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The Tochar Phádraig pilgrim walk from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick will take place on Saturday May 29 departing the abbey at 8.30am.

The Mayo ladies’ senior football team will wrap up their 2010 National Football League campaign when they square off against old rivals Cork in Ballinrobe on Sunday at 3pm. The Rebelettes have been a thorn in Mayo’s side over the past number of years, beating them last year in the league final comfortably in Kiltoom, before Mayo put their season back together and made their way to the All Ireland semi-final and ran the Munster ladies to the wire, with Cork just holding them off in the end.

Ballintubber Abbey celebrates the 22nd anniversary of the Passion Play which will take place on March 29, 30 and 31 at 9pm.

The second Tóchar Phádraig walk takes place on Reek Sunday July 27 leaving Ballintubber Abbey at 8.30am.

The last planned walk from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick for 2008 will take place on Saturday August 30 leaving the abbey at 8.30am.

People living in the south Mayo and north Galway can look forward to a festival of cycling on local roads on Saturday, and Sunday, August 9 and 10. The two days of racing make up the annual Ballinrobe two-day road race which attracts cyclists from all over Ireland. “This will be a huge event with up to 120 riders, and in the past locals have been able to enjoy some great racing in the region,” said a spokesperson for organisers Western Lakes CC.

The third Tóchar Phádraig walk takes place on Saturday August 30, leaving Ballintubber Abbey at 8.30am.

GAA presentations

Ballintubber Abbey will be the venue for the hugely popular Celebration of Carols concert on Sunday December 14 at 5pm.