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The best of Mayo’s food produce will be showcased at a fundraising event by the Chefs of Mayo on Thursday March 6, in Breaffy House Hotel.

The ongoing row over the Gridwest project continued to make waves this week. Early in the week Eirgrid announced it was opening two new information centres on the Gridwest project, one on Bury Street in Ballina and another at the Square in Ballaghaderreen. The Ballina information centre will be open to members of the public from 10am to 6pm every Monday and Tuesday, and the Ballaghaderreen information centre from 10am to 6pm every Wednesday and Thursday. The existing Grid West information centre at Linenhall Street in Castlebar will remain open to members of the public team by appointment only.

With the All Ireland final not to long away now, there’s not much else being talked about around the county. If you’re someone who is looking for some expert opinion on the game over the next week, there’s plenty of opportunities to hear some expert views.

Lambs to the slaughter; the class of a top four in division one team against division three mid-table mediocrity, use whatever other phrase you like but the gulf in class between Mayo and Roscommon was of epic proportions. I was being very kind to Roscommon last week while predicting a five to six point win for Mayo, and was fearful of insulting any Roscommon reader in my first column, truth is I expected it to be a lot more, and when asked before we went live on Mid West Radio on Sunday if I thought Mayo would win, I told Shane Curran (former Rossie keeper and current St Brigid’s net minder) and all listening that Mayo would hammer them.

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The news of the tragic death of Jeremy Dee last Sunday shocked and stunned all who knew him. Anyone who was involved in soccer in any capacity in Mayo and even further afield could not but have encountered Jeremy on a number of occasions, and had to have been touched by his love for the game and his infectious attitude towards it. This writer on a couple of occasions was also on the end of a good natured ribbing from him when Jeremy thought more coverage was deserved to this or that team. Invariably he was right and more coverage was deserved to whomever he was on about. Jeremy was always very giving of his time whenever this writer had the pleasure to contact him about anything at all, and also in his role with Mid West Radio commentating on soccer games, a number of cramped press boxes were shared over the years with him. He will be sadly missed by all those in the press who worked with him.

Gnó Mhaigh Eo in conjunction with the Croí Chaisleán an Bharraigh Festival Committee are running a Tóraíocht Taisce Shopping Treasure Hunt) with a twist on Saturday July 21. As part of Gnó Mhaigh Eo’s Labhair Gaeilge Liom (Speak Irish to Me) campaign they are inviting all businesses in Castlebar to get involved. The aim of this event is to encourage gach éinne ó Maigh Eo to come to Castlebar for the day, get the opportunity to practise their Irish and be in with a chance to win prizes and vouchers from Castlebar shops while they’re at it.

Gnó Mhaigh Eo in conjunction with the Croí Chaisleán an Bharraigh Festival Committee is running a “Tóraíocht Taisce” (Shopping Treasure Hunt) with a twist on Saturday, July 21 next. As part of Gnó Mhaigh Eo’s “Labhair Gaeilge Liom” (Speak Irish to Me) campaign, all businesses in Castlebar are invited to get involved. The aim of the event is to encourage gach éinne ó Maigh Eo to come to Castlebar for the day, get the opportunity to practise their Irish and be in with a chance to win prizes and vouchers from Castlebar shops while they’re at it.

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The excitement is building ahead of this Friday night’s Mayo County final of Special Olympics’ Our School’s Got Talent in association with Supermac’s. This year’s competition has already showcased a wealth of talent throughout the county and now just 25 acts from 15 different schools in Mayo remain, all hoping to clinch a place in the Our School’s Got Talent Connacht final. The Connacht final will take place on Friday December 2 in the Royal Theatre, Castlebar.