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OCEAN HERO Mairéad Staunton on the beach at Old Head, Louisburgh, last Thursday morning. Pic Conor McKeown Interview Oisín McGovern IT’S 8am at Louisburgh’s Old Head and the sun is rising above Mayo’s majestic Atlantic waters. The weather is cold ...

27 Jan 2022 at 12:22

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Dog fouling blamed for Bertra Blue Flag loss

REDOUBLING EFFORTS Martin Keating of Mayo County Council wants to see blue flags returning to Bertra and Old Head. Mayo awarded eleven Blue Flags but Bertra loses out Anton McNulty Dog fouling has been cited as one of the main reasons for the ...

01 Jun 2021 at 09:00

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Going tribal

NEW PASSION Anne-Marie Flynn took up sea swimming during the pandemic, and now can’t go without her regular dip. An Cailín Rua Anne-Marie Flynn Every so often, you read a piece of writing that stops you in your tracks. So it was in January ...

15 Jun 2021 at 11:00

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In at the deep end

The Dad Diary Edwin McGreal From where I am typing this, I can see our local Blue Flag beach, less than a five-minute walk away. In the coming years, our three kids are going to spend some amount of time there; it will be a home from home....

19 Oct 2021 at 11:00

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The wild cathedral of creation

DIPS AT DUSK Bathers enjoying a swim at The Point, Westport. Pic: Conor McKeown De Facto Liamy MacNally “This is the new church,” said one of the many walkers enjoying the lovely weather heading to the Point at Westport Quay. The waters ...

04 May 2021 at 11:00

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Melly breaks new boundaries

LOOKING AHEAD Cillian Melly is pictured prior to competing in the Men’s 200m Butterfly heats for Ireland at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Scotland last December. Pic: Sportsfile Cillian Melly has bounced back after ...

23 Jun 2020 at 11:48

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A different waterworld for Nicholas Quinn

IN FULL FLOW Nicholas Quinn is pictured swimming for Ireland during the Men’s 200m breaststroke heats at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Pic: Sportsfile FACTFILE Name: Nicholas Quinn Club: Castlebar Age: 27 Lives: Edinburgh Did you ...

24 Nov 2020 at 09:00

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Charlestown’s swimming pool success

THE GREAT OUTDOORS The Charlestown swimming pool was revamped in 2018. The East Mayo swimming pool has had to adapt to Covid-19 challenges Feature Oisín McGovern DESPITE Covid-19 restrictions obstructing some of their plans, ...

29 Sept 2020 at 09:00

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Ones to watch — part four

In part four of our series, we look at some outstanding young Mayo sporting talent Athletics Joanne Loftus Moy Valley AC THE smooth-striding and determined teenager is definitely an athlete to watch in 2021. Joanne ran one ...

09 Feb 2021 at 09:00

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Taking the plunge this Christmas?

COLD WATER COOL This year has seen the explosion in popularity of swimming in the sea, regardless of the weather. Health Andrew O'Brien Apparently, it’s Christmas week. Can anyone explain how that happened? In a year ...

22 Dec 2020 at 09:00

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Fifty years since the Claremorris Mermaid

County View John Healy Swimming pools have long since ceased to be a source of wonder, now so ubiquitous it is said that if you missed your footing in Westport, you would be liable to fall into a swimming pool. But ...

01 Dec 2020 at 10:00

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Life in the new normal: Cillian Melly

LEARNING TO FLY Cillian Melly is pictured competing for Ireland in the Men’s 200m Butterfly Heats at the European Short Course Swimming Championships last December in Glasgow. Pic: Sportsfile FACTFILE Name: ...

16 Jun 2020 at 11:52

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