ONE of the best venues in Ireland — that was the verdict of Irish Shows Association national president John O’Hara from Co Mayo at last Sunday’s Bandon Show.

A DILAPIDATED cottage in Co Mayo — the home of his emigrant great grandfather in the 1800s — has been added at the last minute to the itinerary of Prince Albert of Monaco during his visit to Ireland next week.

LOCAL opponents of the Corrib Gas project in Co Mayo have rejected a Shell Ireland offer to discuss changes to the route of a controversial onshore pipeline while a leading Shell-to-Sea activist remains in jail.

Ahern left himself wide open to the suspicion that he was under obligation by appointing several people to State boards after they gave him money.