CONTROVERSIAL Mayo Fianna Fáil Deputy Beverley Flynn has denied that ‘baggage’ relating to her time as a financial consultant with National Irish Bank is destroying her hopes of being appointed a Government Minister.
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A TRAVELLER gang with strong Castlebar connections were sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison yesterday (Monday) by a British judge for being in possession of more than €1 million worth of stolen property. read more
A 17-year-old Ballina youth was admitted to the intensive care unit of Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar, in the early hours of Sunday morning following a savage attack in his hometown.
The teenager had been awaiting a lift home betwee... read more
WITH a hint of spring in the air this is the perfect opportunity to put on your walking boots and join us on an adventure through rural Mayo.
The Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail, which extends from the town of Balla in cent... read more
Celia Staunton, Aughadrina, Castlebar
CELIA Staunton (nee Morahan), Aughadrina, Castlebar, will be laid to rest in Castlebar Old Cemetery tomorrow (Wednesday) following Requiem Mass at 11 a.m. in the Church of the Holy ... read more
WHAT a glorious morning! At last, the sun is returning to warm the land. Grass is beginning to grow once more, and in a few sheltered corners we notice the trees beginning to change colour. At first they take on a purple hue, ... read more
“A HUMBLED, contrite heart, O God, you will not spurn.” (Psalm 50:19) That line jumped out at me from a psalm read at Mass recently. I belong to a clerical caste that has been humbled by revelations of child sexual... read more
A NEW Irish language blog, www.bladair.com, launched in Mayo to help primary and second level students improve their proficiency in the Irish language, is to be launched to a national audi... read more
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