Castlebar - County Mayo - From The West of Ireland

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.

A windy and wet Saturday in Castlebar

Castlebar.News - Online Forum

Some notes on Rosserk Abbey from Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society

Some notes on Rosserk Friary from the Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society

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Random Photos: From our extensive photo galleries - a new photo every 60 seconds. Can you identify the photos? Would you like to have your photos included?

Old Photo: Do you recognise anyone from Castlebar in this old photo from Jean?

Mayo Ancestors: If you're trying to find your ancestors from Mayo try our Roots Board. If you live in Mayo - can you help them to find their roots?

Beauty and the Beast: Castlebar Pantomime returns 14th to 18th January with Beauty and the Beast. Tickets €10 and €7 from usual outlets.

2003 Review: A review of the topics discussed by contributors to our Online Forum - 20,000 posts were made in 2003 so this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The Castlebar Directory: Join the Castlebar Directory a new, secure way to make yourself contactable to other members of the Directory without revealing your email address to the world.

Local Papers: Our end of year local papers commentary with some snippets from the Mayo News, Western People and of course, from Cavendish Lane, the Connaught Telegraph.

Romantic Castlebar: Westlife Star Shane Filan and Gillian Walsh kiss after their wedding in Ballintubber Abbey. Pic courtesy Michael Donnelly..

Musical Memories: St. Josephs put on Maritana 50 years ago and Eileen Holden (nee McGreal) was on stage. In 2003 she attended the 150 year anniversary production of The Sound of Music. Read her account of the two productions.

Castlebar Sports

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Snugboro United: Snugboro United’s annual dinner and presentation night was a resounding success.

Racquetball: Castlebar Junior Racquetball Medal Winners at the All Ireland Junior Racquetball Championships.

Badminton: Another update from the Badminton Club -lots of new photos and reports.

Rugby: Get the latest news from Castlebar RFC.

Mitchels Notes: Read the latest from Castlebar Mitchels.

U20 FIFA World Cup: Check out Emirati's photos Ireland v Ivory Coast - also Ireland v Saudi Arabia - Ireland v Mexico and finally - a real thriller Ireland v Colombia!

Swimming: Read the latest from Castlebar Swimming Club - Aer Lingus 25th Anniversary Open Gala 2003. B+C Backstroke and Breaststroke Results from Sligo.c

GMIT Sports: GMIT@Castlebar sports - read the latest sporting news from GMIT's finest.

Sporting Life: John Mulligan casts his eye on local sports.

Mayo Ladies: All Ireland winners again in 2003 the Mayo Ladies defeated Dublin at Croke Park. Michael Donnelly was there to record the game and their Victorious Homecoming.

Our Second Daily Photo

Presentation of a bike sponsored by Bike Clinic Springfield Castlebar to the winner of Castlebar Celtic’s Youth’s Christmas Draw. Click for details from Ken Wright.