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'Memorable' two days at Ballinrobe Racecourse

The two-day meeting combined top-class National Hunt racing with plenty of off-track interest, highlighted by a visit from USA Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk, who arrived at Ballinrobe alongside leading owner JP McManus.

Knock Airport is like a beacon in the west

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Knock Airport is like a beacon in the west

Ireland West Airport CEO Joe Gilmore has led the airport through a range of challenges for the past 17 years.

Drug addict 'trying his best to move forward'

court

Man convicted for selling cannabis in Ballyhaunis

A Slovakian national working in Ballyhaunis has been fined €800 after gardaí found 38 deal bags of cannabis and a weighing scales at his apartment.

other sport

Ballina hosts Community Games athletics and family fun day

Ballina hosts Community Games athletics and family fun day

news

The 'guile, blarney and faith' to build Ireland West Airport Knock

Ireland West Airport Knock to feature on national television tonight

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Mayo student graduates as mental health ambassador

Mayo student graduates as mental health ambassador

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Active Age Sports Festival in Ballina

Active Age Sports Festival in Ballina

news

Forecaster pinpoints change in Mayo weather

Forecaster pinpoints change in Mayo weather

Temperatures will remain high on Wednesday.

Frustration grows in North Mayo over 'shocking' phone coverage

Frustration grows in North Mayo over 'shocking' phone coverage

Ireland West Airport Knock showcases historic print pieces during landmark anniversary

Ireland West Airport Knock showcases historic print pieces during landmark anniversary

Boy racers 'making life impossible' for Ballina residents

Boy racers 'making life impossible' for Ballina residents

Major senior role appointment for Mayo woman

Major senior role appointment for Mayo woman

sport

Mayo girls win national title

Mayo girls win national title

The Mayo Schoolboys/Girls and Youths AFL had two of its teams in action at the SFAI Inter League National Finals in Evergreen, Co Kilkenny last Saturday, May 23.

Late drama sees Garrymore inflict first league defeat on Westport

Late drama sees Garrymore inflict first league defeat on Westport

Crossmolina strike late to inflict defeat on misfiring Mitchels

Crossmolina strike late to inflict defeat on misfiring Mitchels

Meehan: Mayo 'never recovered' from goal blitz

Meehan: Mayo 'never recovered' from goal blitz

Big guns turn the tide as Westport retain league crown

Big guns turn the tide as Westport retain league crown

community

Local notes: Upgrade works underway at local club

Local notes: Upgrade works underway at local club

Ground upgrades at Sraith Garbh The construction of a new blockwork boundary wall with pillars, public footpaths with lighting, landscape islands and new access gates along the extent of the existing front boundary of the grounds, is being ...

Local Notes: Scoil Chriost Ri, Enniscrone 'Seaside Superpower Garden'.

Local Notes: Scoil Chriost Ri, Enniscrone 'Seaside Superpower Garden'.

Local Notes: Katrina Armstrong Community Spirit Award presented in Scoil Muire agus Padraig, Swinford.

Local Notes: Katrina Armstrong Community Spirit Award presented in Scoil Muire agus Padraig, Swinford.

Local Notes: Lacken NS children make their Confirmation.

Local Notes: Lacken NS children make their Confirmation.

Local Notes: All the latest news from North Mayo

Local Notes: All the latest news from North Mayo

What's on

Poetry Day event at Castlebar Library

Poetry Day event at Castlebar Library

Celebrate Poetry Day Ireland in Castlebar Library later this week. Poet Isabela Basombrío Hoban and singer/songwriter John Hoban will celebrate Poetry Day Ireland with their unique event - 'Mayo Home: Fishheads and Covies'.

Free art workshops for children in Ballina

Free art workshops for children in Ballina

Five-time Grammy award winner to perform in Mayo this month

Five-time Grammy award winner to perform in Mayo this month

Renowned authors for Castlebar event

Renowned authors for Castlebar event

Talented writers to feature during Mayo event

Talented writers to feature during Mayo event

life

Škoda reveals details of its new Epiq SUV

Škoda Auto has released the first interior sketches of the upcoming Epiq, its most affordable all-electric compact SUV. The Epiq is the first Škoda production model to fully showcase the brand’s Modern Solid design language.

Opel Frontera SUV is practical and stylish

Opel Frontera SUV is practical and stylish

Van drivers are warned about tyre defects

Van drivers are warned about tyre defects

R4 E-Tech is inspired by iconic Renault 4

R4 E-Tech is inspired by iconic Renault 4

Audi reveals all-new Audi RS 5

Audi reveals all-new Audi RS 5

opinion

Gone are the days of eating bread with bread

Gone are the days of eating bread with bread

Food was never something I thought very deeply about growing up. In our house, food was simply there to fill you before the next farming task, the next journey or after a day’s work or football game.

No easy answer to one-off housing dilemma

No easy answer to one-off housing dilemma

Ireland's energy debate is collective delusion

Ireland's energy debate is collective delusion

Searching for answers on a trip to California

Searching for answers on a trip to California

A struggle for the soul of American Catholicism

A struggle for the soul of American Catholicism

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