Community Diary
Mayo Community Diary
Fri, Jul 07, 2023
Swinford Agricultural Show next month
The 33rd Annual Swinford Agricultural Show takes place on Sunday the 27th of August at Heeran's Farm Kiltimagh Rd (F12 HF78). Mayo's premier livestock show with some new classes added! All the usual categories, Cattle, Sheep, Equine, Poultry, Home Industries, Baking, Flowers, Vegetables, Arts & Crafts. Entertainment on the day for all the family! A day to enjoy, A day to Remember. More info at www.swinfordagrishow.com
Local News
Rural Mayo losing 'basic community services' as Lahardane GP clinic closes
Fri, Sep 29, 2023
Independent election candidate Harry Barrett has hit out at the Government, and at Fianna Fail in particular, for failing to secure a primary care physician for Lahardane ahead of the position becoming vacant on October 1.
Old Mayo
Castlebar Fever Hospital – a vanished memorial to culpable indifference
Fri, Sep 29, 2023
Castlebar Fever Hospital was the first structure demolished in 1965 when works on what would become the Sacred Heart Hospital commenced. The Fever Hospital and the Workhouse that shadowed it are at the top of the list of former public spaces in Castlebar with a dark and terrible history.
