Moy Fishery records best week

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

Despite challenging conditions for angling, 271 salmon were caught on the Moy last week.

Go a bit Bear Grylls for Clare Island raft race

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

Organisers of a novel event on Clare Island this August Bank Holiday weekend are urging people to go a bit Bear Grylls and build their own seafaring raft to race around Clew Bay.

Heads up for chattering pedestrians in new campaign

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

The dangers of driving and texting have been much publicised in recent times but now a new campaign in Mayo is highlighting the dangers for pedestrians who chatter and walk.

Turlough museum on top attraction list

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

The Museum of Country Life in Turlough recorded just shy of 100,000 visitors in 2013, according to figures released this week by Fáilte Ireland.

The museum featured on the tourism body’s list of the country’s top 20 free attractions in 2013.

Potts announces Mayo date

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

Paul Potts, the tenor who shot to prominence in 2007 with his surprise pitch perfect rendition of Puccini's famous ‘Nessun Dorma’ on Britain's Got Talent, has added a Mayo date to his Irish tour.

County council to throw financial support behind airport

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

Mayo County Council this week agreed in principle to make a financial contribution to Ireland West Airport Knock, following a presentation by the airport’s managing director Joe Gilmore to the July meeting of the council.

Finding a home

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

The issue of a permanent home for the new Castlebar Municipal District was raised again at the July meeting of the municipal district. Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne said he felt the municipal district should have a proper chamber to hold its meetings in and receive people in, and that the current meeting venue in the Áras was not suitable especially if members of the public wanted to attend.

Back on the chain gang

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

The chairperson of the Castlebar Municipal District, Cllr Al McDonnell, said that the people wanted the position to have a chain or a symbol of office. He told the July meeting of the municipal district he had been invited to a number of events and the organisers of those events had told him not to attend if he did not have chain or a symbol to show his status.

Castlebar councillors will dress to impress

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

The sartorial appearance of the members of the Castlebar Municipal District came up for discussion at their July meeting this week. Cllr Frank Durcan said he wanted to see the chairperson of the district wear a coat and tie while representing the area (if he is a man). Cllr Therese Ruane and Lisa Chambers joked across the chamber that would apply to them too. Cllr Chambers quipped that it would be fine “as long as no-one comes in dressed like they’ve been dragged through a bush backwards”.

Keeping things trim

Fri, Jul 18, 2014

The issue of grass cutting in estates outside the old town council area in Castlebar in the new municipal district was raised at the Castlebar Municipal District this week. Fianna Fáil councillor Lisa Chambers said that she had been contacted by a number of people in the Kiltimagh area wondering when it would be done. However, she was informed by senior executive engineer for Mayo County Council, Anne Sweeney, that with the changeover in local government areas in the middle of the year the budgets that had been set at the start of the year did not allow for cutting at present and it would have to be allocated by the councillors in their budget for next year. Ms Sweeney also said a number of estates had been taken over in the Castlebar town area late last year after the budget had been agreed by the council, and there was not money budgeted this year to take care of them too.