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Cllr claims there are too many planning restrictions for a house in rural Mayo   There’s all sorts of restrictions and barriers being put in the way of anyone building a one-off house in Erris. That’s the strong view of Erris based councillor Gerry Coyle. At this week’s Westport-Belmullet Municipal District meeting, councillors were informed that 12 houses to an acre of land in Westport was a reasonable density, however, cllr Coyle made the point that a person with 60 acres in Erris failed to get planning permission to build a single house in the locality recently. Cllr Coyle insists ...

Call for crews to be allowed work overtime to repair and maintain roads Published: Tuesday, 06 April 2021 14:13 Mayo County Council crews should be allowed work overtime to repair and maintain roads across the region. That’s according to Fine Gael councillor Gerry Coyle, who called for the ban on overtime to be lifted to avoid the county falling behind on road repairs. He says that all roads are essential and argued that works should be allowed resume, following the publication of new figures which show only 0.1% of Covid-19 cases were transmitted outside. The Geesala-based cllr says ...

“I admitted five patients from their homes. This is serious. People know it’s serious.” Dr Swanick believes the highly infectious UK variant of the virus is responsible for the surge in cases in the area. Over the past week three people in the area have died from Covid. More than 30 people are receiving treatment in the hospital, including up to five in ICU. Local doctors and healthcare staff say they are in the midst of a crisis, the likes of which they have never seen. The area has an incidence of 6,032 per 100,000, with 760 cases among the population of 12,600. The latest data exa...

Tragic Irish nurse who died of Covid-19 taken away by hearse as husband rushed to hospital Popular nurse Bernie McAndrew and her husband Ian, from Belmullet in Co Mayo, both contracted coronavirus last week Updated Popular Irish nurse Bernie McAndrew, a nurse from Belmullet, Co Mayo. (Image: Family Handout/PA Wire) Never miss an update on schools, pubs and coronavirus cases with our free newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accorda...

The sudden death of a much loved nurse in Belmullet, Co Mayo, has stunned the local community who are grappling with a crippling Covid-19 infection rate. Bernie McAndrew (57) died suddenly at home after she and her husband Ian were diagnosed with Covid-19 last week. An active golfer and community worker, Ms McAndrew’s tragic death is another horrific illustration of the cruel cost of Covid-19. The Irish Independent understands Mr McAndrew was rushed to hospital moments after his wife was pronounced dead. Neighbours and friends of the popular couple looked on in desperation as Bernie’s bod...