Áine Ryan on how initiatives like the Great Western Greenway and the Wild Atlantic Way are transforming the west
Freedom of fresh air
Features
‘The best solution is encouraging the population to grow in the rural areas’
Former Minister for Rural Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív talks at length about the west’s opportunities and challenges
Laying out some home truths
As part of our What’s Best for the West series, Paddy McGuinness sets out many problems he encountered in the WDC
A model for how a rural area can thrive
Éamon Ó Cuív speaks about the success of his home of Corr na Móna and how other rural communities can similarly thrive
The long journey home
In our What’s Best for the West series, we examine how Mayo footballers in Dublin underline many of the region’s issues
A sense of place and time
Aghamore native John Gunnigan on how being able to settle at home was a pipe dream for many of his generation
Learning from the past and looking to the future
INTERVIEW Former Mayo TD and western MEP Jim Higgins on the challenges facing the west of Ireland