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A novel ‘taxi’ service for working commuters and shoppers between Castlebar and Westport is being staged all of next week to help take cars off the road.

A proposed development of an enterprise park at Knock Airport designed to create up to 300 additional jobs over five years in aviation, tourism, marine, energy, food, and the life science sectors has been warmly welcomed as a good news story for the region.

The deplorable condition of the N5 Dublin road between Westport and Longford was picked up by the national media this week when the Pat Kenny RTE Radio 1 show came to town.

The shocking revelation that four of the big multi-nationals in County Mayo are considering pulling out of the region due to the dire condition of our roads has provided the reality check that infrastructure is a top priority for the future success of the region. Coca Cola and Hollister in Ballina, Baxter in Castlebar, and Allergan in Westport are all massive employers in the area yet lumps and bumps in our roads are forcing management to consider exiting the market.

The Irish Farmers’ Association in Mayo are expressing their relief this week at the breakdown of the World Trade Organisation talks, but the lack of a deal could have serious implications for Mayo’s largest employers who export €3bn worth of products every year and employ 3,000 people.

Four Mayo schools are benefiting from the Schools’ Business Partnership programme, the only business to education programme in Ireland that is jointly funded by both the Department of Education and Science and business.

In a country which has been eroded to its core with financial and political corruption, a tide of change to the current establishment is what many are seeking, and with local elections looming those who want to “challenge the status quo” may personify that symbol of change which encapsulates who the public want representing them. A change to the “same old crew” who have been in the council for years and “have little forward thinking” is something which Fine Gael Councillor Peter Flynn envisions as he begins his battle for a seat in the forthcoming elections.

The Heart of Galway are back in the final after a narrow one-point victory (1-08 to 1-07) over reigning champions Hanley Eng of Roscommon in the Connacht interfirms senior championship semi-final at Tarmonbarry.They now meet the winners of the second semi-final between County Council (Sligo) and Allergan (Mayo).

The 2008 Mayo Science and Technology Festival took place from November 3 to 9 throughout Mayo, with an exciting range of events taking place across the length and breadth of the county.

An Taoiseach Brian Cowen has promised to look again at national roads projects with a view to applying scarce funds to where they are most urgently required.