MUSIC Mayo singer and songwriter Breda Mayock’s new album ‘Learning Place’ was recorded in Mayo and Dublin
Breda Mayock releases new album
Staying In
Mayo musicians to compete for Seán Ó Riada Gold
Mayo harpists Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín and Alannah Thornburgh will vie for the Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal on February 3
Film trailer to be shot in Westport
FILM A team of filmmakers and actors is hoping to shoot a trailer for a film entitled ‘The Switch’ in Westport next month
Mannion’s in the mood for dancing
INTERVIEW Teresa Mannion is over the moon to be taking part in RTÉ’s Dancing with The Stars
RTÉ’s At Your Service looking for participants
TV Francis and John Brennan are looking for accommodation providers for their next series of At Your Service
Michael Commins to host new music show
The Michael Commins Show debuts on the Keep it Country Sky 389 channel tonight (Tuesday), January 10, at 11pm
‘Self-imposed exile’ explored in new poetry collection
CULTURE ‘For Crying out Loud – Voice of an Exile’, by Bettina John von Freyend-Peterseil, has just been published
How the light gets in
CULTURE A new book poignantly illuminates the impact of rural electrification, which started 70 years ago this month
Mayo authors win at Irish Book Awards
LATEST Mike McCormack and Elizabeth Reapy honoured at last night’s Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards
The rise and rise of Westport’s Max Zaska
MUSIC Members of Max’s band Zaska have included Hozier, Wyvern Lingo’s Karen Cowley and Dylan Lynch of Little Green Cars
Stellar achievement for Solar Bones
CULTURE Louisburgh author Mike McCormack was last night named the winner of the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize