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There is no money in the coffers of Mayo County Council to assist Claremorris in lighting up for Christmas.

Have you thought about how much it is going to cost to send your children to college? You may think it’s too early to start considering this, but when you realise the costs involved, it is something you should start planning for now.

The big loser in the shake up of the electoral area map last year was the Ballinrobe area, who have had their autonomy as an electoral area usurped and have been consumed into a newly expanded Claremorris electoral area.

There was a great sense of camaraderie at the final meeting of the Claremorris electoral area where the four sitting councillors wished each other well in the forthcoming election.

Cut backs in funding to Mayo County Council are beginning to impact on the services being provided by the council, councillors in the Claremorris electoral area were told this week.

Before Cllr Joe Mellett had even handed over the Cathaoirleach’s chain to incoming Cathaoirleach for the next 12 months, Cllr John Cribben, independent Castlebar based Cllr Frank Durcan fired his first warning shot across the bows of the new council. Cllr Durcan told the meeting, “In the interests of transparency and accountability, I would call that the salaries of the Cathaoirleach, the leas Cathaoirleach and all the committee chairpersons be given to the general public”. Cllr Durcan’s call was seconded by fellow independent Cllr Gerry Ginty from Ballina.

M&C Financial Services, based in Castlebar, has well and truly shaken up the insurance market in the west of Ireland. Since the company’s operations expanded into general insurance in early 2008, it has stemmed the tide of rising insurance premiums facing business owners in the Connacht region and beyond.

The members of the Claremorris electoral area committee threw their support behind a motion from Independent Councillor Richard Finn that called on Mayo County Council to offer its full support for the proposed new Bio-spark plant in the town.

M&C Financial Services, based in Castlebar, has well and truly shaken up the insurance market in the west of Ireland. Since the company’s operations expanded into general insurance in early 2008, it has stemmed the tide of rising insurance premiums facing business owners in the Connacht region and beyond.

Figures released by Mayo County Council under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that Mayo county councillors were paid out €836,212 from January to the end of June 2009, all relating to the six months pre-election. Independent Castlebar Councillor Frank Durcan who sought this information said that these figures are “immoral in the times that are in it”.