Ginty demands to know where town council’s money went
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
By Colm Gannon
Ballina based Independent councillor Gerry Ginty got involved with a war of words with Mayo County Council chief executive, Peter Hynes, at the October meeting of the local authority, over financial issues.
Viking grave history explored
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
Viking graves and the valuable information they can provide on Norse military expansion in western Europe will be the subject of a talk presented by the Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society on Wednesday next at GMIT Castlebar at 8pm.
Read more ...Budget 2015 hailed as ‘first in a series of recovery budgets’
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
By Frances Toner
There was no surprise when Fine Gael TDs in Mayo responded extremely positively this week to Budget 2015, which has been hailed as bringing to an official end the successive years of austerity measures
Nobel prize winner speaking in Ballina today
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
By Frances Toner
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunas from Bangladesh, is speaking in Ballina today (Friday) for the inaugural International Human Rights Lecture of the Mary Robinson Centre.
Castlebar goes Rainbow bright for Social Inclusion Week
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
By Frances Toner
A group of local activists who work to raise awareness on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues, are decking Castlebar in rainbow flags to celebrate Social Inclusion Week in Mayo from October 22 to 26.
Tax relief will be given on group schemes — O’Mahony
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
By Colm Gannon
Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony said yesterday (Thursday) that he had got conformation from the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, that people on group water schemes would also be able to benefit from the tax relief, announced during this week’s Budget, against their water charges.
Man charged with alleged social welfare fraud in Castlebar
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
A 68-year-old man in Castlebar is to face 121 charges relating to alleged social welfare fraud.
Read more ...Council's energy plans to be reviewed by SPC
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
Independent councillor Seamus Weir, who has been a leading adversary of the proposed GridWest project, brought forward a motion to the October meeting of Mayo County Council calling for the council to rescind its Wind Energy Strategy Plan and to review its Renewable Energy Strategy.
Read more ...Community group to appeal wind farm planning decision
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
The Claremorris-Knock Wind Farm Information Group are hosting a fundraising race night in the Dalton Inn, Claremorris, on Saturday, November 22. The group are using the night as an opportunity to raise funds for an appeal to An Bord Pleanála against the granting of planning last week to three large scale wind farm projects in east Mayo.
Read more ...SPC committee positions handed out to councillors
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
The elected member make up of the six Strategic Policy Committees of Mayo County Council was confirmed at Monday’s October meeting of the local authority. All 30 councillors must serve on at least one of the committees. The chairs of the committees had been divvied out between the different political groupings at the council’s inaugural meeting in July. The position of chairperson had an allowance of €6,000 in 2013
Read more ...Council delegation picked to go for development plan talks
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
By Colm Gannon
A four person delegation from the elected members of Mayo County Council, supported by officials from the council, has been selected to engage with senior officials in the Department of Environment over the Mayo County Development Plan 2014 -2020. The four elected members are Fianna Fáil councillor Al McDonnell, Fine Gael councillor Gerry Coyle, Independent councillor Richard Finn, and Cathaoirleach of the council, Cllr Damien Ryan.
Council is being held to ransom by housing agency — Finn
Fri, Oct 17, 2014
By Colm Gannon
Claremorris based Independent councillor Richard Finn this week called for action on a stand off between the Clár ICH Voluntary Housing Association and Mayo County Council.
