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Castlebar Information Age Town, County Mayo in the West of Ireland. Our information age town projects are sponsored by eircom
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Castlebar Chamber of Commerce: Check out their web site for local business information and contacts.

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Check out the latest job listings. Employers email info@castlebar.ie if you would like to advertise a job.

What You Think: Read Your Comments on the Castlebar web pages

A grand stretch in the evenings! A New Year on the Bulletin Board

New photos every day from Castlebar
The Junior Chorus in the Panto - click for more photos

King Arthur: January 2002 and it's Panto time again - get a preview of what's in store. Also you can watch our specially made video of last year's Aladdin Panto if you have RealPlayer installed.

Volex Shock: Monday's announcement that Volex is to shed 230 jobs in Castlebar has sent shockwaves around the town. The ailing Cedar group is also the subject of a takeover bid and 120 call centre jobs may depend on the outcome of the Alchemy buyout attempt.

New Year Resolution: Why not make Castlebar.ie Your Home Page?

All of Castlebar: a handy source of phone numbers and contact details - every Castlebar business listed.

Parish Newsletter: Read Sunday's Parish Newsletter online.


Looking for Contributors We are always delighted to get material from Castlebar, Mayo and further afield. It can be on any topic that you think would be of interest to Castlebar.News readers.

How to submit an article: You can submit your photographs and text to Castlebar.News - we explain how to submit an article directly to the Castlebar web site.


What a Year that Was! Our look back at the Year 2001 as seen here on www.castlebar.ie - This is the text of the Mayo e-Moments December newsletter as emailed on New Year's Eve.

St Patricks: Have a look at their Christmas videos, archive photos from the Hat Factory a report on the carol singing plus lots of seasonal stories written by the boys. Finally, photos from the De La Salle Centenary Celebrations in 1998 have been added.

Happy New Year: You can still send New Year's Greetings to your friends, colleagues and loved ones with Castlebar's New Year's e-Cards.

Say Hi! to Castlebar on the guestbook - let them know you are thinking of them at and New Year.


Roots: Find your Mayo Roots - ask the people of Mayo to find your ancestors and relations.

Local Paper Review: Stories include CAMP West Emergency Centre Delay, Erris Sludge Plant Controversy and GMIT Castlebar Campus now has 1000 Graduates.

New photographs every day
Murrisk provides some scenic photographs taken near Castlebar.

The Trained Eye: If you travel back and forward on the Westport train you will enjoy this well-observed piece from Celia Anderson who has taken up our challenge to provide material for Castlebar.News.

Castlebar.News: Lots of new articles being submitted - have a look for News, sports, announcements, photographs and articles. If you would like to contribute material you can Email us for your own password or log as a guest in using guest as the username and guest as the password.


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Local Radio Widens its Net: CRCFM is now broadcasting from 8 am to 10:45 each day and over a wider area than before. Tune in to 102.9 or on the web.

Photos Wanted: If you have a digital camera or a regular camera and scanner you can now upload photographs directly to the Castlebar Web Site. Check out the details if you are interested in becoming a regular or occasional contributor.

Name that face: You can now search for names and places through hundreds of photographs that have we have featured on the Castlebar site.

Webcam - Live from The Mall, Castlebar
Castlebar's webcam updated every 30 seconds


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Mobile sales take a Christmas hammering


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U-TURN: Big Brother is watching you on Castlebar's Traffic Cam. Watch for the small red car!



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