Hats off to winning Claremorris ladies at Galway Races

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Claremorris ladies were the big winners in the style stakes at Ladies Day at the Galway Races on Thursday (July 30), collecting two out of the three major prizes on the day.

Four-year-old boy killed in farming accident

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

A four-year-old boy was fatally injured in an accident on a farm in north Mayo on Wednesday night.

The accident, which involved a tractor and trailer, happened at around 8.20pm on Wednesday evening on a farm in Ballinaboy, Belmullet. The boy was visiting family in the area ahead of a family wedding, the child was named locally as Declan Donoghue.

€6k damage to Mountain Rescue equipment on Reek Sunday

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Mayo Mountain Rescue, the voluntary organisation which responds to hundreds of call outs each year from people in distress or injured on mountains around the county, is currently counting the cost of last Sunday's annual Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage.

Ireland's first 'wilderness area' to be launched in Ballycroy

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

A Mayo project to create Ireland's only 'wilderness area' in the remote Nephin Beg range at Ballycroy National Park is to be formally launched in early September.

Dark Sky project aims to attract stargazers

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Ballycroy looks set to be officially named as one of darkest spots in Ireland in a bid to attract stargazers to the national park there.

STRIKE!

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Special Olympian Martina Walsh from Castlebar has taken a bronze medal for Ireland at the World Games in Los Angeles.

Planning sought for €1.5m town hall in Ballinrobe

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

A community group in Ballinrobe has applied to Mayo County Council for planning permission to develop a state-of-the-art, €1.5 million, town hall facility.

The group plan to develop the new facility, which includes a 400-seater auditorium, on the site of the old town hall on the Neale Road.

Steer clear of payday loans, says local credit union

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Castlebar Credit Union has launched a new campaign to promote more sustainable loans and personal finance arrangements in a bid to help people steer clear of moneylenders and payday loans.

New York Cardinal to open national novena in Knock

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Knock Shrine is getting ready to welcome the Archbishop of New York, His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is coming to Mayo on August 9 on an historic transatlantic flight into Ireland West Airport Knock.

Water safety appeal ahead of busy Bank Holiday

Fri, Jul 31, 2015

Mayo County Council's water safety officer has highlighted some startling drowning statistics this week as part of an appeal to encourage people to stay safe in and around water as the busiest holiday weekend of the year gets underway.

Hats off to winning Claremorris ladies at Galway Races

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

Claremorris ladies were the big winners in the style stakes at Ladies Day at the Galway Races today (Thursday), collecting two out of the three major prizes.

Community Diary

Fri, Jul 24, 2015

Camino walk for hospice
Mayo Roscommon Hospice is looking for participants for this year's Camino Trek 4 Hospice challenge. The trek will take place from Saturday October 3 to Saturday October 10. The minimum fundraising target for the trek is €2,500, assistance in fundraising can be obtained from the hospice office in Knock. The trek will be fully supported by a licensed travel agent who specialises in Camino de Santiago tours, this year's trek will be taking the Portuguese path on the Camino. There will be experienced guides on the trek. For more information call (094) 9388666 or log on to www.hospice.ie for more details.

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