John Gunnigan came home to Mayo last week to sample two of the best known tourism gems in the county
A family break in Mayo
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Islandeady Community Council celebrate 40 years of community life
Seán Rice reflects on the positive role the Islandeady Community Council has played in the west Mayo hamlet
Soulmate, sweetheart and llama wrestler
The widow of the late Jeremy Altamont talks exclusively to The Mayo News ahead of the second anniversary of his death
Spinning a good yarn
Anton McNulty often wondered how his mother could spend so much time sewing - so we sent him to a class to find out
Welcome to Edinburgh, you won’t want to leave
Steeped in cross-millennial history, Edinburgh is a beautiful and compact modern city just waiting to be explored
Having a blast from the past in Ballina
Anne-Marie Flynn took in the Heritage Day in Ballina, part of one of Mayo’s most enduring and popular festivals
Achill’s ‘Shark Island’ drowning tragedy – 65 years on
INTERVIEW ‘Shark Island’ actress Claire Mullen on the tragic boat journey that claimed four of the film’s crew
‘The abbey that refused to die’
Ballintubber community comes together to celebrate its Abbey’s 800th anniversary, a remarkable story of resilience
The fallout from abolition of town councils
Fianna Fáil’s Deputy Dara Calleary says his party is still committed to the restoration of town councils
Life lighting his lens
American photographer Ron Rosenstock talks exclusively to The Mayo News about his special relationship with Westport and its coastal outposts
From Castlebar to Antarctica
Castlebar man Neil Sheridan will have a white Christmas this year – he’s working at a research facility in Antarctica