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Syracuse.com (blog)Experience majesty of 'Reliquaries' at Syracuse's Everson MuseumSyracuse.com (blog)He found what he was looking for in the people and places of Achill Island on Ireland's west coast. With more than 40 canvases, all pa… Continue reading →

Rare Stranding of Minke Whale on Achill IslandAfloat#MARINE WILDLIFE – A minke whale died shortly after washing ashore in what was a rare stranding on Achill Island last week, according to Mayo News. The whale, reportedly and eight-metre adult male, wa… Continue reading →

Heinrich Boll weekend coming up next monthMayo AdvertiserThe annual Heinrich Boll memorial weekend will take place from Friday May 4 to Sunday May 6 at Cyril Gray memorial hall, Dugort, in Achill. The event will be formally opened this year by the Germ… Continue reading →

Athletics Association of IrelandAchill Half MarathonAthletics Association of IrelandThe Elverys Sports Achill Half Marathon which takes place on Saturday 7th July 2012 at 11am is organised by Achill Event Management in association with Achill Tourism, … Continue reading →

Martin Howlin at the helm as shore anglers win team placesMayo TodayThe beaches selected were Whitestrand on Saturday morning, Enniscrone on Saturday evening, and Keel on Achill Island on Sunday. In all, 36 anglers of the country's top shore angler… Continue reading →

Literati alight on Achill for Böll WeekendMayo NewsOne of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers, Böll visited Achill Island regularly during the 1950s and '60s. His travelogue, 'Irish Journal', lovingly describes his journey to… Continue reading →

Whale stranded on Achill beachMayo NewsYou need JavaScript enabled to view it The rare sight of a live minke whale stranded on Keel beach on Achill Island came to a sad end when the whale died soon after coming ashore. The eight-metre adult male came a… Continue reading →

Sub-contractor removes stone from HSE site in lieu of paymentMayo News… Colman's Day Care Centre Limited and Comharcummann Forbatha Acla Teoranta obtained an urgent interim injunction against Eugene Doran of Dooniver Plant Hire ordering him to ce… Continue reading →

Durcan to read new work in WestportMayo NewsThese days, he likes to visit Achill, and the island features in this new book. In the over 80 poems that make up this latest collection, Durcan's 22nd, the poet is on the road, also visiting Paris, New Y… Continue reading →

Ah, it could be worse – we could be GreeceIrish TimesBöll, who spent a great deal of his time on Achill Island, saw something germane to Irish culture but visible only to an outsider: the profoundly fatalistic mentality of those who shrug off every mi… Continue reading →