Council launches major crackdown on illegal dumping

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

Door to door inspections, covert cameras at dumping blackspots, and a free phone ‘litter line’ to encourage more people to report illegal dumping are all part of Mayo County Council’s major crackdown on fly-tipping in 2015.

Hollymount’s Martina is named Mayo's Inspirational Woman 2015

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

Hollymount woman Martina Jennings was named Mayo’s Inspirational Woman 2015 at a sold-out gala event in the Royal Theatre Hotel, Castlebar, on Tuesday night.

Two new property reports out this week

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

This week saw the issuing of two major house price surveys with both the Daft.ie 2014 Year in Review House Price Report and the MyHome.ie Quarter Four Report on 2014. According to the Daft.ie report the average house price nationwide is €193,000 while the average house price in Mayo is €121,000. The four per cent increase recorded in Mayo in 2014 contrasts with a fall of 8 per cent a year ago. Average house prices in Mayo are still 54 per cent below their peak in 2007.

Record passenger numbers at IWAK

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

Last year was the busiest ever at Ireland West Airport Knock as passenger numbers reached 700,000 for the first time in the airport’s 29-year history.

Tourism trail labelled ‘unsafe’ for visitors and locals alike

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

A vital link on what is fast becoming one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions - the Wild Atlantic Way - is in a ‘desperate state of disrepair’ and in such urgent need of upgrading as to be deemed unsafe for visitors and locals alike by one county councillor.

Further growth on Mayo rail route

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

Rail passengers on the Mayo to Dublin line grew for the third year in a row in 2014.

Iarnród Éireann reported this week that passenger journeys on rail services to and from Mayo grew by two per cent last year.

Pantomime time in Castlebar

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

Castlebar Pantomime’s big 30th anniversary performance, which officially opened on Thursday, continues its four-day run throughout the weekend.

Road Safety Road Show returns to educate students

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

The hard hitting road show, which educates teens about the terrible consequences of road carnage is returning to Mayo in February.

ISPCC Mayo is looking for volunteers

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

Do you have some spare time and want to volunteer with one of the most worthwhile charities in the country? Then the ISPCC Mayo has the role for you. ISPCC Mayo is currently recruiting people for two different volunteer roles, in either Childline or the ISPCC advocacy role.

Mother and son fined for Main Street row

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

A mother and son who used vulgar language and threatened gardaí during an incident on Main Street, Castlebar, last March have both been fined for breaches of the Public Order Act.

Son of Ernie O’Malley to give a talk on O’Malley’s life in Castlebar

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

Mayo County Library is starting the year with a once-off opportunity to hear about the life of Castlebar born revolutionary hero Ernie O’Malley by his son. The talk entitled Ernie O'Malley, A Life Spent Beyond the Pale will be delivered by Cormac O’Malley in Castlebar Library on Friday January 16 at 7.30pm and is free to the public.

State to dispose of ‘realistic imitation firearm’

Fri, Jan 09, 2015

A realistic imitation firearm, which a man was using to shoot bottles on the green area of a Castlebar estate last March, has been forfeited to the State for destruction.

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