Imagine trying to convince somebody that, after 68 years of trial and epic failure, the prize they crave so badly will never be theirs, always beyond them.

You won’t have many in Donegal arguing Declan Bonner should be talking about things other than Sky Sports this week.

In late July and on through August, on the biggest days of the GAA calendar — when all other space is filled — the Nally Terrace will be home to the GAA supporters who are unable to get tickets for anywhere else in Croke Park.

The President of the High Court has dismissed on all grounds an action for damages by a cattle dealer who claimed he was put out of business due to alleged failure by a co-op to to honour an alleged “contract” concerning credit terms.

Two people died in the Republic and three in Tyrone in separate road crashes at the weekend.

The winning ticket had been in the unlocked car overnight.

A farmer from Claremorris, Co. Mayo, checked his lottery numbers yesterday before realising he had left his ticket in his car - which was unlocked since Monday.

PEL Waste Reduction Equipment in Co Mayo is aiming to crack the US market with its innovative Baby Jaws glass bottle crusher.

A 22-year-old man appeared at a special court sitting yesterday charged with the murder of 28-year-old Sarah Staunton at her home near Balla, Co Mayo over the weekend.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 28 year-old Sarah Staunton at her home in Co. Mayo during the weekend.

A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with the killing of Sarah Staunton in Co. Mayo.

Gardaí are continuing to question a man in connection with the death of a woman in Co. Mayo over the weekend.

Gardaí have begun a murder investigation following the discovery of the body of a mother of two in Mayo at the weekend.

A post mortem is taking place this afternoon on the body of a woman who was found in a house in Co. Mayo yesterday.

Gardaí in Mayo are continuing to question a man in his early twenties, following the discovery of a woman's body yesterday.

A 47-year-old man has appeared in court charged with assault following a shooting at a shop in Co Mayo on Tuesday.

A man is due in court in Co Mayo this morning charged in connection with a shooting incident in the village of Balla near Castlebar earlier this week.

The Deputy State pathologist said today that a 24-year-old father of two, who was stabbed 11 times during an altercation, died from significant blood loss caused by multiple penetrating stab wounds to the heart, lungs and neck.

A Mayo man is to go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today for the murder of a man in Kiltimagh last year.

A man accused of murdering a 24-year-old father of two in Mayo just over a year ago is due to go on trial at the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday.

Alan Costello is hoping his decision to switch from his native Mayo to playing for Sligo can reap further dividends this summer, as the Yeats County side go in search of their first Connacht SFC final appearance since 2007.

ALAN COSTELLO is no stranger to Mayo’s darker days.

DOZENS of children at a Mayo school are being monitored for any signs of swine flu after a seven-year-old became the latest person to contract the virus.

A seven-year-old girl with swine flu was tonight said to be recovering well at home as the Department of Health confirmed two further cases of swine flu.

A schoolchild in Mayo is being treated for swine flu, it emerged today.

THE death toll on Irish roads has climbed to 74 after a string of weekend tragedies.

A man has been killed in a road crash in Co. Mayo.

THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) is to examine the safety of the Mitchelstown bypass after a head-on collision there on Monday afternoon led to the deaths of two men.

A woman and two children have been killed in a car crash in Co Tipperary this afternoon.

FORMER Mayo star Maurice Sheridan has no qualms about playing for the often criticised Salthill-Knocknacarra, who contest the All-Ireland SFC club semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes tomorrow.

THE death toll on Irish roads rose further when six people were killed in accidents in five counties on Saturday.

Gardaí and road safety groups are bracing themselves for the forthcoming August Bank Holiday weekend after six people died within 24 hours on Saturday.

The victim of this morning's fatal crash in Co Mayo has been named.

A third person has died following a road accident this morning.

A farm business in Co Mayo is the first in the world to produce a revolutionary probiotic butter for supermarket shelves.

A group of shopfitters from Co Mayo have become the country's latest Lotto millionaires.

A cyclist in his 60s has died after he was struck by a car in Co Mayo this morning.

Gardai have released the name of the man who died in a road accident yesterday in Galway.