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Liamy MacnallyThe Mayo News |
For the past year a photographic/video exhibition has been touring Irish venues to coincide with the centenary of the Irish State in 2023. It is a...
So, 2024 has been shown the door while 2025 has come alive. Christmas fever is over and the countdowns have all run their courses. Now what? Marvel...
The political dog’s dinner continues with Fianna Fáil examining the menu while on a strict Fine Gael diet. Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will bed...
It is sad to see the main parties treat the electorate like little children. Listen to the outlandish claims about what they’ll do when in power....
Many years ago, when my late mother taught in the local convent, she refused to sign a ‘Good Luck’ card for a retiring teacher because the card was...
So the Synod on Synodality is over in Rome. Many will probably ask, ‘What Synod?’. Good question! It has been so low-key and under the radar in...
Ireland is still hurtling its way along the EU highway towards more involvement in war. Despite all the talk from the mouths of the joint Fine...
The last three Taoisigh were also Ministers for Health. Messrs Harris, Martin and Varadkar held both jobs during their political jousting. It’s...
Last Wednesday, September 25, was a wonderful day in the Mac Bride Home calendar with its 50th anniversary of the official opening. Singing,...
It’s a difficult time to be a card carrying member of the Catholic Church. The recent Scoping Inquiry on Religious Schools is simply shocking. The...
Into September and the summer is gone without ever making an appearance. That’s Ireland for you. This isn’t normally the time of year to start...
The irony of the Gaza War is not lost on people. Number one offender, America, continues to speak out of both sides of its mouth. It has a horrid...
In the late 1970s a young woman from Arderry in Aughagower, outside Westport, took a spin with her boyfriend to Clonbur. He was picking up his...
About 1918, a young woman from Clare Island moved into Westport to take up a job as an apprentice seamstress. She was used to open space yet moved...