Gaelic football and the press
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
If recent press reporting tells us anything about the state of Gaelic Football, it is that in the 138 years since the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), none of the passion first witnessed and recorded all that time ago has receded. Games this summer exhibited all the magic, drama, and controversy first captured in reports of meetings between Mayo clubs such as Belcarra, Ballyglass, Cornfield, Carnacon, and Towerhill in the 1880s.
Read more ...Clár funding of €381,616 to support community projects in Mayo
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Funding of €381,616 is being provided to support a range of community projects in Mayo which should benefit people of all ages.
Read more ...Plaque unveiled in Newport to celebrate the first Commissioner of An Garda Síochána
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
A centenary event to celebrate the first Commissioner of An Garda Síochána took place at Michael Staines’ birthplace in Newport, on Wednesday.
Read more ...Roll up to Market Square this Saturday
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Calling all amateur photographers! The Linenhall Arts Centre and Mayo Rollers, a branch of the Castlebar Skate Club, are holding a dynamic outdoor photography challenge on Market Square, Castlebar this Saturday, August 20 at 6pm.
Read more ...Mayo company gets chance to exhibit to almost 300,000 at Ploughing Championships
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
A county Mayo company will get a chance to exhibit their business to almost 300,000 people at the National Ploughing Championships next month as part of the Local Enterprise Village.
Read more ...Foxford community celebrates Admiral Brown
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Saturday, July 30, saw Foxford once again play host to the Argentinian Ambassador Ms Moira Wilkinson and the crew of the ARA Libertad to celebrate the 245th anniversary of the birth of the founding member of the Argentine Navy, Foxford native Admiral William Brown.
Read more ...Explore Mayo cycle hits the road this month
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Castlebar Cycling Club is pleased to announce that its hugely popular Explore Mayo Cycle Sportive will take place this Saturday, August 20, having previously been postponed due to inclement weather last June.
Read more ...Kilbane to host exciting new global television show
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Mayo’s James Kilbane is swapping the stage for the studio this month, as the renowned Christian, Gospel, Country and Irish Folk singer gets ready for a brand new global debut as host of an exciting new show on the multi-award-winning Shalom World Television Network.
Read more ...Belcarra: A seventeenth-century assizes town
Fri, Aug 19, 2022
Belcarra was bathed in the sunshine last Friday. The air conditioning in the car was insufficient to combat the record-breaking temperatures, so a stop off at Cunningham’s Costcutter for a cold drink on the way to the historic Ballinafad House was required. The beauty and tranquillity of this carefully manicured, quiet, rural hamlet belie the fact that Belcarra was at the centre of the justice system in the county for a brief time in the seventeenth century.
Read more ...Rental costs show Government has 'lost control' of housing market
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway Walsh has said that the latest report on house rental prices has shown the government has 'lost control' of the housing market.
Read more ...Outdoor recreation in Mayo to benefit from funding boost for walking trails
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
Community groups responsible for managing 34 walking trails totalling €70,200 in Mayo will receive grants between €1,000 and €3,000 under new funding announced this week.
Read more ...€610,944 in LIS funding for rural homeowners in Mayo
Fri, Aug 12, 2022
Mayo Government TDs have welcomed €610,944 from the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, under the Local Improvement Scheme for 2022.
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