Thriving community delighted with news

The home town of Mayo football has seen heartbreaks over the year but yesterday Castlebar was delighted after being named as a hub town.

>“In 1991 we had 280 businesses and now we’ve over 610. There’s a great mood of confidence in the town,” said Castlebar Chamber of Commerce president Oliver Kelleher.

Castlebar is planning to build a 600-space multi-story car park to help shoppers in the town. The town was selected because of its importance to shopping, healthcare and education in the region. The location of the Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology in the town has been a boon.