The 2nd Great Western Greenway 10k walk/run gets set to go on Saturday 26th May at 2pm. The event is centrepiece to a wide range of events taking place in Westport during the ‘Get Out There Adventure Festival’ 21st–27th May.

The official launch of the brand new Clew Bay Garden Trail by Mr Michael Ring TD will take place in Connacht Gold Garden Centre, Lodge Road Westport on Friday 25th May at 11am.

Retired from competitive GAA? Looking for some new activity which is fun? Never played any GAA before? Then Peil Abú could be for you.

Mayo has a new and exciting pipe band thanks to Peter Carney, principal of Carrowholly NS, and popular musician, Des Cafferkey.

Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring has warmly welcomed the announcement by Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, Dinny McGinley T.D., of the allocation of €56,250 to replace and erect a new lighting system at Roonagh Pier, Louisburgh.

Sinn Fein in Mayo say the 'Austerity Treaty' Referendum campaign is well and truly under way following a big turnout for the first meeting of the campaign held in Ballina on Thursday last. 

To launch Ireland’s biggest annual heartfelt appeal Happy Heart Weekend (10-12 May) sponsored by Lidl Ireland, local volunteer Marie Tierney from Castlebar was first in line to buy a happy heart in aid of the Irish Heart Foundation in the Westport Lidl store this week.

Westport has been selected to partake in new Heritage Towns Initiative Pilot. Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Michael Ring, has welcomed the announcement made by Mr. Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Punctuality levels on Ireland’s rail network have soared to record highs in the first quarter of 2012 with the Westport– Dublin  services achieving 97.6% punctuality, according to Iarnród Éireann.

Clare Islanders, Humphrey O’Leary and John Moran, have celebrated 25 years working with Marine Harvest Ireland's on salmon farms off the coast of the Mayo island.