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Irish TV to broadcast two-hour Mayo Day show from Castlebar
Westport based TV channel, Irish TV, is to broadcast a live, two-hour entertainment programme from the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, to celebrate the first ever Mayo Day on May 2.
Councillors to be asked to approve €7.3 million airport loan
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The executive of Mayo County Council will put forward a formal proposal to the elected members of the council this afternoon (Monday, April 13) for the council to take out a 30-year loan to cover the cost of buying a 17.5 per cent stake in Ireland West Airport Knock for €7.3 million, by seven local authorities.
Weir totally against Eirgrid’s third option
Independent Ballina Municipal District Mayo county councillor Seamus Weir this week hit out at proposals to only underground 8km of the controversial project. Cllr Weir said this week: “I oppose Eirgrid’s third option to reduce the voltage on the proposed 400kv transmission line from 400kv to 210kv and suggesting under-grounding the line to a distances of 30 kilometres from Magownagh to Flagfort. I am told it will only be underground for 8km at Flagfort substation.”
Inaugural Mayo Day to be celebrated around the world
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Plans are hotting up for the first ever Mayo Day celebrations on May 2.
Great Lake Challenge event in Ballinrobe
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The fifth and final event is a series that has been getting people across Mayo out and active this spring, with a strong ‘Be Safe, Be Seen’ road safety message too, takes place on April 18 in Ballinrobe.
Councillors give go ahead for new car park at Bartraw beach
The elected members of the West Mayo Municipal District gave their approval for Mayo County Council to proceed with its plans for the development of a new car park along with drainage and ancillary works for Bartraw Beach, Thornhill, Murrisk, at their March meeting this week. The item was proposed by Cllr Christy Hyland and seconded by Cllr Brendan Mulroy.
Progress for council owned homes with pyrite problems
There has been some progress for tenants of local authority homes affected by pyrite, it was revealed this week, but there was not good news for private home owners in the county also affected by the problem. At this week’s meeting of the West Mayo Municipal District, Martin Keating, the director of services for the district, told the elected members: “We’ve received communication from the Department that confirms that they are not covered by the pyrite remediation scheme [which was in place in the east of the country], but they are willing to work with Mayo County Council to resolve the issue. They have asked us to commission a number of further tests and studies on the units and to submit them to them as soon as possible. Arrangements are being made to have that done at the minute, we will keep you appraised on that. We are very glad to see there is movement on it from the Department, or at least a willingness to work with the council on resolving the social housing units.”
New guidelines present opportunity to review speed limits and improve road safety says Mulherin
Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has called for a full review of speed limits currently in place across Mayo including in housing estates and areas where children play. Deputy Mulherin was speaking following the launch of a new document entitled “Guidelines for Setting and Managing Speed Limits”, which has been produced by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD.
New report outlines three options for Kiltimagh playground
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Elected members of the Castlebar Municipal District are to consider a new report at their monthly meeting on Monday from a senior executive officer of Mayo County Council on the Kiltimagh playground issue.
Progress on Killala cable project as construction nears
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The promoters of a transatlantic fibre-optic communications cable to deliver high speed connectivity between North America and Europe, via a landing point in Killala, are moving closer and closer to starting construction work on the project.