As Sunday approaches, and Mayo will meet Kerry in the All Ireland Football Championship Final, the atmosphere and the colour of Castlebar’s Main Street intensifies – with the red and green of the county on every shop window, private house,passing traffic and people wearing jerseys.
The talk on the street is “have you got a ticket?” / “It’s our year” / “we never had a forward line like it…”
For those who won’t make Croke Park – the Mall in Castlebar will be a place to be – as a major big screen will live stream the action and the event is free of charge.
Midwest News Editor Teresa O’Malley met the Cathaoirleach of Castlebar MD Ger Deere on the Mall and spoke to him about the occasion…
Intersport Elvery’s Castlebar, located on Main St are full of Mayo jerseys , flags, head bands and so on and it’s a busy week for staff, as Cathy of Elvery’s explained to Midwest News…
Tom Kelly is the Editor of the Connaught Telegraph, with offices on the Main Street, and Tom agrees that you can feel the excitement and anticipation in the county town …
