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Members of Castlebar Town Council have called on Mayo County Council to take control of the beaches in Mayo with regard to the provision of lifeguard services, toilet facilities and the drinking of alcohol by members of the public.

Former international swimmer Deirdre Hughes has beaten the best in the world in their own back yard last week, winning five gold medals in the New South Wales Masters State Championships in Australia.

America's toughest lifeguard school has, once again, allowed eight Irish teens to join it, for one challenging summer that they will never forget - with just three weeks to qualify. It is a gruelling course, headed by lifeguard veteran and task master, coach Chris. And this time he is even tougher.

A revolutionary new electronic swimming invention by a Mayo student has been announced as the winner of the Irish James Dyson award.

There are lots of marine activities planned for Galway over the coming days as part of the Marine Month of Madness throughout June.

It wasn’t all plain sailing for Galway’s beaches and bathing areas this week as the high of achieving six Blue Flag Awards was dampened by the loss of two.

The elected members of Mayo County Council for the Belmullet area expressed their outrage at the condition of the N59 from Belmullet to Castlebar at a meeting of the electoral area committee this week, after they were informed that the NRA had requested a report on the damage caused to the N59 during the spell of freezing weather. “I’m dismayed, I don’t know where to start or finish,” Fine Gael Councillor Gerry Coyle told the meeting. “I was out on that road the last day and there are flashing signs warning people of potholes ahead and spotlights pointing at nothing, they’re not pointing at the potholes. Between Bangor and Belmullet there are potholes that you would need a lifeguard on because they are so big. You have to have an NCT for your car, but you could leave the house and your car would be fine for the NCT, but when you get to Ballina it wouldn’t pass because of the potholes you’ve hit. I want to know how much these lights and signs are costing.”

An annual beach litter survey and clean-up will take place this Saturday August 9, at Ballyloughane Beach, Renmore.

Mayo County Council’s water safety officer, Michael Gavin, has issued an appeal to keep Mayo accident free this holiday weekend.

Can you believe the weather? It’s a miracle I tell you. And long may it last. And with all this lovely weather, and the fact that we’re in the Lake County no doubt we’ll all be going for a swim sooner or later.