In Mayo, they’re still praying for a miracle — or, at least, the end of a curse.

Pope Francis' schedule includes a visit to the President at Áras an Uachtaráin, the Capuchin Day Centre, and the Pro-Cathedral on the August 25

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The M17 M18 Gort to Tuam motorway was unveiled to the public today two months ahead of schedule and on budget.

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His supporters believe that he has been the best taoiseach since Seán Lemass. As he steps down, Political Editor Daniel McConnell look back at Enda Kenny’s highs and lows as leader of Fine Gael and of the country

An application to fly direct charters flights from Knock Airport to the US in 1986 was rejected by the Government over fears of the political backlash, as such a move would end the agreed Shannon stopover for all transatlantic flights from Ireland.

A drug smuggler who fraudulently claimed almost €30,000 in benefits for three years when he was living in Lanzarote has been given a suspended sentence.

A drug smuggler, who fraudulently claimed almost €30,000 in benefits for three years when he was living in Lanzarote, has been given a suspended sentence.

Last month was the warmest June of the decade so far in most of Ireland, but many parts of the country also endured much more rain than average.

It has emerged that an oil bleed, due to a damaged bearing washer, caused a serious incident on a Flybe flight from Knock Airport in July of last year.

A drugs smuggler who fraudulently claimed almost €30,000 in benefits for three years when he was living in Lanzarote has been given a chance to avoid a jail sentence.

Residents of Sherkin Islandin West Cork enjoyed the warmest weather in the country last month.

It’s official – this summer was a total washout thanks to largely wet and windy conditions putting a dampener on the country’s fine weather wishes.

Stuck with unwanted change at an airport? Trish Dromey hears of a novel solution which satisfies all interests

The National Children’s Hospital should be renamed the Dublin Children’s Hospital as it should not be sited in a city centre location if it’s to cater for all the country..

Nearly €3m in Lotto winnings is yet to be claimed in the west of Ireland, and the winner has just hours to cash in their prize.

In documents released under the 30-year rule, here are the stories that have emerged from State papers.

Residents of Sherkin Island, just across from the fishing village of Baltimore in West Cork, enjoyed the warmest weather in the country last month.

Almost two million extra passengers will pass through Irish airports in 2014, thanks largely to the abolition of the air travel tax announced earlier this year.

Six people have died on our roads so far this bank holiday weekend.

A mother of five and a woman in her 20s were among six victims killed in separate road traffic crashes on both sides of the border over the public holiday weekend.

Hang in there sun-lovers — a sunny Monday is expected after what might be a washout start to the bank holiday weekend, particularly in the east.

The travel chaos caused by the French air traffic controllers strike is set worsen further today, with Ryanair predicting it will have to cancel the flights of thousands more of its Irish passengers.

Two aircraft narrowly avoided a mid-air collision over Ireland West Airport last year, an investigation has found.

Traders in Cork City breathed a sigh of relief last night as the city avoided another flood disaster.

Gardaí and members of the fire service are currently at the scene of a fire at a disused building in county Mayo.

It got off to a dream start with a blast of September sunshine drawing crowds to the beaches in the east, and indeed Autumn 2013 performed fairly well throughout.

Ryanair is hoping to conclude negotiations regarding the expansion of its services at Cork and Dublin airports within the next couple of weeks.

Budget airline Ryanair has announced another batch of new routes out of the west of Ireland on the back of the travel tax being scrapped.

Ryanair has today confirmed that it will open three new routes from Knock to Eindhoven, Glasgow Prestwick & Kaunas from April 2014.

Ryanair is set to announce three new routes from Knock Airport at a press conference this morning.

IT was a bitter political defeat. Formerly a front-runner for one of the United States’ most prestigious offices, an emotional Christine Quinn accepted her failure to secure the Democratic nomination for the New York mayoral election, and with her vanquished hopes went the last vestige of the Irish grip on Gotham.

Strange to say now, given Mayo have lost six All-Irelands in their last six appearances, but there was a time when the mere act of reaching September was enough to elicit outpourings of euphoria across the county.

Revenue officers seized €20,000 in cash when they stopped a couple who had arrived at Knock airport on a flight from Lanzarote.

It will hardly come as a surprise to those examining their heating bills for last month but Met Éireann confirmed March was the coldest on record for most of the country.

It may be 70 years since Bing Crosby recorded ‘White Christmas’ but the Emerald Isle failed to turn white to mark the anniversary.

Ireland has experienced its worst summer in 26 years, according to Met Eireann.

It was cool, dull and wet almost everywhere last month.

Last month was the coolest July in at least 10 years, with some places in the country seeing their coolest July in 40 years.

This June has been the wettest ever recorded for most of the country.

It was headed for the junkyard, but now a rundown airport ambulance will be home from home for three Irish soccer fans.

Business and tourism leaders in the Mid-West have welcomed the plans to split Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority.