A good news story out of Dublin last week was the launch of On This Day In Mayo, Máirtín G. Ó Maicín’s fine new book. The launch event was a ray of sunlight in an otherwise grim week in the capital.

Despite sharing the most common surname in Ireland (and a popular girls’ first name), Ashling Murphy’s profile now seems indelibly etched on the public consciousness.

If there is any one issue or crisis that has highlighted the problems that exist in the Irish health service, and pointed to the fact it is out of control and unmanageable in its present form and structure, it is the recent announcement of a near ...

I often reflect on the GAA and its enduring popularity, trying to figure out what makes it so special, so unique. I have come to the conclusion that it is not just one thing but a mixture of many.

As darkness descended on the gothic magnificence of St Muredach's Cathedral, the eager murmurings of the packed pews fell silent in anticipation of Handel's immortal oratorio Messiah.

SportLoMo is a huge player in the world of sports management software and it’s based in Castlebar.

Connectivity for the west of Ireland is the name of the game.

After the Covid-19 lockdown, a father was questioned by his daughters as to what he missed most during the long months of isolation. He thought for a moment and replied: "A lot of things but mainly two: going to Mass and attending funerals.

I enjoyed a weekend stay with family at the Park House Hotel, just off Eyre Square, Galway, now an annual haunt for a restful weekend break. I love the 'Park'. It's unashamedly old-world and family-orientated.

Corporation tax is beginning to feel a little like that line from Ulysses about Irish history: a nightmare from which we are trying to awake. Receipts from the tax have grown over recent years in a way that is impossible to explain.