CULTURE Westport musician Freda Hatton talks death, music and the wonders of wakes
A celebration of life and death
Living
Uppbeat about the future
INTERVIEW Rising star, Westport rapper Uppbeat chats to The Mayo News ahead of his Westival performance
The morning story
MUSINGS In this week’s Dad Diary, Edwin discovers the daily morning dance is not that easy to choreograph
From Ceylon to Connemara
MUSINGS The first of a series of articles in which Sonia Kelly, who is now now in her 90s, looks back on her childhood
Westival a world of creative wonders
CULTURE Ciara Moynihan previews this year’s six-day Westival – Westport Music and Arts Festival, which starts on October 23
Mayo football – the hypomanic obsession
HEALTH Ahead of World Mental Health Awareness Day, Ballyhaunis man Liam Gildea describes how Mayo football kept him going during dark times
Mad for road
DAD DIARY In this week’s Dad Diary, Edwin hits the road – and so does his little son Éamon
There’s a chill wind blowing
PETS’ CORNER Advice from vet Conal Finnerty on how the extra care that dogs, cats, donkeys and wildlife need as winter sets in
Meet October’s Mutt of the Month: Theodore
PETS’ CORNER Theodore is gentle eight-year-old Collie with sight issues, looking for a loving home
Water in the west
BOOKS In Michael Brennan explores how Enda Kenny’s rural upbringing formed his thinking on water charges
Brainstorming Bertra
ENVIRONMENT International experts to travel to Murrisk to share ideas on the future of Bertra Strand