MacHale Park in line for Rugby World Cup action in 2023

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Mayo is in with a chance of hosting international rugby if Ireland’s bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup is successful.

MacHale Park was named on Tuesday as one of the 12 Irish stadia that could potentially host Rugby World Cup matches when the IRFU launched its official bid.

The future unveiled at Congregation

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

The annual Congregation Un-conference is set to attract 100 attendees debating, discussing, and sharing their vision of the ‘The Future’ in Cong village, from Friday November 25 to Sunday November 27.

Broadband survey comes as no surprise to consumers in Mayo – Chambers

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Dep Lisa Chambers says she is unsurprised by the latest reports on broadband speeds, which have found that Mayo is one of the worst served counties in the country.

The surveys published this week revealed that seven out of 10 firms across Ireland are hampered by poor broadband.

An evening of fashion and jazz in aid of Mayo Pink Ribbon

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Mayo Pink Ribbon, the charity supporting breast cancer research, will host a soiree of fashion, food, cocktails, and jazz on Friday November 25 in Knockranny House Hotel, Westport.

It’s magic for writer Mike as he scoops two awards

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Mayo writer Mike McCormack is celebrating this week after an amazing double swoop in the world of literary awards. On Wednesday night he was named as the Irish Novel of the Year at the Bord Gais Irish Book of the Year Awards and last weekend, he won the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize for Fiction — both for his third novel Solar Bones, triumphing over a shortlist which also included Irish writer Eimear McBride and Irish-Canadian writer Anakana Schofield.

Ballina looks for support in bid to host 2018 All-Ireland Fleadh

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Mayo businesses are being asked to pledge their support as part of a concerted effort being undertaken by the local Comhaltas in Ballina to bring the All-Ireland Fleadh to the town in 2018.

Ennis staged the fleadh last August and will host the event again in 2017.

Mayo people recall rural electrification in new book

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

The stories of six Mayo people feature prominently in a new book recalling memories of the roll-out of the rural electrification scheme across the country 70 years ago this month.

Application process for Sports Capital Programme to open soon – O’Mahony

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport, John O’Mahony, is calling on sports clubs and organisations to begin preparing the necessary paperwork for the Sports Capital Programme. The Mayo-based senator announced this week that the application process for the scheme would commence shortly.

“This week in the Seanad, I tabled a debate calling on the Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport to set out the timeline for the next round of sports capital funding," Sen O'Mahony said. "Sports clubs and organisations tend to hold their AGMs around this time of year, and they want to put their plans in place. For an application to be successful they must have matching funds and so it takes some preparation.

Ireland West Airport saw summer passenger numbers rise by fourteen per cent

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Ireland West Airport enjoyed a 14 per cent increase in passenger numbers during the summer period, with more than 360,000 passengers using the airport between June and October. The airport is on track to record the busiest year in its 30 year history, with annual passenger numbers set to exceed 720,000 for the first time in 2016.

Passenger numbers using the airport's nine UK services increased by 14 per cent, thanks mainly to new year-round services added by Flybe to both Birmingham and Edinburgh, which added an additional 25,000 passengers through the airport during the summer months. The airport now has the biggest selection of UK services from the west and northwest of Ireland, with access to nine UK markets including direct flights to Birmingham, Bristol, London (Gatwick, Luton, and Stansted), East Midlands, Edinburgh, Liverpool, and Manchester.

Mayo students win national award at SciFest 2016

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Clodagh Hegarty and Aoife Parsons, students from Davitt College, Castlebar, were awarded an Excellence in STEM award, for their project 'The Education And Promotion of Breastfeeding to Children, Adolescents, and Adults' at SciFest 2016 last weekend.

Faces behind the figures — father of road victim appeals to motorists to drive safely

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

Ten years on after three men, two of them cousins, were killed in a head-on road smash one of their fathers is appealing to all drivers to slow down, saying the pain of losing someone on the roads never goes away.

Dominic Morley, whose son Aaron was one of those killed in the crash, made his comments ahead of this Sunday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Heavenly Mayhem in Balla Secondary School

Fri, Nov 18, 2016

The students of Balla Secondary School have been busy in rehearsals for this year’s musical production of Heavenly Mayhem. The cast, under the direction of Aisling Lyons and Joan King, have been busy preparing for what promises to be a great night of entertainment.

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