Artist Cathy Hughes who drowned off coast of Co Mayo ‘sparkled in company,’ funeral told
Anne McGovern said her sister, who was simply ‘fun to be with’, loved the good things in life and ‘had excellent style and taste’
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Anne McGovern said her sister, who was simply ‘fun to be with’, loved the good things in life and ‘had excellent style and taste’
New figures show lowest fertility rates in urban areas such as Dublin’s inner city
Psychiatrists give conflicting evidence on whether James Kilroy’s diagnosis qualifies for special verdict after insanity plea
Staff have limited powers available if a person not detained under Mental Health Act wishes to leave, coroner says
Cathy Hughes was living in Salthill, Galway but grew up in Westport, Co Mayo
James Kilroy (51) has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his wife at Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo, in 2019
My travel companions often dream of creating a year-round version of our annual trip but it would all fall apart at the four-week mark
Ballinrobe residents were travelling in Punjab when collision occurred
Sinn Féin’s finance spokesman claims effort ‘at the very heart of Government’ to limit support for homeowners in redress scheme
The woman said she went on holidays in June 2022 and when she came home she realised the landlord had stayed there without her consent as his toothbrush was left in the bathroom
School and sports clubs pay tributes to Aisling Moore and Abbigael Moore-Tournié
Vehicle overturned on approach road to Purteen Harbour, trapping man beneath it
Podcast review: The seaborne invasion, involving more than 130,000 troops, created a path to victory in Europe during the second World War
Coroner makes clear he will not be recording a verdict of death by suicide in the case of Patrick Rowland (69), who drowned after leaving Mayo University Hospital
Dr Patten is expected to travel on board Virgin Galactic’s commercial spacecraft Delta next year, the space flight company announced on Thursday
Elaine Quinn suffered anaphylactic shock at her home in 2022 and died three days later in Mayo University Hospital
Repair works ongoing at site in Co Mayo, a joint ESB and Bord na Móna venture
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael lose seats but still take 20 between them as Aontú makes a breakthrough in the county
Local election results count: The diamond, believed to have fallen from a voter’s ring while casting her ballot, was still missing at the time of going to print
TUI says transfer is in breach of national agreement with Department of Education because of distance involved
Gardaí and emergency services attended the incident, which occurred shortly before noon in Westport
Family-run businesses in Castlebar and Westport are staying optimistic as they fight against what they feel is a lack of official support
Protestors followed and heckled Simon Harris during election canvas event
The single vehicle incident occurred just before 4am on the N5 at Deerpark near Swinford
A growing number of female entrepreneurs in the west of Ireland are signing up to support programmes to help them get their businesses off the ground
The county has one of the highest vacant property rates, and the council is pulling out all the stops to fix it
Vatican says old approach was no longer useful or viable in the internet age
Ann Moyles died in December 2017 after she had spent 20 hours on a trolley in the Emergency Department of Mayo University Hospital
These places all come with compelling stories and will entertain the family without stressing the holiday fund
We join a group of international travel journalists and find the Ireland they are shown is a John Hinde postcard come alive
This daytime restaurant is worth a special journey
Rod fishing for salmon on the Moy has been an economic mainstay for Ballina but catch numbers have been falling for decades and have declined steeply in recent years
A new visitor centre opened this week in the remote village of Éachléim, Co Mayo, inspired by the manifests of these ships, aiming to bring to life the stories of these people
When Michael Viney’s second column An Eye on Nature answering readers queries began, Ethna ran it for years under his name until she was finally acknowledged as the author
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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