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Local TD, Denis Naughten, has confirmed that the Centre Parcs holiday resort in Ballymahon, due to open this summer, was connected to the national gas network prior to the Christmas period, describing it as “another significant milestone in the development of tourism as part of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands”.

The new Toyota range of self-charging hybrids will be on display at Tony Burke Motors next Monday (January 14) as part of the Toyota 2019 Hybrid Roadshow.

Volkswagen Ireland are encouraging the uptake of the latest generation, lower emission new cars, hand in hand with the removal, of older, Euro 1-4 emissions standard vehicles from the Irish car parc, by relaunching their attractive EcoGrant offer.

A new science toolkit designed to teach children about environmental science will be distributed to 300 classrooms throughout Ireland. Launched during the 2018 Science Week at Scoil Iosef Naofa in Oranmore, the free educational toolkit ‘Spikey’s Journey: an Exploration Box’ is the culmination of a two year-long European project developed in Ireland by NUI Galway Cell EXLORERS, ProActivate Ireland, and Toodlelou Creativity Lab.

A new science toolkit designed to teach children about environmental science is to be distributed to 300 classrooms throughout Ireland.

Coillte has announced that it is in the process of transferring ownership of their forests in Nephin into the Ballycroy National Park.

EirGrid has confirmed the start and end points for the North Connacht Project, a new electricity line that will connect local renewable energy to the national grid and reinforce the regional electricity system.

According to the final litter survey of 2018 by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL), Castlebar is now ‘Cleaner than European Norms’ and in 12th spot in the ranking of 40 town and cities – a jump of eight places over the previous survey.

A €255 million investment in a renewable energy project in Killala that could be a springboard for the economic development of North Mayo - is being put at risk because of an inexplicable delay in granting licences by the Energy Regulator, Mayo Fine Gael Senator Michelle Mulherin has warned.

Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring, has announced that €358,787 has been allocated by the Government to Mayo County Council for flood mitigation works and a coastal protection scheme at Carraholly.