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As part of the fourth Mayo International Choral Festival, two Mayo choirs, under the baton of local man Dr Brian Lennon, Cor Mhaigh Eo and Coda will perform in St Patrick’s Church Newport this Friday, May 22. Tickets at €12 each will be available on the door or in Chambers Newsagents, Newport, and Downtown Records, Westport and Castlebar. The concert will commence at 8.30pm sharp so those attending are requested to please be seated by 8.15pm. There is no doubt but this will be a wonderful and most enjoyable evening of choral music.

Mayo will be well represented at one of the biggest celebrations of Irish folk and trad music - TradFest Temple Bar, which kicks off on January 28 and continues until February 1.

Mayo vocal group Coda bring their musical talents to the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday next at 8 pm.

Othello at the Linenhall

Cór Mhaigh Eo (the Mayo county choir) is delighted to announce a return to its busy rehearsal schedule following an exciting break this summer spent in the Spanish pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostella, in the northwest of the country.

A wonderful evening of chamber and choral music will take place in the Downhill Hotel on Friday, May 7. Taking part in this evening of music will be the Westminster College Chamber Singers from Salt Lake City, Utah, under the direction of Dr Christopher Quinn, and Cór Mhaigh Eo under the direction of Dr Brian Lennon.

The presidential motorcade was greeted by hundreds of flag waving children from the Holy Family National School last Tuesday morning in Newport as it turned up towards Cuan Modh Day Care. After passing under a banner that traversed the Main Street welcoming the President to the town, showcasing the pride the town had in welcoming Ireland’s first citizen to their town. The community sprit that was shown by the locals was echoed and welcomed by President McAleese when she spoke at the official opening of the centre, where she remarked on the hard work and commitment put in by all the locality in getting the centre off the ground from an idea to the facility it is today.

Cór Mhaigh Eó in Newport Church