your communityAll our dreams come true as Mayo lift Sam Maguire after 75 long yearsMayo are All-Ireland Senior Football Champions.
newsDevoted Mayo GAA fans travel 17,000km for All-Ireland FinalTwo dedicated Mayo GAA fans have made an epic 17,000km trip across the world for this weekend’s All-Ireland Senior Football Final clash against Kerry in Croke Park.
newsNew solicitor is welcomed at Mayo courtA warm welcome was extended to recently qualified solicitor Janette O’Malley at Castlebar District Court on Friday, July 24th, where she was formally introduced to the court by her training solicitor, Karen O’Malley, before Judge Tom McSharry.
Rubbish makes mockery of 'Litter Free' signageA new sign on the way into Castlebar reads ‘Litter Free Zone’ but a large pile of rubbish lies right next to it. Cllr Michael Kilcoyne highlighted the incongruity at a meeting of Castlebar Municipal District.
All-Ireland Final countdown: There’s nothing so strong as belief20 years ago, before the 2006 Mayo v Kerry All-Ireland SFC Final, former double All-Ireland winner and then recently crowned Mayo Sports Stars Hall of Fame recipient, Eamonn Mongey wrote in the Western People about what made the great Mayo team of the late ‘40s and early ‘50s so formidable.
Local Notes: Ballyhaunis students enjoy graduation evening New members on Abbey Trust; pedestrian crossing to move; local man makes Connacht cricket team
Phil Coulter to perform two shows in WestportOne of Ireland's most celebrated musicians, songwriters and performers, Phil Coulter, returns to Westport Town Hall Theatre for two special performances on Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st at 8pm.
BYD Seal 6 Super Hybrid has huge rangeBYD’s Seal 6 Super Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid with a huge range for long, worry-free journeys. It can also travel around 100km on pure electric driving, enough to cover most people’s daily work commutes.
Clew Bay oysters and Croke Park dreamsIt could be the weather or it might just be the general ambience that has bathed Mayo in affability now that we are in the All-Ireland Final, but I am about to do something that I have avoided doing in fifty years of writing this column.
