Michael Duffy

Washington, D.C.

Opinions Editor at Large at The Washington Post

Now: @WashingtonPost. Then: @Time. Editor. Author. Late adopter.

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EDITORIAL: Mayo must avoid complacency in Leitrim

1 week ago | mayonews.ie | Michael Duffy

AFTER Mayo's lacklustre championship opener against Sligo, it seems most of the pundits in the country have written off Kevin McStay's team as serious contenders for this year's All-Ireland title. It's been a very long time since Mayo were as big as 22/1 to win Sam Maguire and six other teams sit ahead of them in the betting to win this year's title.
Tochar Phadraig Fundraising Walk celebrates fifteenth anniversary in Mayo

1 week ago | mayonews.ie | Michael Duffy

The Tochar Phadraig Fundraising Team is thrilled to announce this popular event will return again in 2025 on Saturday, May 3. This year the team will celebrate its 15 years if fundraising walks and they have announced that the chosen charities this year are GOAL and Cancer Fund for Children. The theme of this year’s walk is 'Remembering Our Friends Gone to Soon and Celebrating Our Milestones'. Robbie McCarthy, from Westport, set up the Tochar Phadraig Fundraising Walk Team back in 2008.
Mayo Day 'Grand Finale' concert is a sell-out

2 weeks ago | mayonews.ie | Michael Duffy

Mayo County Council are currently finalising the schedule for this year's Mayo Day, which will take place on Saturday, May 3. This is the eleventh year of Mayo Day since its inception back in 2015 and there are a whole host of events planned, locally, nationally and internationally. Details of the event which will bring the curtain down on Mayo Day 2005 were announced earlier this week.
REVEALED: Mayo category winners at the Irish Restaurants Awards

2 weeks ago | mayonews.ie | Michael Duffy

The Irish Restaurant Awards Connaught Regional Final took place last night, celebrating the outstanding contributions of the food and hospitality industry across the province. The awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 8, at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa in Rosses Point, Sligo where county winners were announced, including all the winners from Mayo. With over 500 people in attendance, the event honoured the dedication and excellence of the hospitality sector throughout Connaught.
EDITORIAL: Room for improvement for Mayo

2 weeks ago | mayonews.ie | Michael Duffy

THE country was bathed in sunshine over the weekend as the GAA senior football championship got underway and Mayo got the job done in their Connacht quarter-final with a low-key three point victory over Sligo at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar. They racked up a big score of 2-20 but the concession of some 2-17 against Division Three opponents will mean Kevin McStay and his management team will have plenty to work on ahead of a semi-final clash with Leitrim on Saturday, April 19.
EDITORIAL - Rugby in MacHale Park a huge success

3 weeks ago | mayonews.ie | Michael Duffy

THERE were some eyebrows raised when it was first announced just before Christmas that Connacht Rugby where to play their BKT United Rugby Championship interprovincial clash with Munster in Castlebar in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park but last Saturday's clash was undoubtedly a huge success all round. It has been a long time since the home of Mayo GAA has been packed to capacity and the atmosphere in and around the ground from early morning on Saturday was truly something to behold.
Microland announces the appointment of Meenu Bagla as Chief Marketing Officer

3 weeks ago | johnsoncitypress.com | Michael Duffy

, /PRNewswire/ -- Microland, India's leading IT infrastructure services company, has appointed Meenu Bagla as the Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Bagla will be responsible to drive Microland's strategic vision to being a preferred technology transformation partner for accelerating our global customer's technology infrastructure transformation journey. She will be based in Microland's Bangalore, India office.
Every Kid in America Deserves a Tutor

1 month ago | educationnext.org | Michael Duffy

The recent release of scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show that American students—particularly struggling students—are falling behind in reading and treading water in math compared with scores from two years ago, which were themselves abysmally low. Chronic absenteeism (missing more than 10 percent of school days) is rampant across the country.
Keogh welcomes over €1 million in funding for Agricultural Shows including €80,060 for Mayo

1 month ago | mayonews.ie | Michael Duffy

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High hopes that €1.8 million in funding will solve road safety problems in Mayo village

1 month ago | mayonews.ie | Michael Duffy

Minister of State, Alan Dillon, TD, has this afternoon announced the allocation of €1.8 million for the implementation of safety measures and active travel plans on the N60 at Breaffy village. This funding is part of the Government’s 2025 capital investment in active travel and green infrastructure, which includes a total allocation of €4.6 million for Greenway and Active Travel projects across Mayo.