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Record number of venues to open for Culture Night 2015

  Culture Night 2015 will take place on September 18th and plans are afoot to make the night an unforgettable cultural experience for Mayo audiences.  Cultural organisations and groups are busily preparing varied programmes of activity for the evening.  Mayo has been participating in the national event since 2009 and the number of participants has […]

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Visitor Numbers To Ireland Increase For The First Six Months Of 2015

The Number of overseas visitors to Ireland has increased by 11% for the first six months of this year according to Central Statistics Office Figures. These figures are the best ever on record for January to June since records began. The CSO figures show that almost 3.9 million tourists came here during this first six month period. The CEO of Tourism […]

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New Greenway Business launches at Lough Lannagh

The Greenway in Castlebar has opened the door to a new business venture in the town. Bike and boards is an exciting new outdoor activity and recreation company owned and operated by local men Brian Cawley and Fergus Walshe. The launch at their new headquarters in lough lannagh holiday village is happening on Friday, july 24th. The tourism entrepreneurs have […]

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Ashford Castle Two International Awards

Ashford Castle has been named in the top three hotels in the world in a poll conducted by Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2015. Ashford Castle recently re-opened after a multi-million euro restoration, was also named number two Resort Property in Europe just behind Hotel Castello di Casole, in Italy. The General Manager of Ashford, Niall Rochford had this to […]

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Westport to be swarmed by cyclists on a Wheelie good weekend.

Westportif which was officially launched by Minister Michael Ring a few months ago has gathered huge momentum and is now set to be the biggest ever cycling weekend held in the West. The West of Ireland’s most spectacular leisure cycle takes place on the weekend of the 17 to 19th July  2015 and is part […]

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Phil Coulter to play in Swinford

SIAMSA Seipeil is bringing acclaimed pianist Phil Coulter to Swinford this August Bank Holiday weekend. The composer, producer, performer, and best-selling Irish artist of his generation will play in Swinford Church on Friday, July 31. Coulter will be joined by some very special guests, to be announced in the coming weeks. This is a unique […]

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Castlebar International Four Day Walking Festival In Full Swing

yesterday mark the start of this years Castlebar International Four Day Walking Festival. The festival is celebrates its 48th year has been attracting hundreds of walkers from around the globe down through the years . The first road walks departed at 8.30 thursday morning from the Welcome In Hotel the annual festival headquarters. walkers can choose from the shorter 10k […]

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Ballycroy National Park Visitor Centre Summer Events

Visit us on Facebook/Twitter and at our website for more upcoming events   Ballycroy National Park Visitor Centre is delighted to announce its schedule of events for the summer of 2015. The Visitor Centre, which is now in it’s 7th year and located in Ballycroy village, is set to be a hive of activity. Open daily from 10am to 5.30pm, […]

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Manchester Tradfest expected to attract 40,000 visitors to Mayo

Just over Five hundred performers will take part in fifty events at this year’s 2015 Mayo Manchester Tradfest which is being staged in and around Ballina in North Mayo. The week long Traditional Irish Music and Dance extravaganza takes place from Friday 31 July until Wednesday  5 August is expected to attract just over 40,000 […]

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