Irish authors offer advice for young readers in County Mayo who are embarking on the MS READaTHON

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Irish authors joined this week to offer some advice for young readers in Mayo who are to take part in the 26th MS READaTHON, and reminded young people that there is still time to sign up. The MS READaTHON reading month begins today October 11 untill November 11 and any primary or secondary school student can take part through their school, library, local bookshop or online. MS Ireland’s biggest annual fund-raising campaign, MS READaTHON provides vital local services and support for more than 8,000 people with MS and their families in Ireland.

Woman didn’t recall hitting a car

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

A woman who could not recall if she hit another car while driving in Ballina was before Ballina District Court this week.

Cabinet approval given to the roll out of postcodes in two years

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

The Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte has this week won agreement from the cabinet for the rollout of a new national postcode system that will provide a unique seven character code to every letter-box in the State by 2015.

Ballina native appointed as managing director of Heineken Ireland

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Maggie Timoney, a native of Ballina has been appointed managing director of Heineken Ireland, the leading lager company on the island of Ireland.

An Taisce hits out a REPS and AEOS decision

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

An Taisce – the National Trust for Ireland – this week expressed serious concern at Minister Coveney’s recent announcement that there will be no rollover of REPS and no new AEOS entrants in 2014. The Minister claimed that this would achieve “national and European savings of about €25 million”. However, An Taisce believes that these savings mean that thousands of farmers implementing environmentally beneficial schemes and sustainable forms of agriculture will lose, in some cases, half of their total farm income in 2014.

12.5 per cent of commercial units in Mayo’s three big towns are vacant

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

According to a report released by GeoDirectory from GKM Economic Consultants one-eighth of all commercial properties in county Mayo was vacant in the third quarter of this year. The survey also broke down the rates in the three big towns in Mayo, Castlebar, Ballina and Westport. The county town came out on top of the list with 19.3 per cent of commercial premises recorded as vacant, with 18 per cent in Ballina and 11.3 per cent in Westport.

First water meters to be installed in Mayo this month

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Irish Water has announced details of its metering roll-out in Mayo which will see the first water meter installations commence in Castlebar in the week commencing October 21.

Minister Ring welcomes progress on permanent dialysis unit in Mayo General Hospital

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring has queried the up to date position in relation to the upgrading and expansion of the permanent dialysis unit in Mayo General Hospital.

Fears that IWAK report being long-fingered as Shannon merger looms

Fri, Oct 04, 2013

Fears have been expressed that the proposed report into the future of Ireland West Airport Knock are being long-fingered while development plans for Shannon Airport move ahead.

Tourism boom could be undermined by absence of trained staff – Mulherin

Fri, Oct 04, 2013

Fine Gael Mayo TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has called for the introduction of an apprenticeship scheme to train people for the tourism industry in order to satisfy the demand for staff.

Calleary pays tribute to Martin J O’Toole

Fri, Oct 04, 2013

Mayo Fianna Fáil Deputy Dara Calleary and party leader Micheal Martin have paid tribute to Martin J O’Toole, a former Fianna Fáil TD, senator, and councillor from Louisburgh who passed away this week.

Croi wants you to know what a heart attack feels like

Fri, Oct 04, 2013

Learn what a heart attack feels like as it could save your life — This is the message from heart and stroke charity, Croí, which has just launched a heart attack awareness campaign in Mayo, for the month of October, in collaboration with Mayo PCCC, HSE West and Mayo General Hospital.

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