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The people of Ireland will go to the polls on Friday March 11 in what will undoubtedly be one of the most highly anticipated general elections in decades.

An Environmental Policy and Agricultural Strategic Policy Committee meeting which was scheduled for Monday afternoon failed to go ahead as not enough councillors attended the meeting.

The elected members of Castlebar Town Council boosted the amount of funding allocated to amenity grants by 50 per cent at their budget meeting this week. The continuation of the grants was a major talking point among the members, who all agreed the €15,000 that had been allocated along with the €7,500 separate contribution to the FAI coaching officer had to be increased.

The amount of money being spent on planning enforcement by Castlebar Town Council was questioned at the annual budget meeting of the local authority this week.

FIANNA FÁIL:

Mayo Fianna Fail TD Beverley Cooper Flynn was due to announce last night (Thursday) that she will not be running for election in the upcoming 2011 general election as she has decided to quit national politics due to family reasons.

Up to 200 jobs are to be lost at Baxter in Castlebar after staff at the plant were called to a meeting on Wednesday where they were informed that 150 redundancies would be sought from the 1,100 permanent employees while 50 temporary positions are also to be cut at the plant.

The flagship current affairs programme can be heard on CRC 102.9 fm at 11.30am on Saturday October 23. The hour-long show provides a platform for a wide range of local and national issues to be discussed.

The lack of taxi rank space in Castlebar is causing a number of operators of taxis into the town to face severe financial hardship according to one taxi driver who spoke to the Mayo Advertiser this week.

The hour long current affairs programme on CRC (102.9fm) at 11.30am every Saturday provides a platform for a wide range of local and national issues to be discussed.