I sometimes walk in the outer reaches of the Ox Mountains and out there it is not uncommon to stumble upon small lakes such as the Cloonacool Lakes, the Tullyvilla Lakes or Lough Minaun.

Carmel Kelly is a woman who knows how to get the job done. She is the Director of Operations at the TF Royal Hotel and Theatre in Castlebar, one of the largest indoor entertainment venues in Ireland.

Apple recently managed to offend good taste and scandalise the cultured classes with its tone-deaf commercialism and crass pursuit of profits over cultural preservation.

Thursday in advance of Tuesday is the day when the column is sent to the boss. While there might be a few hours grace on Friday morning it is well to ensure that the considered article gets there on time.

Keadin memorial event The Defence Forces will be out in force for the dedication of a monument to fallen local soldier Billy Kedian, who died on service in the Lebanon 25 years ago this summer.

In next June’s local elections, I’ll be voting in the Belmullet/Achill Electoral Area. It is one of the largest geographically in the country.

A Dublin parish priest recently took exception to what he regarded as critical comments about priests by Pope Francis and Fr Tony Flannery in The Tablet, a weekly Catholic periodical.

As a person who hails from the east of the island, it was always given that I would travel to Dublin Airport to ‘catch’ a flight. That was until I moved west, almost ten years ago now.

There were sparks in Westport last week when posters for certain election candidates appeared around the outskirts of the town.

The local GAA club undertook on a major litter pick of the roads of our rural parish in recent weeks. It was organised as a pre-season team-building exercise but what a shame they should have to do such a job.