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Monroe’s Live will host a powerful evening of music and solidarity when DJ Jenny Greene headlines ‘Rock Against Homelessness In The West’ on Saturday, November 30, at 9:30pm.

On December 19 next, one of Oughterard's most beloved landmarks, The Boat Inn, will go under the hammer by way of online auction. Being offered to the market by joint agents DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard and Spencer Auctioneers, this sale offers an opportunity for a fresh chapter for the iconic establishment and the town that holds it dear.

It was an occasion to remember in recent times for Badia Zaidi, as the proprietor of ‘The Balcony Café’ received a prestigious accolade at the recently hosted Irish Takeway Awards which took place in the Tullamore Court Hotel.

Charles Bianconi is generally regarded as the man who put Ireland on wheels. He developed a network of horse-drawn carriages that became Ireland’s first integrated transport system, building on the existing mail roads and coach roads that were already there. There was a general tax on coaches at the time, which precluded the middle classes from using theirs, and a relatively peaceful period after the Battle of Waterloo meant that a great many horses, bred for the army, became cheap on the market. His system offered connections with various termini, his prices were cheap and so he was well patronised, in spite of the discomfort felt by passengers. Often, when going up a hill, some passengers would alight to make the carriage lighter for the horses.

Derwin’s Equestrian Centre, with the kind permission of proprietor Ann Derwin, hosted a barn dance on December 8 in aid of Cancer Care West.

Derryglad Folk and Heritage Museum recently celebrated its milestone anniversary in style with a large crowd descending upon the popular and award winning attraction to reflect upon 25 years of memories.

Joseph Young was appointed manager of Messrs Thomas Tracey’s Mineral Water Works and Licensed Premises in Mary Street after the death of Thomas Tracey. He later married the niece of Mrs Tracey, Miss Edith O’Connor of Clifden, and Mrs Tracey signed over the works to Joe Young on the marriage.

FROM THE TIMES DECEMBER 8, 1922

High-ranking members of GAA royalty were among the many people that turned out in force in Castlebar on Thursday, October 27, when local charity, Mayo Cancer Support, unveiled its spectacular re-branding. The charity, which has been providing free emotional supports to local people affected by cancer for over two decades, has unveiled a brand new logo and website – www.mayocancersupport.ie