The Connaught Telegraph Tuesday, August 3, 2010 5a Claremorris company earns rave reviews for work on McHale Park The best of summer is... bank holiday value on A CLAREMORRIS sports grounds company has Earley described it as being ‘in The venue was the scene of Club; Tuam Stadium; Mile- received rave reviews for its work on McHale Park, immaculate condition’. Roscommon’s unexpected bush Stadium, Castlebar; and Peter Killeen of Killeen victory over Sligo, and many Dubarry Park, Athlone. fresh Irish food Castlebar, the venue for the recent Connaught Senior Sports Ground said: “We fans who ran onto the fi eld “We are available to meet Football Championship fi nal between Roscommon were delighted with how the remarked on the quality of with any sports organisation and Sligo. pitch turned out. the surface. that wants to improve its “We are a Co. Mayo business, Killeen Sports Grounds have playing surface,” added Peter Killeen Sports Grounds took was unveiled on Connaught and, in many ways, McHale carried out a large number of Killeen. on the contract to revamp fi nal day. Park is our Croke Park, so sports grounds projects in the Further information is avail- MIX & MATCH the surface at the popular It received rave reviews in we pulled out all the stops to region, including Ballinrobe able on www.KilleenSports- ANY 3 FOR venue and, after months of the media, and on television ensure it was of the highest Racecourse; Flanagan Park, Grounds.com. careful preparation, the pitch where TV3 commentator Paul possible standard.” Ballinrobe; Claremorris Golf €10 €6 EACH SAVE €8 SuperValu Quality Irish BBQ Meats Choose from a wider selection in-store Peter Killeen on McHale Park on the day of the Connaught fi nal. Funding for water and sewerage FUNDING to the tune of €422,000 has been allo- Minister Calleary welcomed costs associated with water in its work and contribute cated to Mayo County Council by the Government the allocation, saying it will services. towards the Government’s € be used by the local authority “The allocation of this ad- aim of achieving the high- 17.50 to help it with sewerage and water costs, according to help it with expenditure ditional funding to Mayo est standards in water and to local Fianna Fáil TD and Minister for Labour Af- on sewerage treatment plans County Council is very wel- wastewater treatment for the fairs, Dara Calleary. and sampling and licensing come. It will help the council people of Mayo,” he said. Mayo hoteliers welcome tourism iving action group inks MAYO hoteliers have welcomed the setting up by Are you interested in training Minister Mary Hanafi n of an industry-wide group Pampers Baby-Dry Mega Pack Ranges to oversee and drive actions on measures to support tourism in Ireland. to become a volunteer? Fergal Ryan, chairman of Mr. Ryan noted that, based on the Mayo branch of the Irish current numbers to date on the Living Links provides practical help, information and support Hotels Federation (IHF), says existing section, passenger vol- to persons and families bereaved by suicide. tourism must remain to the fore umes have reached three times of government policy and deci- those previously anticipated. The Mayo Mental Health Association is working with Living Links to provide sion making if Ireland’s largest He continued: “Knock Airport a four-day training programme to facilitate this process for Mayo. indigenous industry is to play has enormous untapped poten- € its full role in the recovery of tial that, if harnessed properly, The training course for people interested in becoming a Living Links volunteer 18 the economy. would greatly assist in growing will be held in the Mayo MHA Information Centre at In particular, Mr. Ryan wel- the region’s tourism sector. Number 2 New Antrim Street, Castlebar, and involves four days comed the commitment shown “We are calling on the group by Minister Hanafi n in chairing to explore how additional of workshops over three consecutive weeks. the renewal implementation support can be provided for group and the Government’s Knock Airport with a view to The training is free and lunch and refreshments are provided each day. acknowledgement of the im- reenergising visitor numbers to portance of maintaining invest- the west from Britain and the Training will commence on Saturday, September 11, and continue on ment in overseas marketing. EU markets.” Sunday, September 12, Saturday, September 18, and the fi nal session on He also congratulated local Commenting on disappointing Saturday, September 25. Training will commence at 9.30 a.m., hotelier John Raftery on his overseas visitor numbers for and fi nish at 5 p.m. each day Miller Bottle 20 x 330ml appointment to the group. Mr. May, Mr. Ryan said figures Raftery is chairman of the from the Central Statistics Of- IHF marketing committee and fi ce were truly shocking and To book a place on the course, which has a limit of 20, proprietor of the Downhill Inn offer little comfort to Mayo’s contact Carmel at Mayo MHA headquarters Proud Sponsors of GAA Football Hotel, Ballina. tourism sector. on (094) 9038148 or email [email protected]. Don’t forget to Commented Mr. Ryan: “I am “The fi gures serve to high- All-Ireland Championship immensely encouraged by the light further the severe trad- collect your points variety of people and spectrum ing environment hotels and If you want further information on Living Links check the of talent represented on this guesthouses continue to face. website at livinglinks.ie All Offers valid from Monday 2nd August new board. With hotel occupancy levels “Here, in the west, we are at historic lows, maintaining This initiative is supported and funded by the until Saturday 7th August 2010. particularly vulnerable to poor investment in international Miller Bottle 20 x 330ml €2.73/ltr. All offers subject to availability while Mayo Mental Health Association. stocks last. Enjoy alcohol responsibly. decisions made at national marketing must remain a prior- level. This has never been ity into 2011. more evident than the recent “This is of particular impor- Ryan’s SuperValu, Ballyhaunis Sweeney’s SuperValu, Achill decision to shelve the Western tance for the British market, O’Connor’s SuperValu, Westport Cummins’ SuperValu, Ballinrobe Rail Corridor, which by any which has collapsed over the measure represented tremen- last two years and is of vital Kavanagh’s SuperValu, Castlebar Kavanagh’s SuperValu, Kiltimagh dous value for money in the importance for tourism in The Mayo Mental Health Association Kavanagh’s SuperValu, Claremorris Moloney’s SuperValu, Ballina west of Ireland.” Mayo.”.