Mayor of Ireland’s County Mayo invites Milwaukee for a visit Guests of the 37th annual Milwaukee Irish Fest were treated to the sights and sounds of TradFest from August 17 to 20 in a musical showcase and cultural display. What began as a niche festival in Dublin’s Temple Bar District ten years ago has grown […]
‘I remember Dara with her head back, laughing’, sister says in emotional interview | Irish Examiner The sister of Flight 116 captain Dara Fitzpatrick has said that when she thinks of Dara, it is with her head back, laughing. Dara died with her three colleagues when their rescue helicopter crashed west of Blacksod, Co Mayo, […]
Ashford Castle Picks Up ‘AA Notable Wine List Award’ Ashford Castle has added another accolade to its growing stable of awards after scooping a AA Notable Wine List Award for 2017. The George V Dining Room at Ashford Castle was selected as one of only 238 establishments from the thousands of entrants from across the UK […]
Fáilte Ireland today announced the three Irish finalists of this year’s EDEN (European Destination of Excellence) competition to find the destination in Ireland which has best used its local tangible cultural assets to grow visitor numbers. EDEN is an EU project promoting sustainable tourism development across the European Union and is held every two years […]
Mayo Blackface Group breathes new life into western hills – Agriland Preserving farming in rural areas, particularly those located in remote pockets along the western seashore, will be a challenge for the Irish agricultural industry and policy makers going forward. However, this isn’t a new problem. Historically, the west has suffered from internal migration and […]
The remnants of Hurricane Gert brought some unwelcome visitors to Achill with an infestation of stinging jellyfish washing ashore on Keel beach. Tens of thousands of small jellyfish have covered the sand on the popular Blue Flag beach in the last number of days with onshore winds from the tail-end of Hurricane Gert washing them […]
IT was an evening to cherish for Msgr John Delaney when he was honoured in Claremorris recently with a Mayo Cherishing the Irish Diaspora Award. Tommy Joe Duffy of the Mayo based group presided at the presentation in the Dalton Inn Hotel. Msgr John, a native of Farmhill, Crossboyne, Claremorris, celebrated his golden jubilee in […]
Mayo woman develops wool business off the back of her sheep – Agriland June and Ken Bourke’s smallholding is in the village of Knappagh, 4km outside Westport. “This is my homestead, and we came to live here three years ago after our son, Trevor, took over the family farm at Clogher, Westport,” she said. It […]
MAYO County Council has launched an initiative through a new national website – www.vacanthomes.ie – designed to gather valuable information on vacant homes throughout the country. The initiative takes place in the context of Rebuilding Ireland, the government’s action plan on housing and homelessness. Pillar 5 of Rebuilding Ireland outlines a range of actions to […]
Silver Spring helps energy firms deploy technologies to help cities run more smartly ESB Telecoms will use Silver Spring’s Starfish platform as a service standards-based mesh technology to develop an Internet of Things (IoT) network across the Republic. Energy provider ESB has teamed up with a US tech firm which is working with the city […]
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