Castlebar in West of Ireland

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The presentation of a Casio QT 2000 Euro Bar Terminal, Sponsored by CBE Claremorris, to Angela and Toby Kilkenny, Knock at the Mayo Vintners Federation Annual Dinner in The Travellers Friend Hotel and Theatre, Castlebar. Photo Michael Donnelly

Cork Week Regatta 2000: Seamus Moneley sent us his experiences of the Cork Week Regatta 2000 A must-read for all with a sailing interest

Valentine Greetings: Send the love or prospective love of your life a Castlebar Virtual Valentine's Card You never know they may even send you one back!

Castlebar Concert Band: Check out the all new Castlebar Concert Band and Youth Orchestra web site! Listen to the band play! Read the history of the band! See photos dating back to 1909!

Castlebar Storytime: Read Geri's witty and entertaining story, Tir-na-Thin, featuring your favourite celebrities Posh and Becks

GAA update: Mitchel's News February 5th 2001. Read it here first The National League resumes on Sunday with Mayo entertaining Clare in Round 4 of the league.

Calling all hillwalkers: The lakedistrict region is hosting a hillwalking and music festival in mid-February. Click here to find out more Lake District Festival

Castlebar Roots?: Our online ancestry search page has been recently updated Find out about long-lost ancestors and relations in Castlebar and further afield.

The Hurricane: Our reviewer Peter Jordan takes a look at the latest video release from Denzel Washington

Mission Antarctica: Click to read about an Epic Journey towards Antarctica.
Michelle Rowley's Antarctic Expedition.

Castlebar Youth Information Centre: An all new Website from the Castlebar Youth Information Centre It's packed with useful information for young people.

Campus.ie winners of the Irish Independent Business Award for January

Campus.ie: Congrats to the Campus.ie student website on winning the January 2001 Eircom Business award. Pictured are Eoin O'Shea and Padraig Staunton of Campus.ie. Padraic and his sister Elaine, who also works with the company are from Castlebar.

What Women Want : Mel Gibson didn't make it to Castlebar but we do have a video of the European film Premiere of What Women Want at Mayo Movie world which was a great success and helped to raise funds for local charities and the Mayo Emigrants Liaison Committee. Also some photos from the aftermath

Mayo Papers Review: Browse through our quick overview of the weekly papers for Castlebar and Mayo.

Grainne Uaile Sub Aqua Club: Check out the latest diving updates from the Grainne Uaile Sub Aqua club site web site updated.

Panto

Michael Donnelly: Michael's photographs of people from Castlebar and County Mayo is building up steadily into a gallery of Castlebar and Mayo faces.

Keith Heneghan: Have a look at Keith's striking photographs. You will have seen many of them in the National Press.

Ballina

Grainne Uaile Sub Aqua Club: Check out the latest diving updates from the Grainne Uaile Sub Aqua club site web site updated.

Castlebar in Sound and Vision

Castlebar Four Days Walks: Ramble on the Burren mountain with the walkers and get their views on Castlebar's Four days Walks festival

The Aladdin Video: Castlebar pantomime 2001 Oh yes it is! Oh no it's not! - Aladdin - Castlebar's 2001 Pantomime on the web - get a taste of this great Panto.

Moon Eclipse: Howling at the Moon? Watch the Eclipse in Realvideo... Our pioneering cameraman took the camera out in the cold to record the moon's comings and goings.

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

CRCfm have gone mad!!! : The Great CRCfm Giveaway- Sunday 4pm on 102.9fm. If you are planning to bring that special someone out for Valentines or anytime, listen to Johnny Oosten and Mad Mick Kelly between 4 and 6 on Sunday next to be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes. Live RealAudio webcast from CRCFM - 11:00 to 21:00 weekdays and 9:00 to 18:00 weekends. To find out more, click on the link to the CRCfm web site

You Need RealPlayer to watch these videos: If you don't have Real Player software installed on your computer you can download it from the www.real.com website. The RealPlayer Basic 8 is free.

Some local history Read Stephen Goldrick's account of the 1844 Report of Samuel Nicholson. The report gives a valuable insight into both Mayo and the West on the eve of the Great Famine.

Panto 2001 Have a look at the photos of the cast of the January 2001 Pantomime in Castlebar. Also watch the video - see link above.