A new Director of Nursing has been appointed to Belmullet District Hospital. The announcement has been welcomed by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring TD.

All the talent and entertainment from the final of the Erris Raw Talent competition will get international TV exposure this coming week with a film crew from Irish TV capturing all the ceol agus craic from the Erris talent show.

Ballycroy National Park Visitor Centre has lots to see and do for a family day out over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

During May Áras Inis Gluaire in Belmullet will celebrate Bealtaine.  Bealtaine is about celebrating creativity as we age. Some of the events include an exhibition launch on Friday 4 May which will run for the month.

It was the end of an era in Mayo last week when four garda barracks were closed as part of the Government cost-saving measures.

Following our hugely successful children’s festival last year, Áras Inis Gluaire in Belmullet is delighted to once again host Féile na bPáistí over the Easter holidays.

SPAR Bangor Erris is lending its support to a White Collar Charity Boxing Event being held on Saturday, April 7th in Abhainn Mhor in Geesala.  The event, which kicks off at 8pm, is being arranged by Mick and Geraldine Conroy in memory of their daughter Josie, with all proceeds to be donated to suicide awareness charity ‘Console’. 

It has been confirmed that at least six schools in Mayo will lose a teacher in September, Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has said. According to new figures published in the Irish Independent, Keenagh National School in Ballina, Scoil Naomh An Chorrain in Achill, Scoil Naomh Mainistir Mhuigheo in Claremorris and Partry National School in Claremorris will lose at least one teacher in September, the Ballina based TD said today.

The Erris Players are presenting 'Tarry Flynn', a drama based on the autobiography of Patrick Kavanagh, next Friday, March 30th, in Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, at 8 pm.

Jimmy Gralton’s Dancehall is a celebration through art, theatre, music and dance of the vision and spirit of Leitrim’s Jimmy Gralton and can be seen in Áras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet, on Saturday, 24 March, at 8.30pm. Jim Gralton was a socilaist who holds the distinction of being the only Irishman ever to be deported from this country.