Mayo town to benefit from €20,000 lawnmower

"It’s an industrial mower and thanks to the RSS [Rural Social Scheme] for operating it. The old mower badly needed replacement."
Mayo town to benefit from €20,000 lawnmower

Mayo County Council has made a major investment in St Mary’s Abbey, Ballyhaunis with the purchase of a €20,000 ride-on lawnmower.

COMMUNITY NOTES: BALLYHAUNIS - WESTERN PEOPLE (JULY 16 EDITION)

Mayo County Council has made a major investment in St Mary’s Abbey, Ballyhaunis with the purchase of a €20,000 ride-on lawnmower.

Padraig Flanagan, the council’s head of services for the Claremorris district, of which Ballyhaunis is part, explained: "Yes, it’s a great investment of approximately €20,000 paid for by the council for the maintenance of the grounds and also the area around the Old National School. 

"It’s an industrial mower and thanks to the RSS [Rural Social Scheme] for operating it. The old mower badly needed replacement."

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