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The June meeting of Mayo County Conucil took place this week, catch up with what was being discussed by the councillors. 

A fully functioning and safe water supply is on the way for residents in the Downpatrick Head area of Ballycastle, according to Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary, who said he has secured a commitment from the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Darragh O’Brien, to provide €353,000 for the provision of the Downpatrick Head Community Water Connection.

Ireland will once again host a leg of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on September 12 2021 at Downpatrick Head in County Mayo, broadcasting across the globe live on Red Bull TV. The series was last held in the west in 2017. Pictured during that series is Sergio Guzman of Mexico diving from the 27.5 metre platform during the first rounds of the first stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at the Serpent`s Lair, Inis Mor.

The search for a 69-year old man who was reported missing in November was stepped up this week.

An Achill based councillor expressed his disappointment this week at the failure to mention Achill in an advertorial on the Wild Atlantic Way in a Sunday newspaper - despite the Advertorial using a large picture of Keem Bay to promote the Wild Atlantic Way in the piece.

Senator Michelle Mulherin has confirmed that funding has been approved for the Downpatrick Head Group Water Scheme which will bring a clean water supply to 17 families.

Immerse yourself in nineteenth-century Achill history; experience the Islandeady Rambling House at Jack’s cottage or a heritage Ceíli in Partry; take an eerie evening walk through Westport and hear the town’s dark historical stories; go whale watching at Downpatrick head. These are just some of the activities you can take part in during Heritage Week in Mayo.

The Ballyglass RNLI lifeboat responded to two back-to-back call-outs on Monday of this week, first to bring an injured fisherman to safety and then to assist a 10m fishing vessel that had broken down off the Mayo coast.

Independent Cllr Christy Hyland has called on Mayo County Council to prioritise funding for the Murrisk to Louisburgh group water scheme - from funding received in the recently announced €23 million national investment in rural water by Minister Eoghan Murphy.