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A proposal to rename the Galway West constituency as Galway West-South Mayo have been refused consideration by Environment Minister Phil Hogan.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny held one of his biannual meetings with the Mayo Industries Group a couple of weeks ago to discuss road access to the county.

Éamon Ó Cuív has joined his constituency colleague Brian Walsh, and possible constituency colleague John O’Mahoney, in calling for Galway West to be renamed.

The Mayo Stroke Support Group has announced details of a new schedule of meetings for 2013. The Stroke Support Group, which is a HSE initiative supported by local heart and stroke charity Croí, provides an invaluable resource to many individuals affected by stroke in Mayo, and their families and carers.

The Irish Film Institute presents A Mayo Ciné-Concert, a fascinating programme of archival films about Mayo accompanied by live music performance at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Tuesday, February 5 at 8pm. This remarkable programme of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive features films made in and about Mayo by amateur and professional filmmakers. It includes: Whaling Afloat and Ashore - the earliest documentary made in Ireland filmed at a whaling station on Iniskea in 1908.

Fine Gael Dep John O’Mahony has called for the newly restructured Galway West constituency to change its name to Galway West-South Mayo. Dep O’Mahony was speaking in last Thursday’s Dáil debate on the restructuring of constituencies around the country and made his case for the renaming of the constituency, even though he admitted that he did not agree with the redrawing of the boundaries for counties in the west and northwest. He told the house: “To leave things as they are is not an option. I do not object to the proposed reduction in the number of deputies. However, I fail to see the logic in the changes to the constituency boundaries in the western and northwestern regions, in particular.” The Fine Gael TD commented that after speaking to a number of people in the area they had raised a concern that Mayo was not even in the title of the new constituency. “I have spoken to people on all sides of the political divide in the south Mayo region who say they are confused and angered by the new electoral boundaries. Many of them have pointed out that south Mayo is not even included in the name of the new Galway West constituency. Other deputies have also contacted the Minister about the naming of the new constituency. I ask him to address this matter and to have the constituency renamed as Galway West-South Mayo.”  

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To celebrate All Ireland Poetry Day which happened in October, Mayo County Council’s arts office, library service, and Mayo Artsquad put out a call for submissions of inspiring poetry to dress a poetry tree designed by Artsquad artist Louisa Sloan. There was a great response to the call for poetry with some 160 submissions received to date. Poetry was received from primary and secondary school students, Active Retirement Associations, care settings, and writers groups.

Mayo General Hospital’s emergency department was extremely busy on Monday with a higher than usual number of patients presenting at the hospital.

Independent Councillor Richard Finn has hit out at what he called ''the cynical, heartless, and counterproductive Government decision to close up to 100 Garda Stations”.