New rent-an-instrument scheme for north Mayo libraries
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
Young library users in north Mayo can now pick up a trombone, flute or even a set of bagpipes from their local library thanks to a new rent-an-instrument scheme to be launched next Thursday.
Read more ...Castlebar jobs will be filled over three years
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
The 250 high-skilled jobs promised for Castlebar earlier this week are to be filled over the next three years, according the founder of the company overseeing the development of a hub in Castlebar.
Read more ...Ballina store is tops for gardeners
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
The Homeland store in Ballina has been named the DIY Garden Centre of the Year at Bord Bia’s Garden Industry Awards.
Read more ...Grease gets a makeover for Tourmakeady first
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
Grease may be one of the most popular stage musicals of all time but it is set to be performed in a whole new way next Thursday and Friday night in Tourmakeady when the students of Coláiste Mhuire Tuar Mhic Éadaigh bring the Sandy and Danny Zuko love story to life as Gaeilge.
Read more ...‘Ireland’s Call’ as Gaeilge is a hit for Westport pupils
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
A group of patriotic young rugby fans at Scoil Phadráig Westport are a hit online with their Youtube version of ‘Ireland’s Call’ as Gaeilge.
Read more ...Ballycroy’s Nicola in sing off for Voice of Ireland quarter-final spot
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
Ballycroy’s Nicola Lynch has made it all the way through to the live shows in the popular RTÉ talent hunt - The Voice of Ireland.
Read more ...Stay cool, says Mayo’s road safety officer on tractor traffic
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
Mayo’s road safety officer has appealed to drivers to stay cool at the wheel if they find themselves trailing behind a slow moving tractor on a winding rural road.
Read more ...‘Go Wild’ celebrations in Erris
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
The Irish Times is to officially present the Erris region with its title as the ‘Best Place in Ireland to Go Wild’ on Saturday March 28.
Read more ...Valuable Gothic suit of armour rediscovered at Belleek
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
A valuable Gothic suit of armour has been rediscovered and is to go on public display in Belleek Castle, Ballina.
Read more ...Olive Tree’s Mustapha asks people not to forget plight of Syrian refugees
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
It has been almost two years now since Castlebar businessman Mustapha Aboubi, owner of the Olive Tree restaurant at Market Square, launched his appeal for Syria.
Read more ...Féile food vendors needed
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
Food and craft businesses in Mayo are being offered the opportunity to reach an audience of up to 25,000 people at this year’s Féile na Tuaithe.
Read more ...Forensic science talk in Turlough
Fri, Mar 20, 2015
Fans of the popular crime drama, CSI, can find out all about the real life history of forensic science at an upcoming talk in the Museum of Ireland, Country Life, Turlough Park.
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