The fund-raising Campaign to Rebuild Ballinrobe Town Hall has reached €341,000 – just €60,000 short of the ambitious target set by the committee two years ago. “Support for the project continues to come through from Ballinrobe people at home, around Ireland and abroad,” said Michael Sweeney, chairperson, Ballinrobe Town Hall committee. “But, given that the […]

Ballinrobe Musical Society and the Mask Swim Challenge have donated €1,250 and €300 respectively to the Campaign to Rebuild Ballinrobe Town Hall. This latest boost to the coffers means that local fund-raising in Ballinrobe has now passed €325,000. “This is the second time that both the Musical Society and the Swim Challenge have contributed to […]

The Wilde River Drama Group, Ballinrobe, have donated €1,000 to the Campaign to Rebuild Ballinrobe Town Hall, bringing to €2,500 the group’s total contribution to the fund-raising effort. The latest donation follows their sell-out play Kings of Kilburn High Road, which they staged in The Neale Hall in October. “We are very grateful to all […]

The local fund-raising Campaign to Rebuild Ballinrobe Town Hall has now reached €284,128, and the support has been described as “very heartening” by the committee. Buoyed up by reaching this figure, the committee is now pressing the case for public funding with Government ministers and TDs, Mayo County Council and the European LEADER fund through […]