History, elegance and luxury combine at Kilronan Castle
Fri, Jul 11, 2014
Kilronan Castle in Co Roscommon is one of Ireland’s most luxurious castle hotels.
Read more ...Funding boost for CF unit at Mayo General
Fri, Jul 11, 2014
The construction of a new dedicated day unit for cystic fibrosis sufferers in the county received a boost this week. The project has been allocated €50,000 in National Lottery Funding.
The total cost of the project is €1.3 million. Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and CF West have already fundraised €900,000 for the unit.
Read more ...Bullet ricocheted and pierced window of parked car
Fri, Jul 11, 2014
A “freak accident” when a bullet ricocheted in Lahardane and travelled 200 yards to pierce the windscreen of a parked, and fortunately, unoccupied car, landed an experienced gun dealer before Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...‘Staycationers’ love Mayo
Fri, Jul 11, 2014
Mayo is one of the top destinations in Ireland for ‘staycationers’ according to a new survey.
Read more ...Trio of festivals lighting up Castlebar this weekend
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
Castlebar will have plenty of heart this weekend as three major festivals are combining to bring thousands of visitors to the county town.
Read more ...New campaign urges mums-to-be to belt up
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
A new campaign has been launched in Mayo to encourage more pregnant women to wear their seatbelts.
Read more ...Ballinrobe author lands stellar cast for big screen adventure
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
Successful Ballinrobe author Mick Donnellan is bringing his story of a tiger kidnapping gone wrong to stage in Galway for one of the city’s premier arts festivals.
Read more ...Ballina launches 50th anniversary Salmon Festival
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
Ballina is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its now world renowned Salmon Festival, which launches on Monday (July 6) and continues until Sunday, July 13.
Festivities during the week include a teddy bears picnic, a Garth Brooks experience, duck racing, fireworks and of course Ballina’s famous Heritage Day.
Read more ...New hospice shop in Westport
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
Mayo Roscommon Hospice has just opened its ninth Hospice shop with a new store on James Street in Westport.The shop is seeking quality donations and volunteers. Development officer Lorraine Toner said she is excited and hopeful that this new shop in the chain will do just as well as the other locations around Mayo and Roscommon. “The support, help and donations we receive for our shops is unbelievable,” she explained. “Fundraising is a challenging task these days. Our Hospice shops turn kind donations into income, which funds our specialist palliative care services in Mayo and Roscommon.”
Read more ...Ryanair launches biggest summer and winter schedule from Ireland West Airport Knock in Mayo
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
Ireland West Airport Knock, in partnership with Ryanair, officially launched Ryanair’s biggest summer and winter schedules from the airport in the Knockranny House Hotel in Westport recently. This year Ryanair will fly to a record 16 destinations from Ireland West Airport Knock, and for the first time carry a milestone of 580,000 passengers from the airport – an 11 per cent increase on 2013 figures. In recent weeks Ryanair launched the three exciting new services to Glasgow (Scotland), Kaunas (Lithuania), and Eindhoven (Netherlands). In addition Ryanair has increased capacity by 20 per cent of its London Luton and Stansted services, adding 50,000 new seats in 2014, providing increased choice and day return options for business, leisure, and VFR passengers in the west of Ireland and the London market.
Read more ...New report shows sun keeps shining for tourism sector
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
Minister of State Michael Ring is enjoying a sunny tenure in his tourism portfolio.
Just a few days after leading off the troops in a large-scale battle reenactment festival in Ballina while in the west of the county, his hometown was bathed in glorious sunshine for the Westport Festival of Food and Music, he announced that overseas visitors to Ireland have hit an eight-year high.
Read more ...Local Chamber launches new guide to Castlebar
Fri, Jul 04, 2014
Castlebar Chamber has launched a new 'essential guide' to highlight all of the attractions and activites available in the town and encourage more people to schedule a visit to Castlebar when they are touring in the west.
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