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MAYO COUNCIL’S CEO TO ADDRESS BUSINESS LUNCH
Mayo Association Dublin is delighted to announce that Peter Hynes, Chief Executive of Mayo County Council, will be the Guest Speaker at our Annual Business Lunch on Friday 1 November in Dublin's Intercontinental Hotel.Working consistently to encourage...
SNAPSHOTS OF SUMMER PARTY 2019
Another fantastic MAD Summer Party was held at the Iveagh Garden Hotel on Thursday 11 July, at which a great number of Association members, friends and supporters tucked into some tasty BBQ food, and sampled complimentary G&Ts from our ‘Gin Bar’, kindly served by...
‘MAKING THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS’ AT SUMMER PARTY
Mayo author Michael Larkin, who has written and compiled a new book 'Making the Right Connections', which depicts the emigrant journey and distinguished career of Thomas Larkin (one of the early telephone pioneers of America with the Bell Telephone Company in...
2019 FESTIVAL TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN BALLINROBE
Following festival fever that hit Ballinrobe in 2018, another sell-out is on the cards this year, so make sure to pencil the Ballinrobe Festival into your diary for 23-28 July. Aslan will headline this year's festival, with special guests Faraway Martin at The Big Red...
SWINFORD GETS SET FOR CONNACHT FLEADH CHEOIL
The Swinford-based Michael Davitt Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann is set to host Fleadh Cheoil Chonnachta from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 July, and Mayo Association Dublin is delighted to be on board as one of this year's event sponsors. "We are very proud to host...
STORMS IN MAYO DICTATED D-DAY LANDINGS IN WWII
On the 75th anniversary of the epic D-Day landings, a fascinating documentary will be screened on RTÉ One on Thursday 6 June (@ 10.15pm), featuring the critical role played by a weather reporter from Blacksod Lighthouse during the D-Day landings in WWII. The success...
‘LOOKING BACK’ ON MICHAEL DAVITT WITH DUBLIN CITY FM
Tune into 103.2 Dublin City FM on Friday evening at 8pm to hear about an upcoming lecture on Michael Davitt. On his local history show ‘Looking Back’, Donal O’hUallachain will interview Eddie Melvin, President of Mayo Association Dublin, about the Association’s...
MAYO DAY 2019 TO SPREAD ‘THE MAYO WORD’
MAYO DAY - the day dedicated to the celebration of the culture, vibrant communities, and the unquenchable spirit of County Mayo - returns for its fifth successive year on Saturday 4 May. The theme of the 2019 Mayo Day is The Mayo Word, which will recognise and...
CATCH ‘ALL OUR YESTERDAYS’ ON JUNE BANK HOLIDAY
Swinford native Breege Rowley, an award-winning independent film editor with over 20 years industry experience, is putting the final touches to her feature documentary ‘All Our Yesterdays’, which will be screened during the June Bank Holiday weekend, as part of the...