Henceforth, the shop will trade under the Centra brand.

St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in Ballina has seen an increase in requests for assistance with rent arrears, counselling, fuel, car repairs, household bills and education costs.

The weather warning will be valid until 11am tomorrow (Wednesday, December 11).

The Aughaval group of Church of Ireland parishes has just released a list of their services and concerts set to take place over the Christmas period.

Efforts are being made to ensure The Neale is nominated for the Town and Village Renewal Scheme in the coming weeks. Last week's meeting of Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District took place in the O’Brien Memorial Hall in the south Mayo village.

Permission has been granted to Mercury Renewables for the wind farm, consisting of 13 wind turbines.

Mayo councillor Mark Duffy is weighing up a bid for the Seanad. The Ballina councillor missed out on a seat in Dáil Éireann following his decision to represent Fine Gael and stand in the recent general election.

The driver who was caught speeding has been issued with a Fixed Charge Penalty Notice and will receive 3 Penalty Points.

The power supply has returned and Uisce Éireann crews are working to recharge the network and return a full water supply to all customers as quickly as possible.

He is wished many more such joyous occasions in the decades ahead.