 Irish Times | A home on Achill Irish Times He bought a cottage on Achill Island in 1958, and from then on the family came regularly to spend periods of time there, and Böll did a great deal of his writing in that cottage. In 1972 he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in 1985. |
 Irish Echo | Around Ireland Irish Echo The Achill-henge project is the work of controversial developer Joe McNamara, a native of the island now resident in Galway. McNamara, who is said to owe Anglo Irish Bank €3.5 million, gained national notoriety when he drove a cement mixer against the ... |
Achill-henge application refused Mayo News An application by developer Joe McNamara to have his controversial Stonehenge-esque structure on Achill Island exempted from planning has been refused by the Planning Department of Mayo County Council. McNamara had applied to have the structure, ... |
 Irish Independent | 12 years jail for Achill Valentine's Day raid Mayo News He pursued the two men who were driving a Seat Cordoba around the island which had false number plates. The neighbour then called the gardaí. The court heard that there was only one route out of Achill and the car was stopped at Owenduff near Mulranny ... Couple mentally scarred for life by attack Vicious attacker gets 12 years for couple's Valentine's beating |
 Irish Independent | Couple mentally scarred for life by attack Irish Times Seán and Emer Lavelle, of Dooagh, Achill, were set upon by two men wearing balaclavas and dark blue boiler suits when they returned home. The attackers were carrying nail bars. Sgt Denis Harrington outlined how the couple had their arms and legs bound ... Vicious attacker gets 12 years for couple's Valentine's beating |
Failte Ireland promises to promote Mayo tourism in 2012 Mayo Advertiser ... and Achill Roar in addition to a series of cultural events. “Fáilte Ireland's 2011 Visitor Attitudes Survey has shown that visitors to Destination West have a strong interest in visiting an offshore island as part of their holiday experience. ... |
Road trip route to attract tourists Belfast Telegraph There is no defined route yet drawn up but it is already envisaged it will join up the most dramatic by-ways and highways from Donegal through remotest Mayo and Achill Island, into Connemara and over the Burren and on to west Cork. |
Young Irish Leave In Search Of Better Prospects Here And Now Traditional emigration hotspots, like Achill Island in County Mayo in the west, have once again seen many young people leave, just as their parents and grandparents had to do in previous recessions. In Achill, even the local football teams have been ... |
Archaeologist objects to Achill-henge Mayo News As Mayo County Council prepare to make their decision this week on whether the controversial Achill-henge development on a hilltop in Pollagh should be classed as an exempted development, an Achill-based archaeologist has spoken out against the ... |
A round-up guide to the weekend Insideireland.ie Southern Ireland also offers the beautiful Aran Islands and hillwalking on Achill Island, Co.Mayo, which is freely open to the public. Looking for a night at the theatre? Ireland is bursting with musical and dramatic events this weekend. |
