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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 7

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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 5

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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 6

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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 5

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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 10

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OPINION: Regional imbalances spark frustration and anger

When you begin to think about how badly Irish regions, counties and towns are governed, it’s difficult to think about anything else. After my last...

01.12.2023 30

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OPINION: The council should take a more-honest approach to Local Area Plans

Mayo, the third-largest county in Ireland, has a small and dispersed population. It contains only three towns with a population of 5,000 or more:...

16.11.2023 10

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COMMENT: Budgets, breadcrumbs and circuses

Just like Christmas, speculation about the annual October budget seems to start ever earlier. This year it kicked off dramatically on May 22 in an...

03.11.2023 20

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OPINION: Accidents happen, but why?

THIS year there has been a series of tragic road accidents and deaths that have caused sorrow and heartbreak in many small communities throughout the...

19.10.2023 6

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OPINION: Northwest’s rail needs downplayed again

The recent publication of the All Island Strategic Rail Review (AISRR) prompted stinging, if very predictable, criticisms by a number of commentators...

05.10.2023 3

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Dutch historian delves into a turbulent period in Mayo’s history

As we observe the progress of the devastating war being waged by Russia in Ukraine, the most immediately compelling images are the ones showing death...

21.09.2023 10

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