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'We're about to lose an entire generation'

The drive to make rural Ireland a vibrant place to live was taken to the door of Dáil Éireann last week when Mayo Macra na Feirme members joined counterparts from across the country to hand deliver letters to the Taoiseach and Tánaiste. More than 50 ...

03 May 2023 at 15:15

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Loftus hits back at Flynn’s ‘clown’ comment as war of words erupts over Westport-Murrisk Greenway

A LOCAL election candidate in the Castlebar Electoral Area has described as ‘insulting, degrading and pathetic’ comments made by a sitting councillor about him and the proposed Murrisk Greenway. Gerry Loftus, founder of the Rural Ireland ...

09 Apr 2024 at 08:59

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Regional imbalance ‘unsustainable and irresponsible’ - Conway Walsh

RURAL FIGHT Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh pictured with Henry Keane, from Blacksod on the canvass ahead of last February’s General Election. Deputy Conway-Walsh says the ‘long-term pattern of snubbing rural areas is neither sensible ...

29 Dec 2020 at 12:57

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Councillor laments closure of Keel Post Office

HAPPIER TIMES Keel Post Office posted this picture on its Facebook page last June, saying ‘The sun is out and the doras is oscailte!’. Anton McNulty THE closure of Keel Post Office on Achill Island is another example of the demise of ...

26 Feb 2019 at 12:30

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Rural Ireland will judge Government on broadband fiasco – Conway-Walsh

Anton McNulty A SINN Féin senator has urged the Government to ensure that broadband provision for rural Ireland does not become ‘another broken promise’. The future of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has come into question after ...

07 Aug 2018 at 11:03

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Travelling gangs exploiting Tuam motorway

Ciara Galvin GANGS from the east of the country are using the new M18 (Tuam) motorway to commit crimes in rural parts of Mayo, a Joint Policing Committee has heard. At the meeting of the committee, Fianna FΡil councullir, Damien ...

18 Sept 2018 at 11:37

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Last post in Finny

END OF AN ERA Duffy’s Shop and Post Office in Finny closed last week after 138 years of trading Feature Willie McHugh On Wednesday last Finny Post Office and Shop closed for the final time draping down the curtain on a ...

14 Aug 2018 at 12:28

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Senator fearful for future of Ballycroy Post Office

‘CONTRACT IS NOT VIABLE’ Senator Rose Conway-Walsh. Anton McNulty THE future of the Ballycroy Post Office remains in major doubt after An Post have had to re-advertise the contract to provide post office services for ...

06 Nov 2018 at 10:56

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Councillor calls for incentive to save post offices

BUDGET INCENTIVES ARE NEEDED Fianna FΡil councillor, Damien Ryan. Anton McNulty A FIANNA FΡil councillor has called for incentives to be made in the upcoming budget to allow businesses the opportunity to take over ...

04 Sept 2018 at 11:26

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Postmasters to protest at Taoiseach’s office

Áine Ryan POSTMASTERS and the communities they serve are set to protest outside An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny’s Castlebar office at 12 noon today (Tuesday). The Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) has said in a statement ...

11 Apr 2017 at 11:23

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Is Ross ringing death knell of rural pubs?

CONUNDRUM? Prosecutions for drink driving remain at a high level in Mayo. Áine Ryan So, will Minister Shane Ross’s proposed new legislation to further reduce the drink-driving blood-alcohol limit down from 50 ...

17 Jan 2017 at 13:43

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Further Garda station closures likely in Mayo

Further Garda station closures likely in Mayo Ciara Galvin ciaragalvin@mayonews.ie Further reforms to Ireland’s policing system are set to be submitted to Minister for Justice Alan Shatter next month - and ...

30 Oct 2012 at 11:29

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