In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin sweats over a hot stove to feed the most unlikely of mouths
Going Out
INTERVIEW Making a break for the big screen
Aspiring Charlestown filmmaker Alan Mulligan is shooting his first ever feature film, Lead Us Not, this year
MUSINGS Fish supper
Many left the county to watch Mayo’s bid for Sam, but one exile travelled home to his beloved Blacksod to savour every moment
MUSINGS Words fail…
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin finds that language barriers can crop up in the most unlikely places
INTERVIEW Poems, paintings and passion
‘36 Views of Croagh Patrick’, by Anthony O’Brien, uncovers new layers of meaning for Mayo’s holy mountain
PET’S CORNER September’s Mutt of the Month: Cooper
Meet Cooper, a six-year-old American Bulldog cross with a loving, sunny nature who desperately needs a new home
Chip it, check it
September is National Chipping Month, so now is the time to microchip your pets and make sure all details are up to date
INTERVIEW The long road for Motor Neurone Disease
Michelle Forde, whose father suffers from Motor Neurone Disease, tells his heartbreaking story and describes the family’s fundraising efforts
MUSINGS Not without my Betty
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin discovers that absence makes her heart grow fonder of the Boyf’s pooch
INTERVIEW Falconers in full flight
Mayo falconers Leo Doherty and Jason Deasy on learning their trade and setting up their new falconry at Mount Falcon
MUSINGS A child at heart
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin finds that babysitting brings out her inner child