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Ballyhaunis becomes Ballyhappiness after €500k win

by Marian Duggan 18/03/19 8:33am

It wasn’t your usual Friday afternoon in Caulfield’s Shop in Ballyhaunis last week. Proprietor Seamus Caulfield was inundated with customers popping in for news of the €500,000 National Lottery winner. Mr Caulfield admitted that the return on the Lotto machine,...

Joe O’Toole, the man whose remarkable generosity resulted in the installation of the magnificent mosaic at Knock Shrine, has died....

Monday, 18/03/19 - 8:28am Read More

Westbake rises from the ashes of major fire

Less than a year after it was almost devastated by fire, a Galway business is about to undergo a major...

Monday, 18/03/19 - 8:23am Read More

Council drafts new policy on roadside memorials in wake of Deacy controversy

Mayo Co Council plans to adopt a policy on roadside memorials following the controversial decision to remove a memorial to...

Monday, 18/03/19 - 8:19am Read More

N5 death sees a renewed appeal for traffic islands

Calls to install traffic turning islands on the N5 have been renewed after a motorist was killed as he attempted...

Monday, 18/03/19 - 8:13am Read More

2018 figures reveal extension in Ballina tourism season

The successful extension of the tourism season in Ballina and north Mayo is evident in the latest figures from the...

Monday, 18/03/19 - 8:09am Read More

Mayo gets funding for Decade of Centenaries

Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has confirmed that Mayo County Council has been allocated €10,000 to support...

Friday, 15/03/19 - 10:10am Read More

Second Green Flag for Ballina’s Jackie Clarke Garden

The Jackie Clarke Collection Heritage Garden has been internationally recognised, for a second time, by receiving Green Flag status. The Green...

Friday, 15/03/19 - 9:58am Read More

Dolores Keane brings her comeback tour to Ballina

From her heyday in Carnegie Hall to her much-anticipated show at the Great National Hotel in Ballina this week, Irish...

Friday, 15/03/19 - 9:53am Read More

Thriving tourism industry needs to address hill farmer concerns

Following a very constructive meeting with Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’...

Friday, 15/03/19 - 9:48am Read More

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