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Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ireland is preparing for this year’s national convention which will be hosted by JCI Mayo in Westport from Friday October 5 to Sunday October 7 in the Carlton Atlantic Coast Hotel.

Mayo Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin is calling on the Government to grant Ireland West Airport Knock concessions similar to those provided recently to Shannon Airport, following a rebuff from Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar on the issue.

Castlebar Chamber will hold an open forum on June 5 next with speakers, Joe Gilmore, managing director of Ireland West Airport, and Brian Quinn, client services manager of Failte Ireland West.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has expressed serious concerns about what he termed “potentially serious implications” for Ireland West Airport Knock arising from the Government’s announced changes regarding €100 million debt write-off and re-structuring at Shannon Airport.

Failte Ireland has made a commitment to help promote Mayo Tourism throughout 2012 following its annual Tourism Industry Briefing held in Westport on Tuesday last. In a discussion with tourism operators in the county at Knockranny House Hotel, the tourism body warned against any complacency in the sector, stressing that the hard lessons and good work of the last few years will need to continue.

Ireland West Airport Knock and Ryanair welcomed its four millionth passenger on flights to/from Ireland West Airport Knock last Monday. Transport Minister Leo Varadkar and Ireland West Knock managing director Joe Gilmore presented the four millionth passenger, Sister Maude Murphy from Knock, County Mayo, with a free holiday for two to Lanzarote including flights, transfers, and accommodation. To mark the occasion Ryanair also donated €4,000 to a charity of choice of Sister Murphy’s.

Mayo’s tourism and construction industries are set for a jobs boost due to a number of schemes announced in the Government’s jobs initiative this week. There has been a general welcoming of the initiative which sees some bonuses for County Mayo.

Seachtain na Gaeilge in Mayo will be launched in Ireland West Airport, Knock, on Wednesday March 2 at 8.30pm.

Ireland West Airport Knock is looking forward to an exciting 2011 with the addition of Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, to the airport. Flybe will begin a new three times weekly service to Edinburgh starting April 19 and operating every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday with fares from as low as €36 one way!

More than 1,000 nominations have so far been received in a recently launched Seven Wonders of the West campaign, with Croagh Patrick featuring top of the list for county Mayo.