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Mayo has been highlighted in Tourism Ireland’s new global advertising campaign, Go Where Ireland Takes You, which is being rolled out in all its main markets around the world this year.

Saturday May 16

This weekend sees the Mayo soccer season really kick into life, with the premier division and Down being in action over the last few weeks, the time has now come for the Super League sides to get in on the action. Westport United will be looking to make it three titles in a row this season and following on from their extra time Connacht Senior Cup victory over Athenry last weekend they have been set up perfectly for the new domestic season. The Coveys will start their campaign away to Manulla in Carrowmore on Saturday evening. Padraig Burns and Kevin Cusack’s team should expect a tough encounter from the central Mayo side who are capable of taking on and beating anyone on the day, especially at home. The league’s three promoted sides, Straide and Foxford United, Kilmore, and Fahy Rover all face a tough start to the season.

Secondary school students from Foxford and Ballina last week scooped a number of top awards at the annual Scifest in the Institute of Technology, Sligo.

A part-time shop assistant from Foxford, who when arrested on suspicion of drink driving became agitated and uncooperative and lashed out at gardaí — where he tore the shirt of one garda — and failed to give a sample, was disqualified from driving for four years at Ballina District Court this week.

Head of news at Midwest Radio Teresa O’Malley is the Irish winner in the radio section of the 2009 European Journalism Awards.

Foxford Childcare Ltd and Footsteps Childcare in Kilkelly are celebrating this week after the announcement of funding of €650,000 and €550,000 respectively.

Foxford Childcare Ltd and Footsteps Childcare in Kilkelly are celebrating this week after the announcement of funding of €650,000 and €550,000 respectively.

Conor Lenihan, Minister for Science, Technology, Innovation and Natural Resources has officially launched a scheme expected to generate significant employment across County Mayo over the next six to 12 months.

James McGreal did on Sunday what he has been threatening to do for a while — he took overall victory on a round of Mayo and District Motorsport Club’s Loose Surface Autocross. It marks a significant milestone for the popular Foxford man, a long time competitor and Mayo Motorsport Club stalwart, who counts the 2000 Border Rally Championship title among his many achievements. Only last year he had feared that his days of competing might have been over after sustaining a back injury following an accident on the Galway International Rally.