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Double-header means All-Ireland Final ticket bonus for Mayo fans 27 Aug 2013 | 03:35 pm
THE fact that Mayo will be contesting both senior and minor All-Ireland finals on September 22 means a ticket bonus for supporters of the green and red. The exact allocation of tickets for the final h...
Durcan accused of 'breathtaking hypocrisy' 27 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
A FINE Gael member of Castlebar Town Council, Councillor Ger Deere, has accused another member of the authority, Independent Councillor Frank Durcan of ‘breathtaking hypocrisy’. The context for the ch...
Concerns about fresh garda cuts in Mayo 27 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
FIANNA Fáil Deputy Dara Calleary has raised concerns that Mayo communities could be hit with more cuts to local garda resources in coming months. He has accused the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter....
Hotline in place to help locate missing children - MEP concerned that little is known about the service and what it does 27 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
A LOST children’s hotline is now available in Ireland to help families trace missing or runaway youngsters. EU funding has enabled the 116 000 line to go live and provide a rapid response during the ...
Knock Shrine is ‘undersold’ - Plan to attract worldwide pilgrims 27 Aug 2013 | 03:08 pm
A MULTI million euro blueprint has been unveiled to transform Knock Shrine into a worldwide place of pilgrimage. Part of the plan will see a complete refurbishment of the basilica, with work to comme...
Emergency meeting to discuss Castlebar jobs crisis - Chamber to host discussions 27 Aug 2013 | 03:02 pm
CASTLEBAR Chamber of Commerce will host a public meeting about the jobs crisis in the town on Thursday night, September 12, at 8 p.m. in the Welcome Inn Hotel in response to a call from Labour Council...
O'Mahony linked with Galway West general election 'vacancy' 20 Aug 2013 | 03:34 pm
SPECULATION is growing that Mayo Fine Gael Deputy John O’Mahony may be asked to run in the Galway West constituency in the next general election following the expulsion from the party of Deputy Brian ...
Historic Mayo senior and minor double in sight - but get there early! 20 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
IN the history of the GAA, Mayo senior and minor teams have never contested All-Ireland championship finals in the same year. Next Sunday the county’s minor and senior teams have a chance to rewrite ...
Mayo's 'Rosary Priest' in new sainthood link 20 Aug 2013 | 03:15 pm
MAYO-BORN cleric Father Patrick Peyton, widely known as ‘The Rosary Priest’ before his death in 1992, is being considered for a sainthood because of a miraculous cure attributed to him, The Connaught ...
HSE West rejects accident and emergency unit claims - An Taoiseach's constituency staff member slams report as 'damaging and unhelpful' 20 Aug 2013 | 03:04 pm
THE HSE West has rejected claims that the accident and emergency unit at Mayo General Hospital will be phased out as a 24-hour service within the next two years. The authority was responding to a fro...