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WEBPictures: Enjoying the Mayo Sligo Mart. Mayo Sligo Mart with Peggy Foster (Florida), Lorraine Bourke (Knockmore), Lisa Foster (Florida) and Sharon Bourke (Knockmore). Picture: John O'Grady. {element}Mayo Sligo Mart with Michael Clarke and Aoife Clarke from Gortogher Ballina.
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WEBWestern People staff in running for national media awards. Sat, 14 Sep, 2024. The Western People has earned nominations in five categories at the 9th Local Ireland Media Awards which take place in Mullingar next Thursday night.
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WEBNew father jailed for 10 months after fleeing hotel without paying €1,000 bill. Wed, 18 Sep, 2024. A man who became a father for the first time earlier this month has received a 10-month jail sentence after racking up a €1,000 bill at one of the country’s most popular hotels and then leaving without paying.
Politics watch: Election talk persists ahead of Budget 2025
WEB1 day ago · One big change in Budget 2025 is expected to be inheritance tax reform. Mr Harris stopped short of saying it would be abolished, but revealed the €335,000 tax-free threshold is likely to be increased in his Sunday Times interview. Other cuts will leave the average worker around €1,000 better off, Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has said.
Sevens’ Dublin debut is a no-brainer - sport - Western People
WEB1 day ago · Sun, 22 Sep, 2024 - 08:29. Sevens’ Dublin debut is a no-brainer. Ireland’s Jordan Conroy in action during the Men’s Rugby Sevens -game between Ireland and New Zealand at the 2024 Olympic Games. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan.
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WEBAug 28, 2024 · Talented new band for Coleman Centre. Sun, 04 Aug, 2024. A new band called Rough & Ready will take to the stage at the Coleman Music Centre in Gurteen on Wednesday, August 7th, at 8pm. The band members are Fiachra Guihen, Jack Cahill and Dara Reynolds. Rough & Ready is a newly formed band.
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WEBAug 6, 2024 · Mayo County Council accused of 'stockpiling' vacant homes. Wed, 10 Jul, 2024. A Mayo councillor has described as “unforgivable” the fact that Mayo County Council currently owns 50 vacant houses. Aontú Cllr Paul Lawless has hit out at the local authority, branding it the “biggest hoarder” of vacant houses in the county.
What the papers say: Sunday's front pages - Western People
WEB1 day ago · The Sunday Life leads with a story on a criminal linked to a large heroin seizure. Sunday's UK papers are led by further developments in the alleged misconduct by Mohamed Al Fayed. The Sunday Times reports the Crown Prosecution Service twice failed to bring charges against the late billionaire, who has …
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WEBJul 27, 2024 · Inquest opens in deaths of Mayo couple in house fire. Mon, 20 May, 2024. An inquest into the death of a couple who lost their lives in a house fire in Swinford has opened. Thomas and Eileen Mahon, both in their 60s, died in a fire that engulfed their home at Deerpark on the Kilkelly Road, outside Swinford, on March 26.
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WEBMayo schools in historic abuse report. Tue, 10 Sep, 2024. A number of Mayo schools feature in a shocking report on alleged sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders. The scoping inquiry has identified 308 schools where the alleged historic abuse took place.