A trip to the barbers could save your life, says Croi

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

Taking a trip to the barbers this week could save your life, says local Heart & Stroke Charity, Croí which has just announced details of a novel Heart Attack Awareness Campaign taking place in Barber Shops across Mayo, to mark Men’s Health Week (June 13 to 19).

Mayo and Galway’s record equalising 1924 final

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

There is no greater rivalry in Connacht football than that between the counties of Mayo and Galway. Evenly matched in terms of provincial titles, Mayo and Galway hold 45 titles each, according to the Connacht GAA record books. Those figures vary according to your source but never in question is the passion for the game exhibited by the two teams. Each year the GAA world excitedly focuses on the championship draw for a potential meeting.

This tribal rivalry is as old as the history of the GAA. At the beginning of the twentieth century their competitiveness went into overdrive when the Connacht football championship was founded. On reaching the 1924 Connacht final, Mayo and Galway cemented their positions as the indisputable footballing masters in the province. The teams knew each other intimately having met in the Connacht final nine times previously since 1900. The titans had jousted in the final as recently as 1923 when Mayo took the title on a three points to two scoreline. Both teams made it to the 1924 final the hard way after each was forced to play a semi-final replay. The extra fixtures allowed the finalists more time for additional training and preparation and the public more time to debate the possible outcome. The 1924 Connacht final, to be held in Balla on Sunday October 19, had all the makings of a GAA classic.

Castlebar Fianna Fáil to honour Republican dead

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

A commemoration ceremony to honour the patriot dead who are laid to rest in Castlebar Old Cemetery is to be held on Saturday June 25.

Enda Kenny to launch Home Instead Senior Care office

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

Taoiseach and Mayo native, Enda Kenny, will officially launch the new Home Instead Senior Care office on Monday, June 20. The launch event takes place at 10.00am at the new home care office in Moneen Industrial Estate, Castlebar.

Cong to hold first Cong Food Village Festival next week

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

Cong will become a culinary capital next week when it holds its first ever Cong Food Village festival.

Flying entrepreneur Ciara O’Toole to be guest at Network Ireland Mayo Branch awards

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

The annual Network Ireland Mayo Branch Awards ceremony will take place Friday June 24, 2016, at the beautiful picturesque Mount Falcon Estate.

Ballinrobe youth group calls for local support ahead of X-HALE Youth Awards

Sat, Jun 18, 2016

Ahead of the Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE Youth Awards, Youth Booth @ The Maple Youth Centre in Ballinrobe is looking for local support to help them win the Online Award on offer at the national event. The group have submitted their film project ‘Not Only the Smoker Suffers’ and are calling for public support via online viewing to win one of the top awards on offer.

Up to fifty per cent of housing offers in some areas refused by applicants

Fri, Jun 10, 2016

Eight applicants for local authority housing in the Claremorris area turned down offers from Mayo County Council in recent times it was revealed this week. At the monthly meeting of the Claremorris Municipal District, the new council head of the district Pardaig Flanagan was giving the members a Directors Report on the council's work in the area.

Mayo's Matthew is going for transplant gold

Fri, Jun 10, 2016

A 18-year-old Knock man will the youngest member of the Irish team that will compete in the European Transplant and Dialysis Sports Championships, which takes place in Vantaa, Finland, from July 10 to 17. Matthew McNieve is a kidney transplant recipient and he is the youngest member of the Irish team.

A celebration of Mayo food at Westport Food Festival

Fri, Jun 10, 2016

The flagship event of this year's Westport Food Festival which runs from Friday June 24 to Sunday June 26 is The Banquet which takes place on Friday June 24 at 7pm. The Banquet is a "celebration of Mayo food" and will be held in Hotel Westport where a host of local chefs will combine their talents to create a fabulous four-star course feast for the senses. The feast will be followed by music and dancing late into the night.

Tickets are available from Hotel Westport or by contacting Declan or Rhona on (098) 25122, or for tables of ten via www.eventbrite.ie. Tickets cost €45 per person for a four course meal, wine not included. For more information on the festival log on to www.westportfoodfestival.ie or email, [email protected] or follow them on Twitter @WestportFood.

Two Mayo lads among Rose of Tralee Escorts

Fri, Jun 10, 2016

Two lads from Mayo have graduated from Boot Camp and will travel to Kerry as Rose Escorts at the 2016 Rose of Tralee International Festival. Mark Duffy (24) and John Marren (27) were among the 65 guys who will be the Rose Escorts to 65 Roses taking part in this year’s extended festival from August 17 to 23 in Tralee. The lads were put through their paces over the June Bank Holiday Weekend at the annual Boot Camp in Dingle, Ballybunion and Castlegregory along the Wild Atlantic Way in Kerry.

The Rose of Tralee International Festival’s communications manager, John Drummey, said: “The Rose Escorts spent three days in Kerry where they undertook a number of endurance tasks to prepare them for the festival in August. It was not because the ladies love Milk Tray but because the lads prefer Roses. Over 200 men aged between 21 and 30 applied to become Rose Escorts at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival and following a detailed interview process, the final 65, the most ever, were selected to take part in a Boot Camp weekend in the Kingdom to help them cope with the demands of a busy week in Tralee.”

The midnight magic of the corncrake

Fri, Jun 10, 2016

The distinctive call of the corncrake is something that once heard is never forgotten. While it's not the most pleasing on the ear, you have an opportunity next Friday night to hear it's distinctive call on a midnight corncrake tour on the Mullet Peninsula. As part of the Erris Beo festival and in conjunction with Belmullet Tidy Towns and Ballycroy National Park, a midnight corncrake tour will take place. This is a chance to experience it in the Wild Erris region.

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