For Casey’s hardware store in Charlestown, business has been brisk right through the lockdown, says owner John Casey
‘I was probably taking 120 calls a day’
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A Day in the Life: Michael O’Haire
Spend a day with Local Link driver, Michael O’Haire from Newport
Keeping it local in the county town
TOWN FOCUS Community spirit and local loyalty will be key in helping Castlebar bounce back
Unsung Heroes: Austie Bourke
The first article in our new Unsung Heroes series focuses on the legendary Murrisk fisherman who survived 21 days lost at sea
Restaurants facing uncharted territory
TOWN FOCUS Barry Ralph of Castlebar’s House of Plates says restaurant sector will have to take risks to survive
Tourism town prepares to get back on track
TOWN FOCUS Westport faces uncertainty but can still capitalise on its national profile after the ending of lockdown
Dark skies light up Ballycroy
The once quiet village is missing the buzz of the Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park Visitor Centre and Mayo Dark Sky Park
‘It is a different Bridge Street than we usually see’
TOWN FOCUS Westport Newsagent Donard McGreevy believes all is not yet lost for business in 2020
Ballycroy Visitor Centre turns ten
In the decade since John Gormley opened the Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park Visitor Centre it has has exceeded expectations
A Day in the Life: Ed Smith
Spend a day with radio presenter Ed Smith, who is enjoying broadcasting on Today FM from his girlfriend’s spare room in Castlebar
Life in Taiwan during Covid-19
Two Mayo men based in Taiwan are coping with life in lockdown and ready to come out the other side