Local Papers Commentary
The Western People - 4th April 2002
By Neasa McGarrigle
Apr 5, 2002, 12:20

Business Innovation Centre for Castlebar
Plans for a Business Innovation Centre for Castlebar are well on their way. The centre will be situated at the GMIT campus in Castlebar. The idea of the centre is to encourage local entrepreneurship in the area. The project is funded mainly by Enterprise Ireland who is in charge of the project and 5% will be funded by local business concerns.

Taxi Ranks cleared for Castlebar
The Garda Commissioner has approved proposals for an official taxi rank in Castlebar. Castlebar town council submitted this proposal some time ago. The Local Government Minister will have to confirm the proposal now but after that the way is clear for designated taxi ranks in Castlebar.

Mayo to get €2,284,000 in sports grants
The sports Capital Grant Programme is to give Mayo €2,284,000 which will go to several different sports clubs and complexes. Some of the clubs benefiting from the grant are Breaffy GAA club which will receive €200,000, the Mayo Association Football League who will get €300,000, Ballyheane Community Sports Complex, €100,000, Ballintubber GAA and Grainne Uaile Sub Aqua club, €15,000. Dr. Tom Moffatt, T.D and Minister of State was disappointed that athletics had been left out of the grant money but on the whole he thought that Mayo has done very well in receiving so much grant money.

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