Minister of State for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, Kathleen Lynch TD has announced a commitment of over €1.1 million in additional funding to 36 positive action projects across Irelandincluding South West Mayo Development Company which is to receive €33,333.

The 2nd Great Western Greenway 10k walk/run gets set to go on Saturday 26th May at 2pm. The event is centrepiece to a wide range of events taking place in Westport during the ‘Get Out There Adventure Festival’ 21st–27th May.

A new Director of Nursing has been appointed to Belmullet District Hospital. The announcement has been welcomed by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD.

If you are a Transition Year or 5th Year student in Mayo then you could be in with a chance to win some top prizes in a School Essay Competition launched by the local Heart & Stroke Charity Croí and Mayo PCCC, HSE West as part of Mayo Healthy Living Month.

Sinn Féin Councillor, Thérèse Ruane has commended Ballina Town Council for The decision to erect a monument in memory of Dr. Kathleen Lynn, at her birthplace in Mullaghfarry, Killala.

Founder of suicide awareness group Talkaboutit.ie Joe McGuire said this week that pressure from banks is increasingly one of the contributing factors in suicide related deaths in the country.

Ballina Dolphins Swimmers went the distance at last week's Connacht A Graded Gala in Longford. Seán Canavan was the first Ballina Dolphin’s swimmer to take part in the 400 Meter freestyle event and as always he did not disappoint showing great speed and ability in the water while showing of his great technical ability. 

Cong photogapher, Richard Finnegan, attended the SOD Corrib Regatta, at the weekend, and took some lovely phtographs of the sailing boats as they set off from Lisloughrey Bay in Cong on their way to Cornamona in Co Galway.

Wild windy weather and driving rain greeted the athletes in the 2012 Belfast marathon. Coupled with a challenging course, this was not a marathon for the faint hearted this year.

All the talent and entertainment from the final of the Erris Raw Talent competition will get international TV exposure this coming week with a film crew from Irish TV capturing all the ceol agus craic from the Erris talent show.