West Mayo councillors will not stand for sharing a director of services
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
In as emphatic terms as they possibly could say it last Monday a number of councillors from the West Mayo Municipal District said they would not stand for the area not having a stand alone director of services to look after the area when an upcoming reshuffle and appointment of two new full time directors of services is completed by Mayo County Council.
Read more ...Sinn Féin's Gerry Murray is new chairperson in Claremorris District
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
Is the harmonious accord between Fine Gael and Sinn Féin in the Claremorris Municipal District a 'glimpse of the future' at a national level? quipped Independent councillor Richard Finn at the electoral area's AGM on Wednesday.
Read more ...Renewed health warning on deadly radon
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
The EPA has reissued its call to Mayo householders to get their homes tested for high levels of the cancer causing gas, radon.
Read more ...Being front and centre and ready to help
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
In the second part of a two part series looking at the work carried out by Mindspace Mayo, Colm Gannon spoke to Peadar Gardiner, the project manager about where the service's roots came from and the central role of young people to the service.
Read more ...Bat men (and women) wanted
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
Ballycroy National Park Visitor Centre is hoping to get people in Mayo out and counting bats this summer.
Read more ...Lucinda Creighton bringing Renua meeting home
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
Claremorris native Lucinda Creighton is to hold the first public meeting in Mayo for her new political party, Renua Ireland, in her hometown next Tuesday (July 21).
Read more ...New Greenway venture launching at Lough Lannagh
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
A new leisure and tourism business is launching at Lough Lannagh Holiday Village in Castlebar to encourage more people to enjoy the town's natural attractions.
Read more ...Summer is no holiday for young farm safety campaigners
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
Two web savvy youngsters from Cloghan's Hill NS, a tiny 12-pupil school straddling the Mayo-Galway border, are not letting the summer holidays put a hold on their passionate drive to promote farm safety among their peers.
Read more ...Famine heroes remembered in Swinford
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
A new 'Spirit of Place' art installation was officially unveiled in Swinford last Friday.
Read more ...No amber gamblers please
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
Don't be an 'amber gambler'.
That is the message of a new road safety campaign by county councils in Mayo and Galway.
New act at Claremorris Town Hall calling for swift attention
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
There is a new act attracting lots of attention at Claremorris Town Hall.
Read more ...Cannabis cultivation lands woman before local court
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
A 30-year-old woman came before Ballina Court on Tuesday after she was detected cultivating cannabis plants in her apartment.
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