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Bonniconlon GAA Bord na nÓg held their annual presentation night in the Fr. Peyton Centre Attymass with Mayo senior football team captain, Andy Moran, as special guest. Andy conducted a training session on Moyvilla FC's astroturf for the young Bonniconlon U14 and U16 players before the presentation began. A huge crowd turned out and were treated to entertainment from the Bofield Band, and Della Ginley and her staff at the Fr. Peyton Centre provided a wonderful range of refeshments.

A trout salvage operation is being carried out by Inland Fisheries Ireland staff who are working tirelessly in an effort to remove the many fish which have become trapped in the drought hit Cong canal. The Mayo canal is the main spawning channel for the much sought after ferox trout.  The dry spell has resulted in a significant drop in water levels, and given the porous nature of the limestone within the canal, this happens at an alarming rate.

As Bealtaine 2012, Ireland's national celebration of creativity as we age, draws to a close in Mayo the final event in the Mayo County Council programme is ‘Blossoms in May’ which takes place at Lough Lannagh Holliday Village from 10.30am-3pm on Thursday 24th May. 

Funding to help Mayo women set up in business

Published in Mayo Business
Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:53

Mayo Intercultural Action has secured further funding to continue its GROW: Women In Business Programme. The GROW programme - Growing  Real Opportunities for Women is an EU funded programme run by Mayo Intercultural Action, providing supports for women to set up their own businesses. Over the past two years, women from throughout Mayo have availed of training, mentoring and advice to support them to develop successful enterprises.

Over 250,000 camping and caravanning enthusiasts around Great Britain will read all about holidays in Mayo and the west of Ireland later this year in the popular Camping & Caravanning magazine.

Mayo County Council is turning to CCTV in a partnership to stamp out the scourge of boy racers doing donuts on public road endangering their lives and the lives of others. There is also the cost of repairing these junctions, it could be anywhere from €500 up to €1,000 or €1,200, depending on if a stop or yield marking needs replacement.

Hollywood actor Scott Winters visits Westport

Published in Westport News
Sunday, 20 May 2012 13:40

Scott Winters, aka 'Clark' in the film Good Will Hunting, who starred alongside Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Minnie Driver was a recent visitor to Hotel Westport.

GMIT’s Nursing and Health Sciences Dept, Castlebar, will host the Irish Foster Care Association (IFCA) May Seminar, titled "What makes a difference in foster care" on Friday 25 May. Some 70 delegates are expected to attend the event which will be formally opened by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald at 9.15am.

Ulster Bank RugbyForce, a community initiative which provides rugby clubs with support to renovate their club and  upgrade their facilities, has announced Ballyhaunis Rugby Club as the Connacht winner of the ultimate rugby club support package, worth €5,000. Three other rugby clubs – Leinster’s Newbridge RFC, Munster’s Killarney RFC and Ulster’s Donaghdee RFC – were also announced as Ulster Bank RugbyForce winners.

Ireland's strawberry season begins

Published in Farming News Ireland
Friday, 18 May 2012 20:21

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Shane McEntee TD, visited Pat Clarke’s strawberry farm in Stamullen, Co. Meath, to sample some of his finest strawberries and witness exactly what is involved in producing one of the country’s most popular fruit crops.

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