Mayo manager James Horan will have been encouraged to hear that county captain Andy Moran took another big step on his road to recovery last Saturday evening.

Thirty-one Garda stations are to close, while a further 10 will operate on reduced opening hours, under cost-saving plans announced by Justice Minister Alan Shatter.

A man in his 50s has died in a boating accident in Co. Mayo.

MICK LALLY’S driving passions of acting, the Irish language and the struggle for social justice were to the fore in the humanist ceremony which marked the 64-year-old actor’s final journey yesterday in west Dublin.

ICONIC Irish actor Mick Lally, who is to be cremated later today, has made one last memorable gesture by asking mourners to donate to the Pakistan flood relief fund.

Former Glenroe actor Mick Lally has died after a short illness. The 64-year-old father of three passed away peacefully after a short stay in hospital.

Jet skis should be registered with number plates and all users made to undergo training because of a surge in accidents, official investigators recommended today.

Caideal MP Teoranta, also known as MP Pumps, in the Gaeltacht area of Tourmakeady is to close by the end of the year causing a loss of 32 jobs.

INTERESTING to see a suggestion during the week that GPA members might stand as candidates in next year’s General Election.