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COLUMN: Thirty years of local radio celebrated in Mayo town

Community Radio Castlebar last week celebrated thirty years of transmission as CRCfm, a landmark which few would have envisaged back in 1995 when then...

10.07.2025 20

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COLUMN: The triumph of the human spirit

The final day of October 2013, was the last day Geraldine Lavelle ever walked. That was twelve years ago. And on that late autumn afternoon, what...

25.04.2025 10

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COLUMN: Dodging the tariff bullet

FOR the moment, the pharmaceutical industry has managed to dodge the bullet of the US trade tariffs which, at the very least, seem designed to create...

18.04.2025 30

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COLUMN: Community spirit still thriving in Mayo

At a time when community spirit and volunteerism are thought to be in serious decline, it was doubly encouraging to attend the recent Mayo County...

04.04.2025 20

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COUNTY VIEW: Private health and the public good

For thousands of customers of private health insurance, it’s the time of year when, almost inevitably, prices go up again and benefits come down....

23.03.2025 10

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COUNTY VIEW: A tricky trip to Washington

Micheál Martin goes to the White House this week for the shamrock ceremony which for long has been the envy of far bigger players on the world stage....

15.03.2025 10

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COUNTY VIEW: When citizen volunteers rallied to the cause

Rarely, if ever, has there been such a national rallying to the cause as that which marked the formation of the country’s Local Defence Corps. As...

06.03.2025 10

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COUNTY VIEW: Online scamming has grown up, and it’s pretty scary

There was a time when, every other week, most people’s email inbox would contain an unsolicited invitation to avail of an offer to become rich...

28.02.2025 10

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COUNTY VIEW: The long odyssey of a Mayo emigrant

As a reminder of the global reach of The Mayo News , last week’s mail brought a missive from an Irish emigrant to South Africa. Maurice Egan, a...

09.02.2025 20

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John Healy

COUNTY VIEW: Westmeath bachelors and Mayo brides

The expression ‘Westmeath bachelor’ has long found its way into popular parlance. The late Joe Dolan sung his praises. And every year, the...

01.02.2025 20

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John Healy

COUNTY VIEW: For XL bullies, it’s the long sleep

Stringent regulations against the ownership and control of dangerous dog breeds were introduced last year by the Department of Rural and Community...

26.01.2025 10

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COUNTY VIEW: Breakups don’t have to be forever

Sad to relate, your columnist’s long-term relationship came to an end before Christmas. And while it would be wrong to say it left no scars, in the...

19.01.2025 10

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COUNTY VIEW: A record of the island lore and fairy legends of Mayo’s Clew Bay

Of the many fine books published last year – and it was a bumper crop – few will have as much Mayo resonance as ‘The Enchanted Bay: Tales and...

04.01.2025 9

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John Healy