The broadcasting levy paid by local radio stations to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will be waived for the first six months of the year. The Communications Minister made the announcement this morning in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Richard…

Midwest Radio will this morning at 10am, begin its three weekly broadcast of Mass during the coronavirus pandemic. Management at the station has responded to a huge number of requests from listeners to increase religious broadcasts in the wake of the…

An elderly woman has been left without a phone landline for eight days now and she depends on the landline for her home security pendant and according to the Cathaoirleach of Castlebar Municipal District Michael Kilcoyne the service being provided by Eir, in…

People are being advised to take care of their mental health over the next couple of months - as it can be very easy to get caught up in the coronavirus pandemic. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is encouraging people to take breaks from social media and following…

Due to the severe impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic, Knock Shrine announced this afternoon that it will be placing its employees on a period of temporary lay-off from the end of this week. The statement reads "We do this with a very heavy heart, but…

The IFA is advising farmers to take simple steps in this present Covid19 crisis to ensure they are best prepared for whatever happens to them over the next number of weeks and months. Roy O’Brien Regional Officer with the IFA says farmers like everyone else…

Two Mayo Ladies Football teammates will go head to head in the Australian Football League Women’s semi finals this weekend. Mayo and Kilmoremoy ace Sarah Rowe will represent her Aussie club Collingwood, as she takes on her inter-county teammate and St…

Castlebar RFC have been declared joint winners of the Connacht Junior Cup along with Connemara as the Final 2020 will not be played. It follows an IRFU statement last night which called a halt to the domestic rugby season Castlebar Rugby Club told Midwest…

The Football Association of Ireland held a meeting with the National League Executive Committee yesterday around the current difficulties facing their clubs and a return to action. Further talks will now place with all 19 SSE Airtricity League clubs today. It…

Sligo Rovers have announced that they have decided to temporarily layoff all management, players and administration staff due to the shutdown of the League of Ireland for the past two weeks and foreseeable future. In a statement, the club says after intensive…

Connacht GAA officials remain hopeful that the senior championship game between Galway and New York, which has been postponed, will be played at a later date this Summer. The game, scheduled for Gaelic Park in New York on 3rd May, has been postponed due to…

Horse Racing will continue in Ireland behind closed doors. The industry is to follow strict Government protocols around social distancing and sanitisation. No overseas runners will be permitted and the policy will come under a daily review.