Paul O'Malley

Mayo

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'Top-down approach not working for speed limit review'

1 week ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

Members of Mayo County Council’s Roads and Sustainable Travel Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) have called for the local authority to adopt its own speed limit by-laws ahead of the outcome of a national review. Fine Gael Cllr Jarlath Munnelly made the proposal at last week’s meeting of the SPC, held at the TF Royal Hotel in Castlebar.
Mayo village mourns one of its finest

1 week ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

The tight-knit community of Lisaniskea, Belcarra and the wider village said goodbye to one of its most upstanding members last week following the passing of Chrissie Galvin (nee Walsh). A wonderful neighbour and foremost, a wonderful friend, Chrissie was the heart and soul of Lisaniskea. We received the sad news of her passing, after a battle with illness, last Thursday evening and it leaves us without one of the most treasured members of the community.
Sunken ship has broken into three pieces

1 week ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

A former smuggling ship, which was sunk into Killala Bay last September as part of a tourism project, has broken up into three pieces. The MV Shingle was sunk into the waters about four kilometres out from Enniscrone as part of a joint effort between Killala Bay Ships 2 Reef (KBS2R), the Revenue Commission and Mayo and Sligo County Councils to become Ireland’s first artificial reef and a diving hotspot. The sinking of the ship attracted considerable media attention.
Electric vehicles are only for the rich, claims Mayo councillor

1 week ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

A local councillor has said there is not much of a future in electric vehicles (EVs) unless there is a trade-in market for them. Independent Cllr Richard Finn told last week’s meeting of Mayo Co Council's Roads and Sustainable Travel Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) that while he supports EVs and other environmental measures, he feels there are obstacles preventing people from committing to EVs.“Until such a time that people can get a trade-in for their EV, I don’t see much of a long-term future.
Proposal is revealed for new bridge over Moy in Ballina

1 week ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

A local councillor has called on Minister for Social Protection, Rural and Community Development Dara Calleary to "cement his legacy in Ballina" by constructing a new vehicular bridge across the River Moy. Fine Gael Cllr John O’Hara brought a notice of motion to last week’s Ballina Municipal District meeting in which he proposed that the best way to end the constant traffic delays in the North Mayo capital was to construct a new bridge across the River.
Mayo GAA memorabilia sell for tidy sum at auction

2 weeks ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

Items of Mayo GAA memorabilia recently went on sale at a historical collectables auction. Fonsie Mealy’s Rare Books and Collectors' Sale at the end of April saw over 700 lots go under the hammer. An official matchday programme of the 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Final between Mayo and Meath featuring adverts and a printed photo of the Mayo team fetched €800 at the auction. The original price for the programme on the historic matchday on September 23rd, 1951, was fourpence.
Warm tributes to departing district court judge

2 weeks ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

There were warm tributes to Judge Fiona Lydon during her final day at Ballina District Court last Tuesday. Judge Lydon, who took over in Mayo in November 2018 from Judge Mary Devins was recently appointed as district court judge in her native County Galway. There were several speeches prior to the regular sitting of Ballina District Court as solicitors, Gardaí and Courts Service staff paid tribute to the departing judge.
Ballina Fleadh bid is 'gathering momentum'

2 weeks ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

Mayo County Council is planning to send a delegation on a fact-finding mission to Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Wexford in August. The move is part of a potential bid for the 2028 Fleadh to be held in Ballina. Councillors and the local authority executive recently held a meeting where a presentation took place discussing the financial cost and logistics of running the event as well as the benefits it would bring to Ballina and the entire county.
Call for end to 'penny-pinching' system in Mayo

3 weeks ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

A senior official at Mayo County Council has defended the local authority's current procurement process. Director of Services Tom Gilligan was speaking at last week’s meeting of the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District in response to concerns raised by Sinn Féin Cllr Gerry Murray. Cllr Murray called for a “regime change” in the procurement process used by the council.
US firm reveals details of €1.5 billion investment in Mayo

3 weeks ago | westernpeople.ie | Paul O'Malley

The developers of a data centre in Killala, which recently received planning permission from Mayo Co Council, have spoken about their ambitious plans for the facility. US-based John Malone, the principal at AVAIO Digital, spoke to the about the reasons for locating the facility in the remote north Mayo area. Mr Malone spent many years in Ireland as a PhD student at Trinity College Dublin and is now based at AVAIO’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.