“We are all part of the same hypocrisy.”– Al Pacino, Godfather Part II AS a colleague once remarked, after a … More
Category: The Mayo News
Donegal Be Crazy
DONEGAL people are cracked. I say this not pejoratively, but in admiration. I do not wish this to be pinned … More
Raiders of the Lost Art
Bill Buckner died last week. A man you may never had heard of, but somebody you could definitely empathise with. … More
Memories of the Hyde
When I think of Mayo versus Roscommon, I think of 1989 and I think of this: I think of being … More
Mayo Fairytale in New York
Mayo News, 30 April, 2019. The text came, and was immediately confusing; “are you going to garlic park?” Christ, I … More
A Day to Remember
Somewhere between Maynooth and Lucan, hanging from a nondescript overpass along the N4 hangs a flag so flithered by wind, … More
Remember, we all want the same thing
“We all want the same things”– Craig Finn, God in Chicago A FRIEND tells a story that could be true … More
Galway Football; the gift that never gives
Here’s one Mayoman’s account of Galway’s championship exitEssayColin Sheridan YOU probably won’t have ever heard of Hiroo Onoda. It’s eminently … More
Ireland as the anti-Icarus
Colin Sheridan IT’S been a long week. Just as the earth is scorched, so too our plans of another epic … More
Skinny Jeans
CONDUCT Under Capture protocols are rehearsed by most western militaries deploying to hostile areas to ensure that their soldiers are … More