We are asking all members of our community to join with us in calling on Mayo CC to utilise their power to protect and secure more funding for the campus here in Castlebar. We are also calling on the Minister for Education and skills Richard Bruton to ensure that all necasary funds are secured and that a program be set in place to ensure the continued growth of the institute here in Castlebar.

Keep the citizen advice service at killaloe Ballina family resource centre

In the context of the coronavirus, Covid-19 pandemic we demand that emergency measures be brought in that until this crisis resolves that all evictions end. That emergency measures also be introduced that vacant homes br requisitioned for people experiencing homelessness and direct provision (where transmission rates will be inevitably higher due to impossibility of maintaining social distancing and facilities to self-isolate) (For example, there are thousands of entire homes and apartments available on short-term letting platforms)

The building and cafe need to be protected as a national cultural institution.

Stop the redevelopment of this landmark building.

Don't sign the proposed canal bye laws and destroy communities.

Keep running International Development BSc (International Development).

SAVE MOUNT LEINSTER FROM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 1st FEBRUARY 2024 AN BORD PLEANALA DECISION TO REFUSE PLANNING PERMISSION QUASHED! On 6th March 2023 An Bord Pleanála (ABP) made a decision to refuse an appeal by Coillte (now known as Future Energy Ireland) to grant planning permission for the windfarm. However, Coillte/ Future Energy challenged this refusal and we were informed on January 19th 2024 that this decision has now been quashed by order of the High Court. The case has been remitted by the Court to ABP for a new ruling, which means that the appeal has been reactivated. No rationale was given for this development - we’ve been told by ABP that they are not obliged to provide any reasons for their decision to concede. SO, UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIGHT TO SAVE MOUNT LEINSTER IS FAR FROM OVER….. A SAVE MOUNT LEINSTER TOWN HALL MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN MYSHALL HALL ON TUESDAY 6th FEB 2024 @ 8.30pm - ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND For further information and advice re next steps please see our website savemountleinster.com If you want to support the campaign to 'Save Mount Leinster', please donate to our Go Fund Me Campaign @ https://gofund.me/85877bd0 Please share with your family and friends.

Statement Calling for the Suspension of McDonald’s Construction in Magherafelt  Local environmentalists have demanded the suspension of all building works at the new McDonald's restaurant site , in Magherafelt . There have been sightings of bats on the site and to disturb it would be contrary to environmental protection laws.  " This action is necessitated by the presence of a cauldron of Natterer's bats living in close proximity to the site of the new restaurant.  This species of bat is among the rarest in Ireland, we are lucky to have them.  It can take years for a colony of this significance to develop.  If the construction process does not destroy the colony then noise and light pollution from a busy restaurant will.  Under the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (as amended) and the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995, it is an offence to intentionally disturb or destroy the habitats of protected species, including bats.  These laws are in place to ensure the conservation of our rich biodiversity and to protect species that are vital to our ecosystem. Bats are not only integral to maintaining ecological balance by controlling insect populations, but they are also bioindicators, reflecting the health of our environment.  The disturbance or destruction of their habitat would not only be a violation of Northern Ireland’s wildlife protection laws but also a significant ecological loss. We ask for the law to be enforced and the protections to be implemented .  The developer must halt the construction immediately to safeguard our natural heritage and comply with the legal obligations set forth to protect endangered species. This restaurant will cause massive environmental damage if opened.  We ask all political representatives to come together to save the bats of Magherafelt. "

Dear Mr. Harris, Please abolish Daylight Savings in Ireland, starting in the Spring.