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Council rule out modular accommodation for Holy Trinity NS

MAYO County Council has ruled out the use of modular accommodation at Westport’s Convent of Mercy for one of the oldest schools in the country. Holy Trinity NS were recently told that the former Scoil Pádraig on Altamount Street, which had been ...

09 Apr 2024 at 16:00

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Council apply for permission to develop Westport convent school house

Anton McNulty THE proposed redevelopment plans for a section of the old convent site in Westport will be available for public inspection as part of the planning process. Mayo County Council have invited the public to make submissions and ...

29 Oct 2019 at 12:31

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Plans for Westport convent site revealed

PLANS UNVEILED Mayo County Council plan to develop the old schoolhouse on the Convent of Mercy site in Westport to contain civic offices and a library. Pic: Michael McLaughlin Anton McNulty PLANS for a new library and civic offices on ...

17 Sept 2019 at 09:10

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‘A sad day for Westport’

DERELICT Mayo County Council announced it and Westport Town Council were buying the old Convent of Mercy building in 2008 for €4 million, but work has yet to start on making the building into council offices. Edwin McGreal News that ...

29 May 2018 at 11:38

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History made in Ballina as Convent of Mercy is gifted to local community

HISTORY has been made in Ballina after the Sisters of Mercy gifted their convent building to the local community. The Sisters of Mercy, Western Province, who first came to Ballina in 1851, have entrusted the building to the Ballina ...

31 Mar 2024 at 12:00

Ballinrobe pub undergoing refurbishments despite removal of nearby parking spaces

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Ballinrobe pub set to reopen following years of closure

A Ballinrobe pub that has been closed for some time is set to reopen. Wiring and plumbing has already commenced on O’Malley’s Bar on Convent Road while a three-bedroom flat above the premises is due to be finished in a month’s ...

25 Feb 2024 at 20:00

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Mayo councillors agree planning for development of Westport convent

Westport councillors have called for more age friendly accommodation to be developed in town centres to free up large houses for young families. Members of the Westport/Belmullet Municipal District approved the Part 8 ...

06 May 2024 at 13:05

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Mayo GAA issues statement on ‘extremely sensitive’ tax issue

MAYO GAA have issued a statement regarding a so-called ‘legacy issue’ concerning Cúl Camp wages. A sum of €119,778 was included under ‘PAYE and related charges’ in the notes the Mayo GAA’s financial statements in the ...

10 Dec 2023 at 16:32

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Council given green light to advance Westport Convent project

The Department of Community and Rural Development have given the green light to Mayo County County Council to proceed to tender for the development of the old Westport Convent. An update on the development of the ...

31 Jan 2024 at 17:01

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PICTURES: Contents of Irish convent including altar to be auctioned for bargain prices

Click 'Next' through the gallery to view the photos! The contents of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny Convent in Killiney, South Dublin, are set to headline an auction following the order’s sale of the building....

23 Jun 2024 at 11:29

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Gallagher announces she won't seek nomination for Fine Gael in general election

Mayo Fine Gael councillor Alma Gallagher has announced she is withdrawing her name as a candidate in the party's general election selection convention. The Ballyhaunis-based councillor was due to contest ...

12 Sept 2024 at 17:14

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Mayo councillor laments further delays in commencing Westport convent project

The delay in commencing the development of the Westport convent is causing anxiety and frustration around the west Mayo town. That is the opinion expressed by Fine Gael councillor Peter Flynn at the ...

04 Oct 2024 at 16:30

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