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The return of the Failte Ireland and Wild Atlantic Way supported annual six day Mayo Manchester ‘MMTradfest’ is expected to attract more than 50,000 people to Ballina at the end of July. The six day festival which runs from Friday July 29 to Wednesday August 3 features Irish musicians, singers, and dancers from both Mayo and Manchester. It is a unique collaboration between the two areas. Just over 100 performers are involved at more than 60 events in the Tradfest which takes place in and around Ballina in north Mayo.

Summer is here and it is time to dust down your bike if you have not already done so. Mayo is fast becoming one of the leading counties in Ireland for cycling. Already leading the way with lovely cycling greenways and scenery, it now has some of the top sportive cycles.

An afternoon of music, fine food, fashion, and fabulous company awaits at the world famous Mount Falcon Estate in Mayo on Friday May 6 for the annual Mayo Roscommon Hospice summer ladies luncheon. In the company of special guest, RTÉ presenter Miriam O'Callaghan, this promises to be a fun filled afternoon beginning with a garden drinks reception overlooking the 100 acre estate, and followed by a sumptuous three-course lunch in The Fuller Room. The event is in association with Carraig Donn and Corrib Oil.

Mayo booked their place in the Connacht u21 final for the first time in seven years in Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada on Saturday night thanks to a four goal haul in a 20 minute period either side of half time on a sun splashed evening.

The 2016 Mayo Association Galway Annual Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, February 20 in the Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill. The 2016 event begins with a private drinks reception for Mayo Association Galway guests at 7pm in advance of the gourmet four course meal with wine which will be served at 8pm sharp. This year’s dinner dance will pay special tribute to the guest of honour, recently nominated Mayo Person of the Year 2016, Tommy Griffith, founder of PEL Waste Reduction Equipment, Balla.

The average rent for all dwellings in the private rented sector in  Mayo in quarter two of 2015, and which were registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), was €514. This was up €3 when compared to the average rent in quarter one when the amount was €511, and was up €8 when compared to a year earlier, in quarter two last year.

Achill v Louisburgh

An acquaintance of mine from Galway and his wife took a few nights away in lovely Westport last February to celebrate Valentine's Day. When he had a few jars taken one evening he went talking football with an older man in his sixties in a local tavern and proceeded to start slagging him about Mayo's defeats in All-Ireland finals since 1989.

Half a decade ago, Mayo were bounced out of the Connacht championship by Sligo in the shadow of Benbulbin, it was one of those bad days for Mayo football where nothing went right.

Mayo have made two changes for Sunday's Connacht final clash with Sligo from the team that lined out against Galway in Pearse Stadium in their semi-final win in Salthill five weeks ago. Back into the starting line up comes Ger Cafferkey and Donal Vaughan, with the Ballinrobe man wearing the number three shirt and Cafferkey the number two jersey. Whether both men actually play in those positions on Sunday remains yet to be seen, with Cafferkey normally occupying the full back position. Out of the side have gone Belmullet's Chris Barrett and Westport's Kevin Keane, Keane missing out after he picked up an injury in last Sunday's A v B game in Elverys MacHale Park.