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On March 23, the second annual Challenge the Greenway event will take place in Westport. The Western Greenway is a picturesque off-road walk/cycle trail that traverses Ireland’s Atlantic coast and follows the old Achill/Westport railway-line. The challenge will set off from Achill Sound, pass through Mulranny and Newport and finally finish up in Westport.

New research from Bord Bia has revealed that supporting local businesses is a key consideration for members of the public when eating out, which may go part of the way to explaining why there is nearly always something of a queue up the stairs for a coveted seat in this small, but perfectly formed, cafe on Spencer Street in Castlebar. With the same research showing that over two thirds of the population rated the use of Irish and local produce as important when eating out for a meal, if you venture over the border to Mayo, Rua's impeccable pedigree of the origin of all elements on the plates delivers. And then some.

On March 23, the second annual Challenge the Greenway event will take place in Westport. The Western Greenway is a picturesque off-road walk/cycle trail that traverses Ireland’s Atlantic coast and follows the old Achill/Westport railway-line. The challenge will set off from Achill Sound, pass through Mulranny and Newport and finally finish up in Westport.

The newly completed HSE West ambulance base located one mile west of Mulranny village will commence day operations next month according to Mulranny GP and former TD, Dr Jerry Cowley. The new base will provide state-of-the–art ambulance services to the local populations of Achill, Corraun, Mulranny, Tiernaur, Newport, and Louisburgh, and north along the N59 towards Ballycroy and Bangor Erris.

The Great Western Greenway, County Mayo, has been awarded the Irish Environment Award of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM ). The award was presented to Mayo County Council by John Casey, chairperson of the Republic of Ireland branch of the CIWEM, at a reception in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, on Friday November 23.

The season of giving is just around the corner, and this year the people of Mayo can give to a charity and help the environment for free thanks to WEEE Ireland and LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice. Due to the success of last year’s inaugural Spread a Little Sunshine campaign, WEEE Ireland is teaming up with LauraLynn for a whole year to try to recycle as many waste batteries as possible while also creating a fund for the children’s charity.

Images of Mayo will be beamed into the homes of millions of Americans next spring, courtesy of Tourism Ireland. Filming for two different TV shows took place here recently, when Irish-American sisters and TV personalities Catie Keogh and Colleen Kelly – both based in Chicago visited with their crews.

After John Byrne's international success in the World Trophy 50k in Italy recently, three of Mayo AC's top women athletes have been selected on the Irish team to compete in the 25th Annual British and Irish Masters International Cross Country in Belfast on November 10.

Dubarry Park will host the first home fixture of the Connacht Eagles tomorrow evening (7.45pm) when English outfit Newcastle visit for the second round of the B&I Cup.

When Colm McManamon took over Burrishoole three years ago, it looked to be a forgone conclusion that he would be able to guide a talented, hard working, side back into the senior ranks in the near future. But it has not worked out that way for the men from McGovern Park in Newport. For the third time in as many years, he has guided his side to the final of the intermediate championship, and left them only 60 minutes from achieving their goal. But on Sunday they could not have asked for a harder side to get through at this grade than those who they will be facing in the green corner.