s premier wedding location offering two very distinct and unique hotels both set in the unrivalled grounds of a 90-acre country estate.

BreastCheck continues to screen women in Mayo

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

BreastCheck continues to screen women in County Mayo from a fully accessible mobile unit located at Mayo County General Hospital in Castlebar. Screening of eligible women in the 50 to 64 age bracket in Achill, Clare Island, Newport, Westport and Louisburgh is currently under way. Women who are registered are sent appointments with BreastCheck by post.

More style, more imagination — from traditional to contemporary

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Irwin Interiors, helping the people of Mayo turn their houses into homes for decades.

Property price decreases should be reflected in council valuations

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Fine Gael Spokesperson on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Deputy Michael Ring has demanded that the drop in property prices should be reflected in the valuation of local authority houses.

Mulberry Tree Centre officially opened in Ballina

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

“The best party ever” is how one young reveller described the official opening of the Mulberry Tree Learning Centre on the Killala Road in Ballina which took place on Friday last (September 19).

Westport to be showcased in German film

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Westport town is just one of Mayo's beautiful locations which will feature in Heart's Desire which is currently being filmed in Mayo by the German television company FFP New Media GmbH, according to Cllr Keith Martin, the Irish Film Board's Mayo liaison officer.

Joint policing committees in the pipeline for Mayo

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed the introduction of joint policing committees in Mayo which he said will help local communities manage anti-social behaviour and maximise alternatives to crime.

Do you want to be a star?

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Local writer/director Orlagh Heverin is shooting a low-budget short film in Castlebar and Louisburgh from October 10 to 14 and is looking for a number of fame-seeking candidates for the cast!

Solitaire departs for UK port

Fri, Sep 19, 2008

Following a week fraught with continuing tension between protesters and Shell E & P Ireland and the undertaking of a hunger strike by Maura Harrington, a resolve in the contentious issue may have been attained when at lunch time Thursday SEPIL released a statement in which it confirmed that “the Solitaire will leave Killybegs today for a UK port where deep water berthing facilities are available”.

Louisburgh, Newport and Claremorris may face broadcast blackout

Fri, Sep 19, 2008

With the recent announcement by Mayo Community TV Ltd that the plug will be pulled on its transmitter in Drummin on September 30, chairperson Joe Gibbons warned that the areas of Claremorris, Newport and Louisburgh may also have their transmitters shut down, which would affect all householders in the area who rely on these transmitters to receive their television stations.

Judges raps father of three who had ecstasy in his car

Fri, Sep 19, 2008

A man who was found in possession of four ecstasy tablets for his own use was asked by Judge Mary Devins if he was practising responsible parenting as he was putting his children at risk of serious harm in having these drugs in the vicinity of his children.

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