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TOWNLAND TALES: Our wild places need protection

The world became more intrusive as it became more interconnected by social media. In cities, people walk about gazing into their phones or listening...

30.05.2024 20

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OPINION: Tracking the flaws – correcting past reports on the Western Rail Corridor

Governments reach out to private consultancy firms to seek advice and guidance in situations where the civil service or state agencies lack...

15.05.2024 70

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OPINION: The unification debate must move beyond economics

The recent report by Professors John Fitzgerald and Edgar Morganroth on the ‘costs’ of unifying Ireland has sparked a debate that produces more...

03.05.2024 50

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OPINION: Foiling FOI requests is blocking citizens’ right to know

In a democracy, citizens delegate certain powers to governments, and the term ‘freedom of information’ has a comforting ring to it. It suggests...

20.04.2024 10

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OPINION: Interpreting the referendum results

I DID not pay much attention to the debate during the run-up to the recent referendum. It was not because of any lack of interest on my part. Heavy...

05.04.2024 10

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OPINION: Murrisk Greenway consultation a sham, box-ticking exercise

I was recently a guest at the Mayo Association in Dublin where Rita Casey was honoured as Mayo Person of the Year and the Meitheal Award was made to...

21.03.2024 8

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OPINION: The magic of Mayo’s Clew Bay by sea

AS a child visiting my grandparents in Murrisk I was always aware that Clew Bay was out there, with its hundreds of islands and many inlets. But we...

08.03.2024 10

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OPINION: Is the world becoming more fractious?

I don’t suppose that there was ever a time when the world was truly at peace, people generally got on well with each other, and differences were...

23.02.2024 10

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The Western Rail Corridor in retrospect – The view from 2034

Looking back from the vantage point of 2034, it’s hard to believe that over 30 years have passed since the start of the campaign to promote the...

09.02.2024 10

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Musings on music in a crazy world

I WAS never taught music at school. It was not on the curriculum. My sisters were sent to piano lessons, but this was not deemed necessary for the...

25.01.2024 9

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OPINION: Why is Mayo bottom of the population-growth league?

THERE is something compelling about the census of population compared with other official data. We can argue about the meaning of GDP, unemployment...

11.01.2024 30

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OPINION: Dealing with the Irish far right

I READ in The Mayo News last Tuesday about a young Castlebar woman who was affected by the street rioting in Dublin on the evening of Thursday,...

14.12.2023 20

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