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Could your business help a local school?

MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL A volunteer from Mayo County Council and a Breaffy NS pupil having a lovely time during their first ‘Time to Read’ reading session. Pic: Twitter/@BITCIEducation Guest Column TomΡs Sercovich There has never been more pressure on ...

08 Mar 2023 at 12:52

Comment & Opinion

GUEST COLUMN: Number of women ministers in Cabinet disappointing

In a shocking and disappointing development, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, in the formation of the new government, have reduced the number of women ministers in cabinet from the outgoing government. Just three women have been appointed as senior ...

30 Jan 2025 at 08:00

Comment & Opinion

OPINION: Minister Foley’s proposal to ban phones is the distraction

Norma Foley should tread carefully with her plan, which she flagged last week, to ban phones in schools to stop distractions and bullying. Those types of decisions should be left to schools, in consultation with teachers, parents and ...

29 Aug 2024 at 19:00

Comment & Opinion

OPINION: Say ‘Yes, Yes’ to equality

Bunreacht na hÉireann, the Constitution of Ireland, was voted on and passed by the Irish people on July 1, 1937, and came into effect some months later, on December 29. It is the fundamental law in our country and the cornerstone of ...

01 Mar 2024 at 21:00

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Without the EU, where would we be?

WORKING FOR THE REGION Pictured at the launch of the Let’s Be More Campaign, from left: Shauna Ward, Ward Automation; David Minton, director, NWRA; and David Maxwell, Cathaoirleach of the NWRA. Comment David Minton Last week an ...

15 Dec 2022 at 12:53

Comment & Opinion

GUEST COLUMN: Co Mayo has the lowest number of alcohol-treatment cases per capita

Treatment for alcohol problems has been in the news recently with the release of data from the Health Research Board (HRB) on numbers accessing services. Of the 8,163 cases reported in 2023, just 114 were in Mayo. Other HRB ...

31 Jul 2024 at 14:30

Comment & Opinion

GUEST COLUMN: Early Childhood Ireland’s four asks for children

Barely a day goes by without a story outlining the challenges faced by parents, providers and staff in early-years and school-age care settings. Many families rely on the quality care and education provided every day in ...

20 Jul 2024 at 14:00

Comment & Opinion

GUEST COLUMN: New alcohol-advertising rules welcome, but they don’t go far enough

The broadcast watershed ban on television and radio alcohol advertising came into force on Friday, January 10. The watershed – Section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (PHA Act) – will ensure a daytime ...

17 Jan 2025 at 16:30

Comment & Opinion

GUEST COLUMN: Seven steps to securing Irish SMEs’ future

There are 365,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland, many of whom looking into 2025 with fear and concern. Over half of the national workforce – 1.19 million people – are employed in these ...

09 Jan 2025 at 12:30

Local News

Light in new forestry programme

BROADER BROADLEAF FOCUS Hazel are among the native species that form the bulk of the Government’s new forestry programme, announced in November 2022. Frank Cawley Mayo Greens applaud the focus of The Mayo ...

09 Feb 2023 at 12:54

Comment & Opinion

OPINION: Budget a mixed bag for family carers

Budget 2025 has delivered a mixed bag of gains and disappointments for family carers in Ireland. On the one hand, we welcome the significant increases in the income disregard for Carer’s Allowance, a ...

11 Oct 2024 at 18:00

Comment & Opinion

OPINION: Boogiemen, ‘little Hitlers’ and our roads

With the death toll on Mayo’s roads in 2024 far surpassed the number in counties with much larger populations, councillors should stop using the Government ‘up in Dublin’ as a boogieman and focus on ...

02 Jan 2025 at 17:30

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