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WEBToday's death and funeral notices from Mayo. Our Connaught Telegraph compact edition is out every Tuesday with the latest news, sport and entertainment news of Castlebar and Mayo.
Over 500m plastic bottles and cans returned since launch of …
WEB2 days ago · Over 500 million bottles and cans have been returned since the launch of a deposit scheme in Ireland in February. The deposit return scheme aims to encourage more recycling by allowing consumers to redeem a deposit if they return plastic bottles and aluminium cans to designated points described as “reverse vending machines”.
Politics watch: More election talk, Apple windfall, Budget 2025
WEB1 day ago · Budget 2025, Apple windfall. All eyes will be on Budget 2025. With the budget to be announced on October 1st, any announcement on the general election is likely to come afterwards. Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has said a “general direction” for the spending of billions of euro in taxes from Apple will be set out in the autumn.
Budget 2025 will have €1.2bn for childcare, O’Gorman says
WEB2 days ago · The Budget will contain €1.2 billion worth of investment in childcare, the Green Party leader has said. Roderic O’Gorman said he had “done most of the heavy lifting” in increasing investment for early years childcare and education, saying it will have doubled over his time as Minister for Children. Mr O’Gorman was speaking to ...
Brendan and Mary to accept double honour in Cong
WEBNov 8, 2021 · BRENDAN Graham, viewed by many as perhaps Ireland's greatest living songwriter, and much-loved broadcaster Mary Kennedy are to be honoured as recipients of the prestigious Cong Hands of Fame Award (CHOFA) on Sunday, November 14, when the pair have also been invited to accept the Freedom of Cong at …
Mayo View: Leo’s unenviable task of picking the date for the next ...
WEBJan 16, 2024 · And when the Green Party’s three per cent is thrown into the mix, that’s a 10-point advantage for the outgoing government before a vote. The likelihood is that the margin will be closed by Sinn Féin the closer it gets to a …
Figures show RTÉ Radio listenership on the rise - Connaught …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Michael Bolton. Oliver Callan's morning radio show on RTÉ Radio One has increased its listenership to 336,000, 2,000 higher than the listenership on Ryan Tubridy's time on the programme. Figures released by the Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) survey for July 2023 show it is the third most listened to …
Western rail corridor project 'shovel ready,' Oireachtas told
WEBMar 12, 2022 · Deputy Rose Conway Walsh was told by Colmán Ó Raghallaigh that the rail project was “shovel ready” and could be completed in three to four years at a cost of €154 million. Noting that Dublin would be the biggest beneficiary of balanced regional development he said: “It is no longer acceptable that we would educate our young people in ...
Growing population will have ‘big consequences’ on Budget plans ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Population growth is having “big consequences” on new spending measures in the Budget, the Minister for Public Expenditure said. Budget 2025 is to include a €6.9 billion spending package. Of this, €5.1 billion will cover the costs of meeting existing levels of service requirements in 2025 and decisions have already been taken around ...