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The Gathering Ireland, the Fáilte Ireland tourism initiative, has the potential to rekindle relationships with relatives, neighbours, and friends, while forging new ones with the Irish Diaspora across the globe. The Foxford community in association with Ireland Reaching Out, the not for profit organisation, are working through voluntary effort at parish, village and townland level, to identify those who emigrated, and trace them and their descendants worldwide. Traditionally, the town, like most towns in the west of Ireland, suffered from the effects of emigration, the loss of family members, and a missing generation in the community, effectively leaving townlands devoid of their former population. Unfortunately, emigration has once again became a modern day reality as our young people seek out opportunities across Europe, Australia, and the USA.

It has taken a little over 210 minutes of championship football to get here. Leitrim, Sligo and Down all stood in the way, but were not up to the challenge. On Sunday things get very real, but this is what Mayo have been preparing for ever since the final whistle blew in the same venue in last year’s All Ireland semi-final against Kerry. They are back to where they want to be, their fourth championship game in a five game series they hope will end in victory and a place in the All Ireland final for the first time in six years and another crack at bringing Sam Maguire back to Mayo. But that is another battle to be fought at a later date, and all that will be on Mayo minds on Sunday is the game ahead of them.

It may have taken only two games to get this far, but come 2.30pm in Ennis tomorrow and the chance to win a Celtic Cross over the next 60 minutes, every ball will be contested as ferociously as if it were the senior equivalent in Croke Park on Sunday September 23.

The festival takes place over this August Bank Holiday weekend. To start off the festivities there will be a family fun evening today. Saturday will start with a fun 7K walk/run. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will open the rural heritage day and there will also be a fun table-quiz, boat trips organised on Bilberry Lake after the Cemetery Mass, and an action packed sports day in the GAA grounds. The festival finale will be a traditional music night in Jacks Old Cottage.

Horkan’s has announced that the Blarney Group – which operates Meadows & Byrne, Blarney Woollen Mills, and Farrell & Brown – will open a new 3,500sq ft retail space at Horkan’s Lifestyle and Garden Centre in Turlough, Castlebar, on the August Bank Holiday weekend.

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Plans are already underway for next year’s Triathlon experience in Kilkenny.

The safest places to swim and enjoy water activities are at lifeguarded locations, and in Mayo they are situated at Bertra, Westport; Old Head, Louisburgh; Carramore, Louisburgh; Carrowniskey, Louisburgh; Mulranny; Achill Island at Keel, Keem; Silver and Golden strands, Dugort; Ross, Killala; Tidal Pool, Shore Road, Belmullet.

Over the upcoming August Bank Holiday weekend, the Bailieborough branch of the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association will hold their annual fundraising event. This year the event involves a mammoth cycle of 420km, starting out in Bailieborough, Co Cavan, cycling to Westport, then climbing Croagh Patrick, before cycling back to Cavan.