Long before the ethos of the GAA club became a marketing stick to gently beat us over the head with, one man from a small parish in West Mayo had a vision of how he could best combine his passion for a sport he loved and improve the lives of those in his local community.

MAYO’S new ladies senior boss Fr. Michael Murphy has predicted a bright era for the Westerners following a clearout at board level and the appointment of a new executive.

THROUGH Carnacon’s good, bad and indifferent days over the last 25 years one name has remained constant.

THREE generations of the one family were killed yesterday in an horrific crash on another black day on Irish roads