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Tourism Ireland invited a group of top Swiss travel writers to explore Mayo and the Wild Atlantic Way this week. They were here to experience some of what Ireland has to offer, including our newest visitor experience, the Wild Atlantic Way – and to then inspire their readers to come and discover it for themselves.

The Knock Marriage Introductions saw almost 1,500 people telephone the service in 2013 to make enquires about the service according to new figures released by this week.

The story of Knock and the miraculous apparition of the Virgin Mary, St Joseph, and John the Evangelist, in the small, hillside village 135 years ago, has been well-documented in Mayo and beyond. Few people who attended a school in this county could have managed to get through without hearing it at least once or twice.

Following last Friday’s meeting of the steering group established earlier this year to examine the options for growth and longer term viability of Ireland West Airport Knock, Managing Director of the Airport Joe Gilmore has stated that the airport is pleased with the progress that has been made to date.

The Board of Ireland West Airport Knock last Friday, announced that Joe Kennedy will succeed Liam Scollan as the Board’s new Chairman.

The Hub stands for hear, understand, believe, and that is what Knock Shrine wants to help young people who visit the Shrine to do. The Hub is a place for all young people who visit the National Marian Shrine but also for all local teens and children in the surrounding areas.

The Annual Pioneer Association and Matt Talbot Pilgrimage will take place to Knock Shrine on Sunday July 21. Ceremonies commence at 2.30pm with anointing of the sick and concelebrated Mass at 3pm. All are welcome.

Eight leading Connacht businesses will compete for awards at the national final of the 2012 / 2013 Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards, which take place in The Mansion House in Dublin on May 30. The eight companies are Ireland West Airport Knock, P&G Cards, Mixgreens, Channel Mechanics, SF Engineering, The Foods of Athenry, Lifes2Good, and GH Agri.

Knock Marriage Introductions, the Mayo Catholic dating agency, which has been match making since 1968, celebrated 10 marriages from member couples last year.

Mayo Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin has requested the assistance of the Western Development Commission (WDC) in drawing up a plan for the future development of Ireland West Airport Knock as an aviation hub for the region. After meeting with Deputy Mulherin, the WDC has agreed to investigate the opportunities and obstacles for the development of Knock so as to inform policy on transport connectivity for the region.