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Flood works funding increase
Flood works funding has just been announced for a number of Mayo areas. Funding of €45,000 has been allocated for Dookinelly, Achill Island, for the provision of an outlet open to the sea and for roadside drainage. Other grants approved include €31,500 for works at Derryguillinan, Cloghans, and €52,200 for works on Owenwee River, comprising €27,900 for the drainage of the river, the river weir, and for the provision of fencing, and €24,300 for the repair of a culvert, for road strengthening works, and for fencing.
Gabriel d’Arcy announced as Midlands Chamber ambassador of the year
The Midlands Gateway Chamber announced Gabriel d’Arcy as their Ambassador of the Year 2010. Gabriel d’Arcy is CEO of Bord na Mona for the past two years.
€300,000 sanctioned for Mayo flood relief works
The Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey has allocated €300,000 for flood relief works to Mayo County Council.
IFA opposes Gormley’s turf-cutting restrictions
The Irish Farmers Association has warned that any interference with turf cutting on raised bogs will be “fiercely resisted” by farmers in rural areas across the country.
€56m drainage scheme designed to cope with flood levels
A €56 million project to overhaul Athlone’s drainage system, to commence early next year, has been designed to cope with the November 2009 flooding levels, and will greatly reduce the frequency of flooding and of storm overflow into the river.
Climb four peaks for charity
The 11th annual Focus Ireland Four Peaks challenge will take place from June 11 to 13 and teams from Mayo are being asked to enter.
South Mayo flooding solution hampered by ‘most important turlough in Ireland’
Finding a solution to the flooding problems in south Mayo have proved tricky over the past number of years. And while proposals have been put forward, it seems there is still no solution in place.
Kenneth Webb to give painting demonstration in Kenny’s
THE CELEBRATED artist Kenneth Webb will give a painting demonstration in Kennys’ Bookshop and Art Gallery, Liosbán, this Saturday at 2pm.
Cursed Mountain revealed
Video game developer and publisher Deep Silver have revealed the first details of Cursed Mountain, a survival horror game produced exclusively for Wii by their internal development studio and its partners. Set in the late 1980s, gamers will take on the role of a fearless mountaineer as he climbs into the Himalayas on a quest to find his lost brother.
