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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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€1.2m grant brings Ballina Arts Centre a step closer
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
FUNDING of €1.2million has been approved by the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism for the longoverdue Ballina Arts Centre and Theatre. However, a total of €2.6 million was required for the new centre and the board of directors will now have to seek additional revenue to make up the shortfall.
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Mayo jobs safe after US firm buy-out
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
THE recent sale of American multi-national Delta Dental to another firm will not have an impact on the 100 people who are employed by the company in Claremorris.
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Tesco investigating how crash made it to YouTube
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
INVESTIGATIONS are ongoing at Tesco in Claremorris after a video of a traffic collision near the store made its way onto the YouTube website. The crash, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, March 2, involved a car, driven by an elderly woman, colliding into the front of the store.
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Councillors slated over state of Ballina roads/lighting
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
BALLINA Town Councillors have lashed out at Mayo County Council over the state of roads, paths and lighting in their town centre.
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County could get tax break boost for building
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
A MAJOR push for tax incentives to boost the building of public amenities is to be made by Mayo County Council. County Manager Des Mahon has urged members to make a submission to the Commission on Taxation.
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West best for Dec
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
YET another Dublin business has decided to relocate to the West of Ireland due to the economic and social benefits the region offers. Thriving graphic design company, ‘Designwest’, is relocating from Dublin to its new home in Kiltimagh.
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Disorder, drink driving and chemical weapons in Mayo
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
PUBLIC order and drink driving offences were the most common crimes in County Mayo between 2003 and 2006.
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Pedestrian crossing called for following road accident
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
FURTHER pressure has been put on Mayo County Council to put a pedestrian crossing on a Ballinrobe street, writes Cróna Esler.
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Kilglass pupils raise green flag for the environment
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
IT was green all over at Kilglass National School in Sligo recently when the prestigious Green Flag for litter waste and management was officially raised at the school by Sligo football captain, Noel Maguire.
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Ballina salivates on M&S foods prospect
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
ONCE upon a time Ballina was the Cinderella watching her sisters gallivanting at the glittering ball of regional development while the North Mayo capital was left on the sidelines of commercial weddings in Castlebar and Sligo, sighing for lost suitors.
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Why (some) parents don’t bring their children to Mass
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
THERE’S a conundrum about (some) parents and their children that fascinates me. Most parents, of course, would literally die for their children and indeed go to almost obsessive lengths to provide them with anything that might possibly give them an advantage in life – elocution, ballet lessons, karate, the piano.
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It’s time to put Mayo’s bogs to good use, says Calleary
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
MANY thousands of acres, much of it in North Mayo, which up to now was used by Bord na Móna to power the Bellacorick power station, now closed, are now lying unused but cold have potential, Fianna Fáil’s Dara Calleary told the Dáil.
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BreastCheck launch overshadowed as cancer unit to close before year end
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Breast cancer surgery is to cease in Mayo before the end of the year, according to Health Minister Mary Harney.
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Mayo’s long wait for BreastCheck ends
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
BY FIONA McGARRY AFTER a wait of more than seven years, and a long and controversial campaign involving buckets of blood, sweat and tears and miles of column inches, the BreastCheck service was finally launched in Mayo last Thursday.
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Hairdressers pouring money down the drain
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
IT’S A busy Friday in one of Ballina’s most popular hairdressing salons. The hum of hairdryers is part of the soundscape of the average day at Martha Galvin’s, as is the buzz of chat over weekend plans and the rush of water at the basins.
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Water charges are coming on stream
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
THE water charges controversy has been raging for several months, and without some resolution, commercial customers are beginning to feel the effects. The Western People looks at the issues involved and how the charges are likely to impact on three typical water-intensive sectors.
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School extension plans win acclaim
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
MAYO VEC has praised those behind the new extension and PE hall being built at St Brendan’s College, Belmullet, writes Keith Bourke. Architect Niall Taylor gave a presentation on the €6 million project at last week’s Mayo VEC meeting.
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VEC youth drug awareness course
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
THE Youth Office of Co. Mayo VEC is organising a drug and alcohol awareness course targeting youth leaders who work in youth clubs around the county.
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Workshops aim to boost creative and artistic skills
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
YOUTH volunteers and youth workers are getting the chance to get creative as the Co. Mayo VEC Youth Office launches a series of creative workshops this month.
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Shell: New terminal site not an option
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
SHELL has definitively stated that relocating the Corrib gas terminal is not an option.
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Castlebar hotel sale withdrawn
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
THE landmark Castlebar hotel where the Land League was founded failed to sell at auction last week.
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Marks & Spencer seeking Ballina site
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
THE international upmarket retailer Marks & Spencer is to meet with a developer with a view to locating a store in Ballina.
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‘People are going to die in pharmacy row’ says patient
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
A BALLINA town councillor has called for the resignation of Mary Harney as the pharmacists dispute goes on.
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Western People honoured on European stage
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
THERE were plenty of reasons to celebrate at the Western People newspaper after it picked up a coveted design award at the ninth European Newspaper awards in Vienna last week, writes Kieran O’Mahony.
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Fugitive Lynn is fined €2m and struck off the solicitors’ register
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
THE Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal has recommended that rogue solicitor Michael Lynn be struck off the roll of solicitors and pay €2m in penalties.
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Pub socialisers advised to avoid Monday parking ticket ‘sting’
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
RESPONSIBLE socialisers who park their cars up on a Sunday night have been urged to avoid parking tickets, by putting money in the meter.
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Gaybo and DJ Ray guests of honour at Ballina Mayor’s Ball
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
FORMER broadcaster Gay Byrne is to be guest of honour at this year’s Mayor’s Ball in Ballina.
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Ballina is set to become Mayo’s shopping mecca
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
BALLINA Town Council has endorsed the blueprint for a golden retail triangle in the town.
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Hanafin to visit Mayo this week
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
THE Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin T.D. will be visiting a number of schools around Co Mayo on Friday May 2.
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Tragedy for French holidaymakers
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
THE younger sister of a 12-year-old French girl fatally injured in a Louisburgh crash last week is still in a critical condition in a Dublin hospital, writes Majella Loftus.
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