Reader Profiles

Who visits this Site? For a detailed breakdown of our readers' location, age, sex, preferences, etc. read our visitor profile.

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

Broadband Arrives! Finally it has arrived in Castlebar and Westport. Andrew Fordham business eircom's marketing manager explains the new i-stream broadband service to Peter Jordan.

  Audio Panto: Our selection of RealAudio files - click individual links to get a flavour of Robinson Crusoe 2003 Introduction
- Silly Billy
- Captain Bill Atkins
- Over the Rainbow
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Interview with the Fairies
- Here comes the Sun
- Interviews with the Audience
- Drunken Sailor
- or listen to all of the above as a continuous Selection of Panto Clips (23 minutes in total) - (RealPlayer needed)

Panto Video: Castlebar pantomime 2001 Aladdin - Castlebar's 2001 Pantomime - an archive video.

 Mayo Moments: Featuring a selection of video and audio tracks.

In a Spanish market - flying out to Malaga from Knock. Click photo for the details.

Sunny Spain: One of our regulars found out that Malaga's just a hop from Knock.

What does Castlebar Offer? Not much according to this contributor. Let's hear your comments.

Local Papers Comment: The election of a new chairman in Mayo County Council is usually a cosy affair. This year there was a real election but will it make any difference? - And why did 30,000 people sign a petition from the West aimed at the Mandarins in the East?

Soccer: John Mulligan reports on the Mayo U-21's recent victory over Galway United.

Parish Newsletter: Read Sunday's Parish Newsletter.

Angling News: from the North Western Regional Fisheries Board, Ballina and from the Western Regional Fisheries Board, Galway.

Crime Prevention Corner: Advice from the Gardai on car security, home security and dealing with bogus callers.

Mark Waters: We would like to thank Mark for his great columns over the past seven weeks and wish him 'happy holidays'. Hopefully he will survive his adventures and return to tell all in September.

When Castlebar met Venezuela

Looking back: Looking back on the Special Olympics Lots of photos, host town week, Venezuelan team details, Claremorris, Croke Park, etc.

The Olympic Flame arrives at the Mall: Our own photos of the event.

Venezuelan team arrives in Castlebar: Muirsín Durcan has photos from the Travellers Friend and the Official Reception at the Welcome Inn.

Torch Run: Michael Donnelly followed the the Olympic Flame from Castlebar to Claremorris - lots of photos from both towns.

Second Photo

Marie Farrell, Michael Coleman and Cllr. Johnny Mee at the opening of Homeplace an Exhibition at the Linenhall by Michael Coleman. Click photo for more from Michael Donnelly.

Michael Kilcoyne: looks back on his year as Mayor of Castlebar. Read what he has to say about wearing the chain.

Irish Roots? Find your long lost Irish relatives using our roots page. Especially useful if you have Mayo roots.

Castlebar Sports

Swimming: Cian Holland does it again plus division 2 Results. Catch up on the earlier swimming columns.

Mulligan on Sport: Read John Mulligan's regular column on sport - keeping you in touch with local sport especially.

Old Front Pages:

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Our Photographs

The West - from Addergoole to Windy Gap: Over 2000 photographs for you to browse through with a West of Ireland emphasis.

Galleries: Because we add 20 or 30 new photos every day we now have many thousands of photos on the Castlebar site.

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