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The elected members of the Ballina Municipal District were given a presentation this week on the progress made by in the promotion of the Mayo North area as a tourist destination.

Ballina Community Sports Centre is a vibrant not-for-profit organisation located in the heart of the community. It aims to provide a socially inclusive and affordable environment that addresses the health and leisure needs of the local community through the provision of top class facilities and expert fitness advice. Ballina Community Sports Centre offers the following services to the people of Ballina and the surrounding areas: Multi-purpose sports hall, fitness gym including vibration platform, fitness classes, steamroom and sauna multi-purpose meeting rooms, tennis courts (operated by Ballina Tennis Club) and a monster bingo (first Tuesday of every month). The multi-purpose sports hall can be used for a wide range of activities including soccer, basketball and badminton. Children’s birthday parties are especially welcome.

A new pedestrian crossing is to be in place in Foxford by September.

A 37-year-old man has been arrested and is being detained at Ballina Garda Station in relation to an alleged serious assault at Ardnaree. 

Ballina is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its now world renowned Salmon Festival, which launches on Monday (July 6) and continues until Sunday, July 13.

Michelle Mulherin, Fine Gael TD for Mayo, says the route selection for the N26, N58 and N5 being proposed by Mayo County Council's National Roads Design Office will give a huge boost to business and tourism in Ballina and Castlebar.

boost to the Ballina area when he announced that Hollister Incorporated, a speciality medical products company, is to invest €80 million at their facility in Ballina. Hollister is one of the largest employers in Ballina and contributed more than €60 million to the Irish economy in 2013. Hollister Ireland was established in Ballina in 1976. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hollister Incorporated and currently employs over 500 people in both new product development and manufacturing.

One of Mayo's biggest employers Hollister have today announced that they are going to invest €80 million in their facility in Ballina. This investment by Hollister will build upon their existing continence care portfolio of intermittent catheter products and services including their next generation hydrophilic catheters.

Sitting Ballina Town Councillor, Peter Clarke has thrown his hat in the ring for this month’s local elections declaring in the Ballina Municipal District. Setting out his reasons for going forward for election he said, “I am a native of O’Rahilly Street, Ballina and have been involved in politics for the last 24 years. For the last 10 years I have been elected to Ballina Town Council working for the betterment of Ballina and north Mayo. If elected to Mayo County Council my aims are to reduce the commercial rates of businesses and to make sure the ratepayers’ money stays in Mayo.”

Hopes are high that enough funding will be in place for work to begin in six months time on the €7.5 million Mary Robinson Centre planned for Ballina.