The Mayo News talks to two Mayo farmers taking part in the scheme for people with intellectual disabilities
Social Farming yields benefits for service users and farmers alike
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Couple hands over reins of Darkness into Light Westport
Alan and Maeve Gallagher reflect on starting and running the popular Pieta House fundraiser
Stepping out
Anne-Marie Flynn samples the popular social dancing scene
A home away from home
Seventeen years after being hosted by the McNicholas family, Kate Rudko returned to Kiltimagh
Walking in the right direction
Mayo children with cerebral palsy forced to travel to the US for treatment, and given no post-surgery support from the HSE
Ballinrobe man brewing up a storm in Chile
Ballinrobe man Martin Flannery talks to The Mayo News about running two pubs and a brewery in the Chilean capital Santiago
Life after surgery
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery has made a remarkable difference to the lives of three Mayo children with cerebral palsy
The tale of the Murrisk man lost at sea for 21 days
Nestled between Croagh Patrick and the Atlantic waves, Murrisk is a hive of community activity – and history
Where to next for Castlebar?
Edwin McGreal examines whether reports of the death of Castlebar’s social scene have been greatly exaggerated
Abandoned, derelict and a drinking den – convent campaigners
The council has confirmed it is set to prioritise the redevelopment of the convent site as a civic centre
Career of kindness, conviction and attention to detail
Recently retired manager of Westport Credit Union, Francis Gavin, talks about his long connection with the organisation