Mayo will face Derry next weekend in the preliminary quarter-finals of the All-Ireland football championship. Mayo finished second in their group after a last second point from Cormac Costello saw them draw with Dublin, while Derry finished third after just one win in the championship so far. Connacht champions Galway, who were also held to […]
Golf US Open Rory McIlroy will go into the final round of the US Open this evening with three shots to make up. The Down man will tee-off from four under par in a tie for second at 7.10pm Irish time after a one under par third round of 69 at Pinehurst. American Bryson DeChambeau […]
Jun. 7—ROCHESTER — Attorneys for Connor Bowman, the former Mayo Clinic doctor accused of prescribing himself a medication then using it to poison his wife and kill her, filed a slew of motions on Thursday, June 6, in an effort to end the case and have charges dropped against their client. According to court documents, […]
The GAA has announced the neutral venues for the final round of fixtures in the group stage of the All-Ireland senior football championship. Dublin and Mayo are set to play in Roscommon’s Dr Hyde Park at 3.45pm on Sunday, June 16th. Before that, Galway will take on Armagh in Sligo from 1.45pm. On the same […]
There have been many examples of old churches being converted into living accommodation over the years, but few compare to St Catherine’s in Newport, Co Mayo. This former Church of Ireland chapel was built circa 1800 but was given a new lease of life in 2006 when it was converted into a substantial 8-bed family […]
A GAA pitch named after Detective Garda Colm Horkan, who was killed in the line of duty, has been opened by the Taoiseach. Simon Harris said it was an honour to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new pitch and community walkways at Charlestown Sarsfields GAA Club in Co Mayo. Det Garda Horkan, 49, […]
It was another busy day in the All-Ireland senior football championship. Cork ended Donegal’s winning run with a 3-9 to 0-16 win at Pairc Ui Rinn In Group 2, Mayo got past neighbours Roscommon by 2-14 to 1-15. Dublin strolled past Cavan by 5-17 to 0-13 at Kingspan Breffni Park. In the Tailteann Cup, Limerick […]
May 28—ROCHESTER — An appellate court ruling opens the door for five former Mayo Clinic employees fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious beliefs to take their wrongful termination lawsuits to trial, possibly the first of many. The three-judge panel of the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on May […]
Hundreds of birdwatching enthusiasts from Ireland, the UK and Europe are expected to descend upon Belcarra village, near Castlebar, in the coming days following the sighting of a rare North American bird. Nestled in the trees above the Belcarra riverside walk is a yellow-crowned night heron, which has stirred great excitement among villagers and birdwatchers, […]
May 22—ROCHESTER — Mayo Clinic recently filed a 348-page draft report about how its $5 billion “Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester” project could change downtown and impact everything from traffic and parking to wildlife and water quality. T he draft of the Alternative Urban Areawide Review — AUAR — report was filed for city staff […]
May 18—ROCHESTER — President Abraham Lincoln described patents as adding “the fuel of interest to the fire of genius.” If that’s accurate, then local inventors have long been heating up Rochester with their patents. The city is home to many creative thinkers like Adam “Griff” Griffin, who knew he wanted to be an inventor at […]
A Co Mayo GAA club has brought a High Court action challenging the Minister for Justice’s decision to reject its application to be included in the Immigrant Investor Programme. The application has been brought by Islandeady GAA Company Ltd in respect of an application it made to the Minister under the scheme which had, before […]