Mayo Day in Manchester hailed a great success

THE Mayo diaspora turned out in force to support this year's free Mayo Day concert at the popular Farmers Arms music venue in Burnage, Manchester.

The concert on Saturday featured Joe Keegan and his band and was supported by Mayo County Council, the Levenshulme Pub Company and Mayo Manchester Tourism and Business Group.

The Farmers Arms was once the local of Oasis brothers Liam and Noel, who lived round the corner to the bar. They also share the owner's same Mayo roots.

Tony Hennigan from Mayo Manchester Tourism and Business Group commented: “It was great to see the Mayo diaspora turn out in force to turn Manchester Green and Red.

“We are delighted with the support of Mayo County Council who we have been working with on various tourism projects since 2012. Many thanks must also go to the Mayo owned Levenshulme Pub Company who have always come on board as our sponsor as these events.”

Mayo Day is a celebration of ‘Mayo-ness’ worldwide and has grown over last 10 years, to the point that different events around the world take place to mark it and this year has been the biggest yet ever internationally.

The theme of Mayo Day 2025 was ‘Mayo - Many Places, Many People’, to showcase the best that Mayo has to offer in as wide a variety of areas.

Pictured below, Mayo diaspora enjoying Mayo Day in Manchester: