Street protest on May 27 to fight for survival of Mayo GMIT

MEMBERS of the Mayo GMIT action group have announced a street protest at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, at Market Square.

In a statement, the group said: 'The protest is in reaction to the recent announcement of cuts to the Mayo campus.

'Up to 15 staff members are been forced out of their positions in the college and five courses in the campus are been axed.

'The protest has the backing of opposition political parties, staff members in the college and the public.

'We ask you to pencil in the date in your calendar and turn up on the day to show your support for the Mayo campus and more importantly show the government that we the people of Mayo won’t accept any downgrading of our campus.'