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It has been a busy year musically for Killala-based singer/songwriter Dennis McCalmont. Last summer he co-wrote and composed a number of songs for the Terry Reilly/Tommy Marren musical production On A Wing And A Prayer: The story of Knock Airport, which was a huge success, selling out shows at The Royal Theatre Castlebar, and raising much needed funding for the Mayo /Roscommon Hospice.

It has been a busy year musically for Killala-based singer/songwriter Dennis McCalmont. Last summer he co-wrote and composed a number of songs for the Terry Reilly/Tommy Marren musical production On A Wing And A Prayer: The story of Knock Airport, which was a huge success, selling out shows at The Royal Theatre Castlebar, and raising much needed funding for the Mayo /Roscommon Hospice.

A fundraising night will take place on Saturday June 25 in McGowan’s Bar, Main Street, Easkey, to enable special needs children to travel on a pilgrimage to Medugorje on July 10.

There was positive news for the tourism industry in Mayo this week after Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar announced that the Government will continue to provide funding for Ireland West Airport Knock for 2011 and beyond. IWAK will be one of the four regional airports — along with Donegal, Kerry and Waterford— to be funded in 2012.

This may be a phrase you would expect to hear from Knock Airport but certainly not Knock Shrine; well, think again. The message coming from the youth ministry at the Shrine to all young people of Ireland is, come to Knock to take time out and a break from life’s journey.

The town of Newport came to a standstill on Wednesday evening when the locals came out in force to welcome Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife to be Charlene Wittstock to Mayo.

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A BMI Baby flight, which departed from Knock Airport in October 2009, struck a flock of lapwings and suffered multiple bird strikes on take-off, according to an air accident investigation.

Flights from Knock Airport to Dublin are to cease in July following the Government decision revealed this week to withdraw public service obligation funding for the route.

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, announced a new expansion from Ireland West Airport Knock this week by introducing a three-times-a-week service to Edinburgh in Scotland.