Tourmakeady
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Man charged over fatal Mayo crash after extradition from US
- District Court
- December 17, 2020, 13:37
A man from the west of Ireland extradited from the US overnight, appeared before Castlebar District Court on Thursday morning on a charge of dangerous(...)

War of Independence: the bloodiest six months
- Culture
- June 3, 2020, 00:00
The first six months of 1921 were by far the most violent period of the Irish War of Independence. In late 1920, a halt to the violence had looked p(...)

Break allows James Ryan to rest, bulk-up and study history
- Rugby
- May 16, 2020, 09:00
Paul O’Connell reckons more seasoned players will reap the biggest benefits from this extended break. Players in their late 20s and 30s, who’ve been o(...)

Angling Notes: Irish Specimen Fish Committee veteran retires
- Other Sports
- May 2, 2017, 10:03
THE universally popular Bridie Fleming has retired after 45 years working in the angling/business development division at Inland Fisheries Ireland. Th(...)

Angling Notes: plan to introduce students to fly-fishing, local environment and biodiversity
- Other Sports
- March 20, 2017, 00:00
Eir’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team, in partnership with Inland Fisheries Ireland, are leading a new programme with James’s Street CBS Tr(...)

Máire Ní Thuathail: ‘Ros na Rún’ producer with creative vision
- People
- October 8, 2016, 01:30
Máire Ní Thuathail, who was executive producer of the long-running TG4 flagship drama, Ros na Rún, and managing director of the radio and television p(...)

Twenty-two year-old Eoin Staunton from Tourmakeady near Westport came to work at Ma Nolan’s pub, a block from the Promenade des Anglais, on Friday mor(...)

A wrongful hanging in Connemara, 1882
- People
- May 20, 2016, 06:00
The handwriting was impeccable but written in a language the correspondent did not speak. “Sir, I beg to state through the columns of your influent(...)

Angling Notes: Mighty craic at Wicklow anglers’ annual outing on Lough Mask
- Other Sports
- May 16, 2016, 01:00
A group from Wicklow Anglers’ Association held their annual outing to Lough Mask last weekend, staying at Máire Lukes in Tourmakeady. It was my first(...)

Angling Notes: Kerry competition nets funds for charity as 90 anglers take part
- Other Sports
- April 25, 2016, 00:00
Stationed on the bridge overlooking the canal stretch alongside Ross Castle on Lough Lein in Killarney, Timothy O’Sullivan, “Timo” to his friends, be(...)