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Eighteenth century Westport House, which is now considered to be one of Ireland’s national treasures, is situated in a superbly romantic parkland setting with lake, waterfalls, terraces, and beautiful gardens all overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Clew Bay, and Clare Island. It provides a backdrop like nowhere else in the world for a couple to celebrate the most memorable and special day of their lives.

Castlebar now has a unique event of its own, its called the Days Adventure Duathlon and it will be held on Saturday March 27 with a start time of 9am. This race is a mix of running, cycling and mountain running, very much like the famous Gael force event which has proven to be a big hit in the Leenane / Westport area, Now Castlebar can boast about an event of its own with equally as stunning and challenging a terrain.

A raffle in conjunction with the Clare Island sponsored walk will take place on Friday August 22 in the Key West Pub, Derrycooshe, Islandeady in aid of Mayo Cancer Support Association.

Mayo County Council are inviting children and adults to join in and enjoy their free annual summer series of walks and talks on Clare Island and Mulranny beaches.

The legendary Yellow Rose is the new frontrunner in the Cumann Badoiri Acla Yawl racing season which started two weeks ago in Clare Island. This weekend saw Michael the Shore-Patten from Bunnacurry, Achill skipper his late father Sean's famous 26 footer yawl to two great victories in Mulranny, winning both the Mulranny Old Great Southern Hotel Regatta Cup and the Park Inn Hotel Cup in great style. Weather conditions for yawl racing in both Clare Island and Mulranny were good, though the first race in Mulranny was confined to one lap due to the light breeze, which soon picked up for the second race. Michael The Shore in the Yellow Rose has been the one to watch this year. He started the yawl season in fine form with a number two placing in the Clare Island Yawl Race just two weeks ago. He was beaten to the post by a fine perfromance by the well experienced and celebrated Sean Patten Belfarsad and crew in San Telmo who had a stunning victory in Clare Island just the week before. But Michael TheShore was not to be outdone in Mulranny where he robbed Beagnach Neamh of silver in the first race, and then went on to storm ahead of San Telmo in the second Mulranny race. John Dara O'Malley in Beagnach Neamh had to settle for third place on this outing.

When Westport first won the Tidy Towns competition just after the turn of the century the win was greeted with huge celebration. Last Monday evening the news that the town had won the overall competition for the third time this decade, and for the second time in three years, was celebrated with as much gusto by all involved.

The gushing garden fountain, giant ‘triffid’-like plants, towers, and parapets are all dead giveaways. This is no ordinary entrance; this is no formulaic hotel.

Nine Mayo schools that have already earned an An Taisce’s Green Flag are now embarking on An Taisce’s Green Energy Project sponsored by ESB Independent Energy. Through support and engagement with local businesses they will get the opportunity to see, learn and generate new ideas on the benefits and impacts of best practice in energy management.

Fr Ned Crosby, one of the most popular and respected Roman Catholic priests in Galway, will launch his new book of poetry this evening.

BreastCheck continues to screen women in County Mayo from a fully accessible mobile unit located at Mayo County General Hospital in Castlebar. Screening of eligible women in the 50 to 64 age bracket in Achill, Clare Island, Newport, Westport and Louisburgh is currently under way. Women who are registered are sent appointments with BreastCheck by post.