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The present Oweninny Board, set up by Mayo County Council, that operates and manages the Oweninny Windfarm Community Benefit Fund, should be the board in charge of the distribution of funds from any new, Renewable electricity Support Scheme (RESS). That’s the… Apr 18, 2021
269 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed along with one more death. Today marks the first time since mid-December that case numbers have fallen below 300. 181 patients are currently in hospital with the virus, of which 47 are in ICU. The 5-day moving… Apr 18, 2021
The Teachers Union of Ireland says they have concerns about the lack of clarity regarding the vaccine priority list. It s after the Health Minister asked his department to examine the possibility of vaccinating younger age groups earlier. It s just over two…
Galway historian wins SAOL Project s Irish Women of the Year award 2021 Published: Saturday, 17 April 2021 16:17
Galway native Catherine Corless has won the SAOL Project’s Irish Women of the Year award 2021.
The East Galway historian is best known for her work in compiling information concerning the deaths of children at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam.
SAOL is an integrated programme of education, rehabilitation, advocacy and childcare.
The organisation has worked over the last 24 years to promote the needs of female drug users and their children in Dublin.
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Crews have completed repairs to a burst watermain in Kiltimagh. The second burst in the area in 24 hours affected supply to approximately 50 houses in the Treankeel area. The works were expected to be completed by 4pm this afternoon, and full supply has now…
Man remains in custody following seizure of firearms in Mayo
A man remains in custody following the seizure of firearms in Swinford yesterday.
It follows an investigation into the production of a firearm in the area on Wednesday.
Gardaí from the Claremorris Community Engagement area, the Mayo Crime Unit, and the armed support unit carried out a search of a property in Swinford town at approximately 11am yesterday morning.
During the course of the search Gardaí seized firearms and offensive weapons (subject to examination).
A man in his late 20s was arrested at the scene and he remains under detention at Ballina Garda Station.
Crews complete repairs to second burst watermain in Kiltimagh
Crews have completed repairs to a burst watermain in Kiltimagh.
The second burst in the area in 24 hours affected supply to approximately 50 houses in the Treankeel area.
The works were expected to be completed by 4pm this afternoon, and full supply has now been return to all customers.
Irish Water in partnership with Mayo County Council would like to thank customers impacted by this outage for their patience and cooperation while the emergency repairs were taking place.
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420 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed along with four more patient deaths. The National Public Health Emergency Team says all of the deaths happened this month. 183 covid 19 patients are in hospital, of which 50 are in intensive care. Seven more…