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Work Starts On Mayo's First Multi-Storey Carpark
The Connaught Telegraph this week.
Work has commenced on the provision of Mayo's first multi-storey carpark at a cost of £4m.
The facility is being built along the Hopkins Road at Knockacroghery in Castlebar. The contractors are local firm, Mountain View Securities. The project will provide a total of 445 car parking spaces. An objection against the proposal by Ormonde Cinemas was withdrawn a number of weeks ago.
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Mayo Education Support Centre Wins Prestigious Architectural Award
The Connaught Telegraph this week.
Mayo Education Support Centre, situated in the grounds of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Campus, in Castlebar, has recently received a prestigious architectural award from The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland.
The Award Ceremony took place at Merrion Square, Dublin on the 2nd of July this year, Taylor Architects, Castlebar and Galway, were presented with their award by the President of the RIAI. The building is now of high quality and highly functional, which is a joy for staff and visitors alike. The Mayo Education Support Centre is a central resource and training facility for education provision in County Mayo.
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Local Girls In Bid For All-Ireland Honours
The Connaught Telegraph this week.
Saturday Next, September 8th, is All-Ireland semi-final day for Mayo ladies' senior football team when they take on Clare in Ballinasloe at 3.30 p.m. This year, Mayo will be hoping to make it the magic three-in-a-row, by taking the All-Ireland championship title yet again, but their match against Clare may be tough. There is, however, a great deal of skill, spirit and determination in this Mayo team and they will fight hard to retain their title.
Due to injury the Mayo team will be missing a number of their star players next Saturday but the management have added a number of new players to their panel who will no doubt be more than capable of doing a good job if selected to play. This ladies team has brought great honour to our county and fans are asked to travel in numbers to support the local ladies.
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History In The Making
The Mayo News this week.
It has been billed as "one of the most exciting cultural events to be held in Connaught for many years". The opening to the public of the Museum of Country Life at Turlough Park, Castlebar next Monday, is hoped to be the start of a major move by the powers that be to decentralise national organisations and bodies away from the confines of Dublin.
The official opening ceremony this Sunday afternoon is an invitation-only event, when Minister for Arts, Heritage, the Gaeltacht and the Islands, Síle DeValera will be on hand to perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Museum will then be open to the public on Monday morning at 10 a.m.; however, this will be the only Monday that the Museum will open - the regular hours will be Tuesday to Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and 2-5 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission to the Museum is free The Mayo News urges that an endeavour such as this deserves the support of the public and the business community of the locality also. As a spokesperson for the Museum stated: "A visit to the Museum of Country Life will offer an opportunity for visitors of all ages and nationalities to experience the unique national collection and immerse themselves into a lifestyle which has now almost vanished".
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Euro Information Seminars In Ballina And Castlebar
The Mayo News this week.
The date for the changeover to the Euro is fast approaching and many businesses are now planning their response in order to be prepared for the 1st of January 2002.
Mayo County Enterprise Board has organised a number of seminars in order to heighten awareness of what is required among small businesses in County Mayo in order to minimise difficulties for business and the consumer.
The seminars have been organised for the 1st of October in Castlebar and the 3rd of October in Ballina. Businesses should now contact the Board to ensure their place at the seminars which are free of charge to participants.
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£200 Million Information Superhighway for West
The Mayo News this week.
The government is set to announce a £200 million information superhighway along the Western seaboard in order to counter criticism that a two-speed Ireland is developing in the area of hi-tech infrastructure.
Minister Mary O'Rourke is believed to have secured the backing of the Taoiseach and Finance Minister for a fibre-cable project that will provide the broadband infrastructure and high speed access to cheap modem lines which industry in the Western region has been campaigning for.
The Mayo News tells us that several industry leaders in Mayo have welcomed the Government's proposals but with a "we'll believe it when we see it" rider. One said that if it came about it would be the first significant step by Government in correcting the infrastructural imbalance between East and West..."with a great deal more remaining to be done".
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No Tears As Special Twins, Niamh And Aoife Start First Day At School
The Western People this week.
A special set of twins began their first day at school this week in Scoil Raifteirí, Castlebar.
The four-year-old twins, Niamh and Aoife McDonnell, who have lived in Castlebar for the past 2 years, are former Siamese twins. Born in April 1997 Aoife and Niamh were joined at the chest, but were given separate lives due to a risky procedure at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Joan and Paul McDonnell, both of whom are Irish, had been living in Manchester, England, where their twin girls were born, but decided to return to Ireland 2 years ago and to settle in Castlebar. Principal of Scoil Raifteirí, Ms. Maire Treasa Uí Dhalaigh said she was delighted to have the girls as pupils in her school: "They are both very bright girls who are very willing to learn. We are looking forward to having them in our school for the next number of years."
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Music Careers Seminar Was A Big Hit
The Western People this week.
The first-ever Careers in Music seminar to take place outside of the major cities attracted over 100 interested people to the Mayo County Council-sponsored event at the Travellers Friend Hotel, Castlebar, last Saturday.
The seminar, organised by Jackie Hayden of Hot Press and music publisher, Johnny Lappin, was supported by the Western People, Hot Press, FMC, MWR, and IMRO. Among those who attended was a panel of ten experts from the industry, including record company, media and management professionals. Attendance at the seminar in Castlebar exceeded that of the recent Careers in Music Seminar held in Cork. Speaking at the launch of the one-day seminar, newly appointed Mayo Arts Officer, Ann McCarthy, expressed her delight with the large attendance and thanked her own colleagues for helping make this inaugural seminar a big success.
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Boundary Extensions 'Before End Of Year'
The Western People this week.
A decision on the applications for extensions to the urban boundaries of Castlebar, Ballina and Westport should be forthcoming before the end of this year. The extensions applied for have already been given approval by Mayo County Council and they will, when approved, give a sizeable population boost to each of the three towns. Minister Noel Dempsey told Fine Gael's Jim Higgins that Castlebar and Ballina are the next cases for consideration and are currently being examined by his Department. The relevant applications were received in May and December of 1999 and an application for Westport was received on the 27th of April this year. "Any boundary alteration would come into operation from the start of the next financial year," the Environment Minister added.
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