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For anyone young or old wishing to capture the magic of Christmas, the new album by Achill Island's James Kilbane is a must have this Christmas season.

The presentation ceremony for the annual Mayo People of the Year Awards took place on Friday last in the Castlecourt Hotel in Westport, Co Mayo.

The first ever Westport Christmas Walking Festival takes place from December 29 to January 2, leaving you with no excuses when it comes to walking off those extra mince pies!

The Achill Heinrich Böll cottage on Achill Island is a residency for writers, composers and artists. Applications are now being accepted for stays in the cottage during 2010.

The parents of a young Mayo woman who tragically lost her life in a car crash were among a small deputation who travelled to Brussels recently with MEP Jim Higgins.

Heritage grants of €154,000, which will be allocated to heritage projects in County Mayo, were announced this week by the Heritage Council Chief Executive Michael Starrett. The grants will provide funding to heritage projects in Mayo that support entrepreneurship, conservation and knowledge building in the community.

Libertas chairman Declan Ganley has accused the Government of “betraying the Irish people” during the course of a St Patrick’s Day campaign tour through Co Mayo.

A race night will be held in the Punchbowl, Ballyheane, on Saturday March 28 at 9pm. Proceeds are in aid of the Ballyheane Buttercups community crèche.

The G hotel in Galway will host Closer, an eclectic art exhibition by one of the west’s most promising artists Shane Cannon, from Sunday May 24 until Saturday June 6. Each painting is influenced by the unique experiences the artist has captured from modern living and life on Achill Island. Mary McCague, head of humanities and creative arts at Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, will officially open the exhibition at 3pm on Sunday May 24 where guests are invited to experience the vibrant display of paintings as part of an art trail, in conjunction with the Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway.

Mayo County Council’s water safety officer, Michael Gavin, has issued an appeal to keep Mayo accident free this holiday weekend.