Today, there is little left to mark the spot. Just a strip of weather‑worn tarmacadam near the shore of Lough Conn - the bleak remains of the Pontoon Ballroom, County Mayo’s mecca of wild Saturday nights.

The Lawyers Fishing Club of Ireland enjoyed their annual event at Lough Conn during the summer.

A member of Mayo County Council has made an impassioned appeal to revive the tourism industry in one of the county's beauty spots.

Popular Mayo music group Doppler made the most of the heavy fog that descended over Pontoon this winter, using it to form an atmospheric backdrop to a performance of their upcoming single 'You're the Only One Who Knows.

Discussions are underway between the HSE and a doctor interested in taking up the GP vacancy in Lahardane.