Successful Hazardous Farm Waste Collection
Very successful hazardous farm waste collection in Balla mart recently. There was a very successful hazardous farm waste collection recently at Balla mart. This was a pilot scheme between Mayo County Council and 9 other local Authorities to set up "Bring Centres" for...
Swinford Men’s Shed Build Crib
Swinford Men's Shed Construct Christmas Crib. Swinford Men's shed was recently formed by local men from Swinford, Charlestown and the surrounding areas. Swinford men's shed has recently completed their first project, the Christmas Crib opposite the Gateway Hotel on...
Rosary At The Famine Graveyard
Last Sunday the 30th of November, Rosary was held at the Famine Graveyard. The Famine Graveyard is located at the rear of the vocational school on Dublin road. The mass Famine Grave, also known as the Famine Plot is located at the rear of the district hospital...
Garden Bird Survey
The Garden Bird survey by Bird Watch Ireland. The Garden Bird Survey is organised every year by Bird Watch Ireland. The survey helps bird watch Ireland keep track of the different species of garden birds in Ireland. The survey attracts over one thousand submissions...
Swinford Link Road – Update
Swinford Link Road Update 20th November The planning and design for the N5 Turlough to Bohola Road Project Road commenced in 2012. In March 2014 the extents of the Study Area were increased to include the proposed N26 Swinford link road in consideration of the upgrade...
Pride Of Place Awards Night 2014
The Pride of Place Awards night 2014 takes place tomorrow night in Ennis Co. Clare. Representatives from Swinford Pride of Place will be attending the Pride of Place Awards night 2014 in Ennis tomorrow night. Earlier this year Swinford was selected to represent Mayo...
Swinford Link Road Public Consultation
There will be a public consultation on the proposed Swinford Link Road. There will be a public consultation on the proposed Swinford link road and the N5/N26/N58 route corridors. The Swinford link road public consultation will take place in the Cultural Centre from...
Scrap Metal Collection Charlestown
Scrap metal collection Charlestown GAA grounds 15th November There will be a scrap metal collection in Charlestown GAA grounds on Saturday the 15th of November. All metal items will be accepted between 9am and 4pm. Items that will not be accepted are;...
Tidy Towns Unit Move To Mayo
After many years in Sligo the Tidy Towns unit move to Mayo. The national Tidy Towns initiative was launched by Bord Fáilte, the Irish Tourist Board (now Fáilte Ireland) in 1958. The initiative  was part of the 'Tostal', a nationwide festival celebrating all things...
Hazardous Farm Waste Collection
There will be a Hazardous farm waste collection at Balla Mart on Wednesday the 12th of November. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a pilot scheme, have teamed up with ten local Authorities to set up bring centers for hazardous farm waste collection. In...
Repak Recycling Week
Repak Recycling Week from the 13th to the 19th of October 2014. Today is the start of the Repak Recycling Week which runs from the 13th to the 19th of October. Ireland is now in 2nd place in Europe for the amount of packaging recycling done in the country, thanks to...
2014 Clean Street League Award Winners
The 2014 Clean Street League Award Winners Announced. The 2014 Clean Street league Award winners were announced last night at the Awards ceremony in the Gateway Hotel Swinford. This is the third year of the competition, the first of which was in 2012. We would like to...
2014 Swinford Clean Street League Awards Night
The 2014 Swinford Clean Street League Awards Night Sponsored by Tesco Swinford will take place on Friday the 3rd of October. Swinford Tidy Towns 2014 Clean Street League Awards night will take place on Friday the 3rd of October at 9 pm in the Gateway Hotel Swinford....
WEEE Recycling In Swinford
WEEE Recycling in Swinford 27th September WEEE recycling in Swinford this Saturday the 27th of September in the Tesco car park. There will also be collection points in Charlestown at O'Hara park GAA grounds and in Ballina at Humbert Street car park. The collection...
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