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Galway and Mayo to bear the brunt of Storm Ashley

Storm Ashley will bring very strong and gusty southerly winds, coupled with high spring tides, according to Met Éireann.

18 October 2024 NEWS

Farmers urged to report people with metal detectors on land

It is illegal to dig, excavate or use a metal detector at a protected national monument site in Ireland without a licence from the Minister for Housing.

11 October 2024 NEWS

Records broken at Connemara Mayo Blackface sale

Rachel Gallagher reports from Maam Cross mart for the Annual Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeding Group Show and Sale.

9 October 2024 BREEDING & HEALTH

€17,000 raised for charity by Charlestown tractor run

The Mayo-based event was held in August this year in memory of local Eugene McLoughlin.

4 October 2024 NEWS
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Camera at the Mart: highs of €11.92/kg for weanling heifers in Ballinrobe

Martin Merrick reports from Ballinrobe Mart’s weanling heifer sale, where a show of exceptional heifers met with equally high demand.

2 October 2024
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Sport: jumping for Joyce

A medal-winning performance on the world stage underlines a Mayo athletic club's efforts in the community, writes Denis Hurley.

2 October 2024
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Mayo farmer saving 60% on time and 20% on material with straw blower

Mayo dairy farmer Keith O’Boyle purchased a new VDMJ straw blower 12 months ago and claims that the machine is saving 60% on time and 20% on material. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.

2 October 2024
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Connemara to host Ireland’s largest two-day sheep sale

The event will take place on Saturday 5 October and Sunday 6 October at Maam Cross Mart, Connemara.

30 September 2024 NEWS

Two fatalities in Mayo road traffic collision involving car and tractor

A third occupant of the car remains in a “serious condition” in Mayo University Hospital.

28 September 2024 NEWS