Achill-henge application refused – Mayo News

Posted on 17. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

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, ...

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12 years jail for Achill Valentine’s Day raid – Mayo News

Posted on 17. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

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 ...

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Couple mentally scarred for life by attack – Irish Times

Posted on 17. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

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 beatingIrish Independent

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Achill Island, Irlanda selvaggia – il reporter (Blog)

Posted on 13. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

il reporter (Blog)
Achill Island, Irlanda selvaggia
il reporter (Blog)
Ad Achill Island respiro l'oceano. Il vento porta l'Atlantico sulla costa e gli spruzzi freddi delle onde si infrangono sulla spiaggia. Colline di verde tutt'intorno e un cielo specchio che riflette lo scenario all'infinito. Qui, sulla isola più grande ...

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Failte Ireland promises to promote Mayo tourism in 2012 – Mayo Advertiser

Posted on 13. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

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.

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Road trip route to attract tourists – Belfast Telegraph

Posted on 12. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

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.

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Young Irish Leave In Search Of Better Prospects – Here And Now

Posted on 11. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

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 ...

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Archaeologist objects to Achill-henge – Mayo News

Posted on 10. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

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 ...

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A round-up guide to the weekend – Insideireland.ie

Posted on 6. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

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.

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Top ten unspoilt Irish tourist spots off the beaten track – PHOTOS – Irish Central

Posted on 5. January 2012 by achill island - Google News

Top ten unspoilt Irish tourist spots off the beaten track - PHOTOS
Irish Central
Achill Island, off Mayo coast, is the largest island off Ireland and likely the most beautiful. Accessible by bridge with lovely mountains, sea cliffs and sandy beaches. Kenmare, not as well known as its neighbor, Killarney, but a beautiful Kerry town ...

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