Connaught Telegraph

The Connaught Telegraph is a weekly newspaper that serves the community of Castlebar in County Mayo, Ireland. This local publication comes in a compact layout featuring six columns and is released every Tuesday.

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Hugh Bonneville appears to kiss estate goodbye in Downton Abbey finale trailer

5 days ago | con-telegraph.ie | Charlotte McLaughlin

By Charlotte McLaughlin, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter Hugh Bonneville’s Robert, the Earl of Grantham, has appeared to kiss his country estate goodbye in the trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. The movie is promoted as bidding “farewell” to the Yorkshire-set series about the life of the landed gentry and their servants that began with a TV show before a series of films.
Injury blow for Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic ahead of Club World Cup

5 days ago | con-telegraph.ie | Andy Hampson

By Andy Hampson, PA Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic will miss the Club World Cup after undergoing Achilles surgery. Kovacic missed the FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace through injury earlier this month. He returned to face Bournemouth in the Premier League but was sent off and sat out the final game of the season at Fulham. City have now confirmed the 31-year-old has required an operation. No timescale has been put on his recovery but the focus is now on next season.
Rio Ferdinand announces he is leaving TNT Sports pundit role

1 week ago | con-telegraph.ie | Jamie Gardner

By Jamie Gardner, PA Chief Sports Reporter Rio Ferdinand has announced he is leaving his role as a pundit with TNT Sports to focus on his business interests. The former Manchester United and England defender has been part of the broadcaster’s punditry team for a decade but will stand down after its coverage of Saturday’s Champions League final.
Lando Norris banishes qualifying blues to claim Monaco Grand Prix pole

2 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | Scott Hunt

By Scott Hunt, PA F1 Reporter, Monaco Lando Norris banished his qualifying blues to claim pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix. The British driver set a new record around the streets of Monte Carlo to beat local hero Charles Leclerc to pole by 0.109 seconds. Norris, who has bemoaned his qualifying slip-ups throughout the season, put it together at the death to clinch his first pole since the season-opener in Melbourne.
‘The Little Wall’ has been a gastronomic success for Mayo’s Al Muretto

2 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | Tom Gillespie

By Tom Gillespie WHEN restaurateur Marco Volpara arrived in Castlebar in 1998 he was looking for a name for this new Italian eatery. He came up with Al Muretto - meaning ‘The Little Wall’ - because he was so taken with all the dry stone walls he saw in the Irish countryside. Likewise, five years later, when he expanded to High Street in Westport with II Vulcano, he came up with the name after seeing a small cloud over Croagh Patrick which reminded him of a volcano erupting.
From the archives: No room for belly dancer in Mayo pub’s kitchen!

2 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | Tom Gillespie

By Tom Gillespie WHEN Sergeant James McLoone heard music coming from a tiny thatched village pub at 11 o’clock at night he looked in and found three couples dancing on the kitchen floor and 40 people watching them. And that was how Ireland’s smallest ballroom came to be closed. For dancing was only allowed to 10.30 p.m. in the kitchen, which measured 18 feet by 12 feet, and only 20 people should have been there while dancing was in progress.
Mayo eye-witness account of evacuation from Dunkirk

2 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | Tom Gillespie

By Tom Gillespie A READER of The Connaught Telegraph gave the newspaper a graphic description of the battle of Flanders and the flight from Dunkirk in the north of France in May 1940. In the edition of June 22, 1940, the reader wrote: It was a very interesting experience getting a close up of the tatters of European civilisation. The whole thing has convinced me more than ever that there is no justification for the continued existence of human beings.
Mayo memories: The Sunflower Lounge was a pace setter in county town

3 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | Tom Gillespie

By Tom Gillespie PADRAIG Flynn’s Sunflower Lounge on Shamble Street, Castlebar, was one of the first modern day watering holes in the county town. It was unique in that it consisted of two lounges - one downstairs and one upstairs. Access for staff from inside the lower bar was via a trapdoor to the upper floor.
Chris Brown remanded after appearing in court charged over ‘bottle attack’

3 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | Kim Pilling

By Kim Pilling, PA RnB singer Chris Brown has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. The American musician, 36, appeared in the dock at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Friday charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Abraham Diaw in February 2023.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti to take over as Brazil head coach

3 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | Andy Hampson

By Andy Hampson, PA Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has been confirmed as the next head coach of the Brazil national football team. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced the Italian, one of the most successful managers in the history of European club football, will take up the position from May 26th. The 65-year-old, whose appointment had been widely anticipated, will become the first foreigner to lead the Selecao.