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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Upstairs, Downstairs actress and co-creator Jean Marsh dies aged 90

1 week ago | con-telegraph.ie | Hannah Roberts

By Hannah Roberts, PA Entertainment Reporter Upstairs, Downstairs actress and co-creator Jean Marsh has died at the age of 90. The Emmy-award winning star also co-created historical drama series The House Of Eliott. Her friend, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, said in a statement issued through her agent: “Jean died peacefully in bed looked after by one of her very loving carers. “You could say we were very close for 60 years.
In-form Wolves close in on Premier League safety with Tottenham victory

1 week ago | con-telegraph.ie | Sunny Badwal

By Sunny Badwal, PA Wolves edged closer to Premier League safety after beating Tottenham 4-2 to record four successive top-flight victories for the first time since January 1972. Rayan Ait-Nouri gave Wolves a flying start at Molineux with his first goal since October and Tottenham’s miserable domestic season was rather summed up when Djed Spence turned into his own goal to leave Ange Postecoglou’s men staring down the barrel at half-time.
Recycled scrap metal is boosting the circular economy in Mayo

1 week ago | con-telegraph.ie | Tom Gillespie

By Tom Gillespie RECYCLING waste metal is not a waste of time for a trusted Castlebar provider of top-quality waste metal recycling solutions and engineering services. Jackson Metal Recycling and Engineering specialises in three different sectors, waste metal recycling, the manufacture of sewage vent columns, as well as their long-established welding and engineering supplies store.
Mayo venue to host major comedy festival over two nights in May

2 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | Jason Byrne

Mayo venue to host major comedy festival over two nights in May Published: Mon 7 Apr 2025, 12:16 PM Ireland's best-loved and longest-running comedy event, The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival, is expanding its horizons. The festival will debut next month in Castlebar, bringing an incredible line-up of stand-up comedians to the town for the very first time.
Man arrested after Newry stabbing incident

2 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie | David Young

By David Young, PA A man has been arrested after another man was stabbed in Newry. The incident happened after an altercation outside a property in the Sugar Island area of the city at about 8.40pm on Sunday. The victim, in his 20s, received a stab wound to the leg. He was taken to the hospital for treatment for the non-life threatening injury.
Mayo memories: Keeping the home fires burning

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

By Tom Gillespie DID you ever have to use an old newspaper, like that in the photograph, to get the open fire lighting in your home? Not recommended clearly, given the hazards involved, but back in the late 1950s and ‘60s it was common practice. But you had to be careful not to set the paper alight, as was often the case. The first chore was to take out the ashes from the previous night’s fire and clean up the general area around the fireplace.
The life and times of Mayo band leader Stephen Garvey

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

PART 3 By Tom Gillespie ONE of Ireland’s most celebrated musicians, and foremost band leader, Stephen Garvey, died in the USA in January 1962. In the February 3, 1962, edition of The Connaught Telegraph a lengthy obituary was carried on the Castle Street, Castlebar, native. The next year (1927), after The Mikado, he produced The Pirates of Penzance and Trial by Jury. As in the case of The Mikado, he had a full orchestra, including even an organ.
Scruffy Woofs – new Mayo dog grooming business | Connaught Telegraph

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

By Tom Gillespie AS a child Catherine Derrig-O’Shea always knew she wanted a career with animals. The Castlebar native qualified as a veterinary nurse eight years ago, which involved a certain amount of grooming, something she concentrated more and more on. Now she has opened her own grooming business - Catherine’s Scruffy Woofs - which she operates from a clinic in the family business, Derrig’s Green Bay B&B, on the Mall in Castlebar.
Excitement builds as Connacht and Munster descend upon Mayo | Connaught Telegraph

3 weeks ago | con-telegraph.ie

A slice of sporting history will be made tomorrow (Saturday) as Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar hosts its first-ever rugby match. The much anticipated clash between Connacht and Munster kicks off at 2.30 p.m.
The life and times of Mayo band leader Stephen Garvey

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

PART 2 By Tom Gillespie ONE of Ireland’s most celebrated musicians, and foremost band leader, Stephen Garvey, died in the USA in January 1962. In the February 3, 1962, edition of The Connaught Telegraph a lengthy obituary, written by P.W. Leamy, was carried on the Castle Street, Castlebar, native. Leamy wrote: Stephen had not concentrated on band work alone. In 1920 he staged his first pantomime, Red Riding Hood, and handed the proceeds to the IRA.