Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation Shops to reopen
Sat, May 30, 2020
Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation’s 12 shops will reopen to the public on Tuesday June 9. The nine shops in Mayo and three in Roscommon have remained closed since March 12th due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Read more ...Mayo hoteliers urge government to address tourism crisis
Sat, May 30, 2020
Hotel and guesthouse owners in Mayo and across the country are calling on the Government to introduce measures that will tackle the catastrophic crisis facing many businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more ...Calleary raises Covid-19 crossover concerns at MUH in Dáil
Fri, May 29, 2020
The chief executive officer of the HSE has been requested by the Health Minister, Simon Harris, to put together a report on a number of issues surrounding the management of Covid-19 and non Covid-19 patients in Mayo University Hospital.
Read more ...Local Link Covid effort to feature on TV show
Fri, May 29, 2020
Helping people to stay at home became the new role of Local Link Mayo rural transport services, following the outbreak of coronavirus in Ireland. In response to Covid-19, Local Link Mayo quickly commenced offering a collect and deliver service from pharmacies and local shops for passengers, delivering critical medical supplies and meals to the elderly, the vulnerable and sick within rural areas throughout the county.
Read more ...Road sign thieves urged to stop what they are doing
Fri, May 29, 2020
Mayo County Councillor Cllr Al McDonnell has appealed to 'whoever is responsible for a spate of road sign thefts in his area to stop what they are doing'.
Read more ...Rail crossing a "fatality waiting to happen"
Fri, May 29, 2020
A delegation of residents living near a railway crossing at Kilnageer - between the villages of Breaffy and Belcarra - attended the June meeting of the Castlebar Municipal District of Mayo County Council this week to appeal to the councillors to support their calls for a full-time solution to the railway crossing - where a serious accident occurred between a train and car on Wednesday, April 29.
Read more ...Beach lifeguarding season 2020 commences this weekend
Fri, May 29, 2020
Mayo County Council has confirmed that the beach lifeguarding season will begin this Bank Holiday Weekend, with lifeguard teams on duty from 12pm, Saturday, May 30 on official beaches.
Read more ...New Meissner plant in Castlebar up and running
Fri, May 29, 2020
Meissner Filtration Products announced yesterday that their new manufacturing facility in Mayo is operational. The new facility features a state of the art 930 m² (10,000 ft²) ISO class 7 cleanroom, dedicated to the manufacture of Single-Use Systems. Validation of the facility was completed in mid-April and the facility is currently manufacturing products for their biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical client base.
Read more ...Call for proposals from Mayo for 2020 Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Fri, May 29, 2020
Mr Michael Ring T.D., the Minister for Rural and Community Development, this week announced the launch of the 2020 Town and Village Renewal Scheme and called for innovative proposals from towns and villages in Mayo.
Read more ...Legacy of Covid-19 in Mayo must be the upgrading of our Hospitals – Conway-Walsh
Fri, May 29, 2020
The legacy of the lost lives and the pain and hardship Mayo people have endured during the Covid-19 pandemic can only be the urgent delivery of the long promised critical healthcare facilities, according to Sinn Féin TD, Rose Conway-Walsh.
Read more ...Twelve beaches in Mayo have excellent quality bathing water - EPA report finds
Fri, May 29, 2020
The quality of bathing water at 12 of 15 beaches in Mayo was found to be excellent, with a further three classified as having good quality water, according to the latest report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Read more ...Kilmurry NS children do their bit in Covid battle
Fri, May 29, 2020
‘Not all of us can do big things. But we can do small things with great love.’ This was Mother Teresa’s philosophy. That is the philosophy the pupils of Kilmurry NS decided to emulate when they heard that they could make a difference to the Health Service frontline workers with the smallest of items.
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