Ecumenical service

Fri, Jan 15, 2016

Mayo Roscommon Hospice Let Love Shine a Light ecumenical service takes place on Sunday January 17 at 3.45pm at the Rest and Care Centre in Knock. All those for whom lights are sponsored will be remembered and prayed for at the service. Refreshments served after the service. All are welcome.

Ballinrobe Men’s Shed

Fri, Jan 15, 2016

Ballinrobe Men’s Shed is located at the Water Towers on the Kilmaine Road and meets every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10am to 1pm. For more information call (087) 6773004.

CCE Swinford

Fri, Jan 15, 2016

CCE music classes have resumed on Thursday evenings at 6.45pm, and dancing classes will resume on Saturdays at 12.30pm in Swinford National School.

Ballina Park Run

Fri, Jan 15, 2016

Ballina Park Run takes place each Saturday morning at 9.30am, meeting at Ballina Town FC in Belleek, go along and join in this timed 5k fun run each weekend.

Men on the Move in Charlestown

Fri, Jan 15, 2016

If you are a man over the age of 55 and would like to get more physically active and fit, then why not join Men on the Move. The group meets every Tuesday night at 7pm in the CBD Sports Complex, for more information call (094) 9255420.

Newline positive for business and residents despite attempts to spin a negative, says Burke

Tue, Jan 12, 2016

Fine Gael councillor Cyril Burke has said that contact has been made with a number of businesses and residents along Newline and that the response to the work has been overwhelmingly positive.

13.5% commercial vacancy rate in Mayo

Mon, Jan 11, 2016

Commercial vacancy rates in Mayo have increased, from 13.4% in Q4 2014 to 13.5% Q4 2015, according to new research published by GeoDirectory today (Monday, January 11). This was above the national average vacancy rate which stood at 12.6%.The total number of occupied commercial premises in Ireland increased throughout 2015 from 194,642 in Q4 2014 to 195,803 in Q4 2015.

Schoolchildren making 'forty six mile return trip' to get to school

Fri, Jan 08, 2016

Schoolchildren in parts of south Mayo are making a 46 mile return trip to get to school each day, according to one local councillor. Ballinrobe based Fianna Fáil councillor Damien Ryan told the Mayo Advertiser this week: "In The Neale in one area, it was a mile trip to bring the children to school, it's now 11 miles. I know of other villages where they have to go out 23 or 24 miles to school and back.

Cathaoirleach open to special meeting on flooding

Fri, Jan 08, 2016

The Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Cllr Michael Holmes has said this week that he is open to the idea of the council having a special meeting to discuss the flooding problems in the county. However he said that a representative from a number of Government agencies would need to be present so questions could be answered.

Pilot flood protection measures to be rolled out in Crossmolina

Fri, Jan 08, 2016

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has welcomed new measures introduced by Government this week to tackle the aftermath of the flooding, including the roll-out of a pilot flood protection scheme in Crossmolina.

Cancelled surgeries will have knock-on effect on waiting times – Chambers

Fri, Jan 08, 2016

Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Mayo Cllr Lisa Chambers says the cancellation of all elective surgery at Mayo General Hospital this week will have major knock-on effects on patient waiting times. Hospital management were forced to cancel procedures due to the increase in the number of people on trolleys in the emergency department.

Three workplace deaths recorded in Mayo last year

Fri, Jan 08, 2016

The Health and Saftey Authority in its report on workplace fatalities in 2015 has reported that there were three workplace deaths recorded in Mayo last year. The report found that there were 55 people in total killed in the country in work place accidents over the past 12 months, which was the exact same number recorded in 2014.

The three deaths in Mayo were broken down over three different sections, with one person being killed in agriculture industry, the mining and quarrying industry, and one in the public administration industry respectively.

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