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Shock decision to abandon N26 baffles Mayo
A BAFFLED Mayo Co Council is currently considering its options following An Bord Pleanála’s shock decision not to confirm the compulsory purchase of lands for the upgrade of the N26 from Ballina to Bohola.
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Sewer gas likely cause of evacuation
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A build-up of gas in sewer pipes may have caused the smell that resulted in a number of buildings in the centre of town being evacuated at the weekend, writes Majella Loftus.
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130 objections to Shell licence
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
MORE than 130 submissions on Shell’s application for a foreshore licence have been sent to the Department of the Environment, writes Marian Harrison.
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New website caters for crossborder writers
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A CLAREMORRIS woman has established an exciting online magazine for young writers living in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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Woman waiting since 2007 to see a specialist
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A MAYO woman has been waiting to see an ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialist at Mayo General Hospital for two and a half years, the Western People has learned.
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Martin loses his line but lands his catch on the Moy
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
BALLINA man Martin Conroy had the distinction last week of catching the first salmon of the new fishing season on the River Moy – and he did it in some style!
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Old Westport town house cleared to continue as offices
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A NINETEENTH century house in Westport town centre can continue to operate as an office after An Bord Pleanála stated that commercial activity can be undertaken on the premises.
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Energy efficient street lighting won’t save the council a single cent
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
SWITCHING to energy efficient public lighting will not result in financial savings for Mayo Co Council because tariffs remain high, a meeting heard last week.
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Radio reverses Mass decision
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
RAIDIÓ na Gaeltachta has reversed a decision to axe Sunday mass from its schedule.
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Belmullet steps closer to ocean energy test site
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A WAVE energy test centre for Belmullet is a step closer this week following the deployment of a monitoring buoy off Annagh Head.
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Last post for special office
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
AFTER 130 years serving the people of Clare Island, the mainland sub-post office at Roonagh Pier, near Louisburgh, has closed its doors.
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Sean Smyth to open Claremorris festival
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
ONE of Claremorris’ favourite sons has been confirmed as the special guest at the 40th annual Drama Festival in the town.
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Priest calls time on lengthy Masses
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
IT HAS the makings of a Father Ted episode but a priest in Co Galway who is saying a quick Mass has increased attendances ten-fold at his church.
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Olwyn on song for semi-final
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
All Ireland Talent Show contestant Olwyn Murray took time out of her school day to talk to Sandra Coffey about her upcoming performance on RTE.
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MEP visits ‘decent’ criminal, ‘The Chief’ in Castlerea jail
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
MEP Joe Higgins visited jailed Shell to Sea activist Pat ‘The Chief ‘ O’Donnell in Castlerea Prison on Friday last.
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St Anthony’s is target of ‘cruel and uncaring’ cuts
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
FIANNA Fáil Deputy Beverly Flynn has said she will not vote against the Government when it comes to the future of jobs at St Anthony’s Special School in her hometown of Castlebar.
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Westport’s tidiness is key for tourism
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
WESTPORT Tidy Towns committee reflected on two decades of tremendous success when the members held their annual general meeting last week.
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Card sharks to get private club
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
AN BORD Pleanála has granted planning permission for a ‘private members card club’ on Main Street in Castlebar.
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‘Let them eat cake’ answer from ‘puppet’ minister is laughable
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
FINE Gael Deputy Michael Ring has accused Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs of adopting a “Marie Antoinette approach” to rural Ireland.
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Work underway on sports centre
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a multi-purpose sports facility in Ballyhaunis with the project hoped to be completed by the end of March.
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Ireland’s most romantic man is from Foxford…
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
ONE Foxford man has shown that Mayo men can lead the way in the romance stakes after he wooed a woman live on national radio.
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Sir Roger to shake and stir on set in Cong
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
RESIDENTS in the South Mayo village of Cong will be both shaken and stirred this summer as former Bond legend Sir Roger Moore rolls into town to star in a new movie.
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Belmullet people await €12m fund
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
THE people of Belmullet are awaiting next month’s Water Service Investment Programme with baited breath to find out if funding will finally be secured to complete a new sewerage scheme in the town.
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Mums-to-be are facing labour without partners
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
MUMS-TO-BE must must face the early stages of labour without their partners after Mayo General Hospital introduced strict rules banning men from the maternity ward.
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Postcodes mean townland names face extinction
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
TOWNLAND names will be lost if postcodes are introduced to rural areas in the coming year.
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Martin not holding his breath for new school
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
CONFUSION surrounds the building of a new school for Gaelscoil na Cruaiche in Westport following its omission from the Department of Education’s list of building projects to be undertaken in 2010.
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Headshop protesters take to the streets
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
AROUND 30 protesters picketed two headshops in Castlebar last Wednesday afternoon.
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Dara vows to help save agriculture staff from relocation to Castlebar
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
MINISTER Dara Calleary has promised to present a proposal from the employees of the Department of Agriculture offices in Ballina to Minister Brendan Smith in a bid to avert the relocation of the service to Castlebar, writes Orla Hearns.
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Roads flooded but funding drained as repairs budget is cut by €10m
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A BLEAK year lies ahead for Mayo motorists as road grants have been drastically slashed.
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Hospital’s future hangs in balance
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
THE future of Belmullet District Hospital continues to hang in the balance with no decision announced on the possible reduction of services.
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Coastguard base to open at last
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A €2m COASTGUARD base on Achill Island can finally be occupied following the resolution of a legal dispute.
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