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Teaching through the ages

On call for a lifetime

After 43 years, Noel Duffy’s time as a fireman in Westport came to an end on Christmas Day.
Clerics cultivating ecumenism

Two of Westport’s religious leaders will soon be preaching in new pastures. Áine Ryan spoke to Father Denis Carney and Archdeacon Gary Hastings.
From Ballinrobe to Oslo

Gary Ansboro has had a number of foreign postings in his career, his current one being as Irish Ambassador in Norway.
Raised on songs and stories

Age shows no sign of diminishing Mick Lavelle’s thirst for singing, telling stories and enjoying life in familiar Westport haunts
Homeward bound

Alex and Daria Blackwell recently moved back to Kilmeena from their New Jersey home – but they didn’t take the conventional route
Being Frank

Having given half of his life to serving the people of west Mayo, Frank Chambers has decided to call time on his political career, writes Anton McNulty.
Ear to the ground

Working 365 days a year sounds like a nightmare for some people, but Timmy Quinn wouldn’t swap for the world.
The Politics of Community

The youngest member elected to Castlebar Town Council in 2004, Noel Campbell has now been forced to step aside, but his desire to see his hometown progress is undiminished.
The Cooke on the Hill

He may not have a political party in a few weeks, but Tommy Cooke won’t stop battling to better his native town.