Westport’s family-run Clew Bay will feature on this weeks Takeover show on RTE 2 at 9.30pm. The staff were given the reins for ten days while the managers, Darren Madden and Maria Ruddy took a back seat. Presenter and former Dragon on Dragon’s Den, Norah Casey, worked with the staff at the hotel to highlight the ups and downs of the takeover.... [More]

Westport train station has been shortlisted in the Iarnród Éireann Best Station awards. It came under the Best Connaught Station category, and will hopefully win this to proceed to be considered for the Overall Best Station in Ireland award.  Voting was conducted through a questionnaire with almost 15,000 voters.... [More]

    The news of the high-speed broadband roll-out is a great incentive to start a business in Westport. When the fibre network goes live on May 20th, Westport will be among the first towns nationally to enjoy the service.... [More]

    Chambers Ireland has welcomed the Government’s ongoing efforts to support job creation in all sectors of the economy. However, these efforts could be complemented by further initiatives to support the struggling SME sector. Speaking this morning, Seán Murphy, Chambers Ireland Deputy Chief Executive said, “The latest report on the Action Plan for Jobs illustrates the Government’s continuing commitment to job... [More]

Climb for Autism are a group based in Mayo, mainly parents, who got together to raise funds for children with Autism.  Every year they organise an event which is a weeklong and involves the climbing of Mayo’s most famous mountain, Croagh Patrick. They are appealing to all who would consider giving of their time and energy in raising funds and partaking in a climb or several climbs of the mountain.  In this there is a challenge, to... [More]