Westport woman calls for more awareness on tick bite disease

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

A Westport artist has launched her own campaign to alert people to the potential dangers of a simple tick bite.

Mayo has low claim rate

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

Mayo has one of the lowest personal injury claim rates in the country, according to the latest figures released by the Injuries Board.

Awards totaling €3.1 million were paid out to 121 Mayo claimants in the first six months of the year.

Phil goes on location, location, location along the Wild Atlantic Way

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

He has become one of Britain’s best known faces by helping people find their dream home on Channel 4’s hit show Location, Location, Location.

Westport turns parking spots into leafy havens

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

Westport turned some of the town’s parking spaces into PARKing havens of a different variety altogether last weekend.

The town took part in its first PARKing Day, a novel worldwide initiative which sees people turn urban parking spots into temporary public parks and spaces for people to enjoy.

Major volunteering expo comes to GMIT

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

Keep your diary free for Mayo’s biggest volunteering event coming to St Mary’s Hall, GMIT, Castlebar, on Tuesday October 7.

Hotel Westport picks up national award

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

Hotel Westport has been awarded, by public vote, this year’s Best Family Friendly Hotel in the Hotel and Catering Review Gold Medal Awards. The awards recognise and reward excellence in hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, spas, clubs and catering operations across the island of Ireland. The awards were presented at a gala ceremony in the Double Tree Hilton Hotel (formerly the Burlington Hotel), on Monday last, September 22. The finalists were judged by a panel of industry experts, who carried out rigorous site inspections at each premises to determine the winners.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme worth €15 million for Mayo — Mulherin

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

Mayo Fine Gael TD Deputy Michelle Mulherin this week welcomed the announcement by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, that the 2014 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme, worth some €149 million nationally, has started issuing, on schedule, today.

WDC chairman backs Taoiseach on Knock issue

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

Commenting on the statement made by Joe Kennedy, chairman of Ireland West Airport Knock, who directed a public appeal to An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, at a recent function, to ensure his support to Ireland West Airport Knock, chairman of the Western Development Commission, Paddy McGuinness, said: “Mr Kennedy is widely respected for his support and interest in the ongoing development of the Western region and, particularly, Ireland West Airport Knock. His comments are honourable and merely indicated that he hoped his aspirations for the airport, and those of An Taoiseach’s, were aligned.”

Hundreds claim cars destroyed by contaminated fuel

Mon, Sep 22, 2014

A major Garda investigation is now under way in Mayo into a suspected contaminated fuel crisis and the matter has been raised in the Dáil.

Support group for adult survivors of child sexual abuse to open in Castlebar

Mon, Sep 22, 2014

Mayo based charity SHARE, which provides support to adults who were sexually abused during childhood, is getting ready to open a support group in Castlebar at the end of September. The group, which started out in Ballina, is moving to a more central location in Castlebar.

Nick Groom who set up SHARE, explained that following the work done by the group in Ballina, a move to a more central location such as Castlebar would provide the opportunity for people from a wider area to avail of the support on offer.

Motorist knocked down woman on forecourt

Mon, Sep 22, 2014

A motorist who knocked a pregnant woman over at a petrol forecourt, breaking both her legs, came before the district court for careless driving this week.

Help name the Cong Community Centre

Mon, Sep 22, 2014

It is an exciting time in the Parish of Cong, Cross and the Neale, the long awaited community centre is coming near completion and an invitation is being put out to encourage people to get involved and help name the new state of the art building.

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