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Kilgeever parish, (Louisburgh and Killeen) is planning a weekend of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of St Patrick’s Church, Louisburgh, this weekend, September 7 to 9.

A new Irish music, song and drama show about the Titanic was a massive hit, when it was staged during the Crossmolina Festival at Enniscoe House. It was standing room only at the sold out Heritage show by the newly formed Conners performance group for their production of the Titanic themed The Emigrants’ Farewell.

The second annual Clew Bay half marathon will take place on Saturday August 4.

The festival, which takes place from Friday May 4 to Monday May 7 in Louisburgh, includes classes in ballad and sean-nós singing; musical instruments; a set-dance workshop, Céilí, sean-nós singing recital, concerts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and non stop sessions in the town.

Minister of State Michael Ring has welcomed the announcement of funding allocation for local projects from the Department this year.

Ten thousand euro has been allocated to improve safety at the King’s Hill junction — a dangerous location where funding has been sought on many occasions by Westport area councillors Margaret Adams and Peter Flynn.

The 52-year-old victim of a single vehicle traffic accident which occurred at Kilsallagh on January 2 was laid to rest on Thursday.

New business opportunities for Mayo were explored in London recently when a group of eight delegates from Westport, Louisburgh, Mulranny, and Castlebar, representing local tourism businesses and linked together by the Greenway, attended the World Travel Market in London recently as part of a fact-finding, marketing, training expedition.

The Achill Heinrich Böll Association will present a delightful summer concert of songs by Anne Marie Gibbons, mezzo soprano of Louisburgh, and David Durham, baritone of London and Castlebar, accompanied by Aoife O’Sullivan on piano, tomorrow (Saturday) at 8pm, in St Thomas' Church, Dugort.

The Achill Heinrich Böll Association will present a summer concert of songs by Anne Marie Gibbons, mezzo soprano of Louisburgh, and David Durham, baritone of London and Castlebar, accompanied by Aoife O Sullivan on piano, on Saturday August 13 at 8pm in St Thomas' Church, Dugort.