Huge turnout for Mayo PPN community information evening and county plenary

Fri, Dec 02, 2022

The evening included presentations from Community Finance Ireland, Creative Ireland Programme, The Community Section, Mayo County Council, and information and updates from Mayo PPN. The meeting was opened by PPN Resource Worker, Mary Costello, who welcomed everybody to the meeting and presented the PPN Workplan and Projected Budget for 2023.

Secretariat chairperson Darragh Owens thanked in advance the speakers for the evening: Anne Graham, Community Finance; Austin Vaughan, Creative Ireland; Maura Murphy, Mayo County Council; and Mary Costello, PPN resource worker.

Mayo Civil Defence volunteers receive Covid-19 medals

Fri, Dec 02, 2022

A group of Mayo Civil Defence volunteers attended a ceremony in Croke Park this week where they were recognised for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Boys of '55 relive Ballinrobe CBS days and life thereafter

Fri, Dec 02, 2022

Class reunions have been de rigeur for some time now, but the idea of putting together the story of the lives of those you shared school with is an equally fascinating project.

New appeal for Mayo properties to house Ukrainian people

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

Mayo County Council is appealing to those who have unoccupied properties to offer them as temporary homes for those fleeing war in Ukraine.

The call is part of a new government initiative, led by local authorities, to make use of unoccupied houses, apartments or holiday homes to house Ukrainian people and families.

Call for more rail services between Westport and Dublin

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

Denis Naughten TD has called for additional rail service to and from Westport/Dublin each morning and evening by connecting in with the Dublin/Galway rail service in Athlone.

‘People are scared’, says Castlebar Vincent de Paul as it asks the public to be generous in this year's appeal

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

The SVP in Castlebar is making a particular request for a generous response to their upcoming Annual Appeal as they highlight that they are now helping people from all walks of life to get through difficult times.

Dillon urges council to liaise with landowners on zoning

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

Mayo TD Alan Dillon said he is raising 'the concerns of Mayo farmers and landowners in relation to the draft residential zoned land tax maps recently published by the local authority'.

Sun holidays to Lanzarote are back at Knock

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

Ireland West Airport this week welcomed the announcement by Ryanair of the return of its Lanzarote service from the airport for summer 2023.

Planning approval for Ballina IDA site welcomed

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

Ballina-based Minister of State Dara Calleary T.D. has welcomed planning permission approval for the construction of new infrastructure works at the IDA-owned site on the Sligo Road, Ballina.

Call for new campus at Mayo FET College

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

Mayo College of Further Education and Training (FET) will know the outcome of the first stage of their application to become a 'College of the Future' in the coming weeks, according to Deputy Alan Dillon, who raised the issue in Dáil Éireann last week.

Surges in ED cases test capacity at MUH

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

Surges in those presenting at A&E, early onset of winter illnesses and the fact that more people in Mayo are living longer, accounts for Mayo University Hospital having had to issue a stream of public notices in recent times advising people to avoid turning up at the Emergency Department unless absolutely necessary.

General Manager has faith in Mayo University Hospital

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

Mayo University Hospital has faced some challenges in its time - not least the recent covid 19 pandemic. However, General Manager at MUH, Catherine Donohoe, is confident HSE staff and management can keep public health services running efficiently in the busy county town facility, as more and more people around Mayo enjoy longer lifespans - up to 100 years and beyond.

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