Mark Godfrey

1 week ago | westernpeople.ie | Mark Godfrey

Bus Éireann is considering expanding the bus service connecting Ballyhaunis to Galway, according to the company.

2 weeks ago | seafoodsource.com | Mark Godfrey

A Chinese government-funded research program is backing what it has termed a “key special project” to test the effectiveness of new lighting used to draw squid to the country’s trawlers. Titled “Intelligent Equipment and Technology for High-Quality Fishing in Ocean Light-Attracted Fisheries,” the research program is being delivered by staff at Shanghai Ocean University under China’s National Key R&D Program: Science and Technology Innovation in Marine Agriculture and Freshwater Fisheries.

2 weeks ago | westernpeople.ie | Mark Godfrey

Ballyhaunis’ unique ethnographic make-up continues to draw international academics with a Brussels-based researcher selecting the East Mayo town as the focus of her doctoral research. Iris Egea Qijada is currently pursuing a PhD at the Free University of Brussels titled 'Sustainable Rural Communities: Comparing the Receptivity to Migration and Territorial Regeneration in Two Rural Areas of Spain and Ireland'. She will travel to Ballyhaunis next month to conduct extensive field research.

2 weeks ago | westernpeople.ie | Mark Godfrey

Mayo Co Council has declined to say whether it was asked to seek a community use for the former post office building on Bridge Street which was sold recently. In response to a query from the , a spokesperson for An Post said the company has a protocol of reaching out to communities through the local authority to see if there is potential interest in using old post offices for the benefit of the community before the building is put on the market.

2 weeks ago | seafoodsource.com | Mark Godfrey

Brazil and China have formally signed a protocol allowing for the export of wild-caught Brazilian fish to Chinese buyers as the country continues to seek alternative suppliers. The announcement by the General Administration of China Customs follows nearly a decade of lobbying by Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply (MAPA).