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Portwest announce new €10m corporate hq in Westport

Local success story Portwest have announced the building of a new corporate headquarters in Westport which will cost over €10million according to RTÉ Business News. The new offices will allow for the growth in staff numbers over the next few years according to the company. The Mayo based company have also completed the acquisition of an unnamed Australian […]

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Ballinrobe Town Hall plans progressing

PLANS to build a town hall in Ballinrobe are well on their way, according to the chairman of Ballinrobe Town Hall Committee, Michael Sweeney. Mr Sweeney said he hoped community funding would reach €300,000 by next month. A target of €400,000 in business and private contributions has been set in order to rebuild the town […]

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Westport Community Initiative publishes survey of wellbeing of residents

THE recently published Westport Community Initiative (WCI) survey was undertaken under the aegis of a group formed out of ‘concern arising from a number of suicides’ in the area a few years ago. The WCI Well-Being Survey is just one plank of several initiatives already taken to support and help the local community. The WCI’s […]

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West Women in Farming Ireland destined for European Congress of Young Farmers

Mairead McGuinness Midlands North-West MEP and the first vice-president of the European Parliament, has invited a delegation of West Women in Farming Ireland (WWFI ) committee members including Catherina Cunnane, Paula Mullen, Rachel Leonard, Niamh Garvey, Martina Egan, and Mona O’Donoghue-Concannon, to a convention in Brussels this week. The Mayo, Roscommon, and Galway natives will […]

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3 national and international awards for Cong’s Ashford Castle this week

Ashford Castle in Cong continues its international success in securing national and international awards claiming 3 separate accolades at both national and international level this week. It has been unveiled as the Number 1 Resort Hotel in the UK & Ireland at the annual Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, announced on Tuesday. While earlier this week, on Monday, […]

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Danolla’s Fish & Chips has been voted the best takeaway in Connaught

Fifteen restaurants have been voted the best takeaways in Ireland, with Danolla’s Fish and Chips in Castlebar winning the best takeaway in Connaught. Here’s a list of the winners: Best takeaway Chinese – Lin Kee, Swords, Co. Dublin Best takeaway Indian – Bombay Pantry, Fairview, Dublin 3 Best takeaway Thai – Camile Thai, Phibsborough, Dublin […]

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Mayo escapes Ophelia’s wrath

Image: Roonagh Pier, near Louisburgh, during Ophelia. The hurricane hit the Mayo coast with great force but thankfully failed to cause much structural damage across the county.  Pic: Paul Mealey Mayo had a lucky escape on Monday avoiding the worst of Hurricane Ophelia, which hit Ireland over the course of the day. Weather forecasts predicted that […]

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