Dooagh Day

31/08/2026

Best wishes to the Achill team this evening in MacHale Park!

30/08/2026

🎶 Dooagh Folk Festival on Midwest Radio tonight! 📻

Tune in to Ceol agus Ealaíon with Joe Byrne on Midwest Radio tonight from 8.30pm, when Dooagh Folk Festival Director Seán Lynch will be live in studio.

Seán will be chatting about this year’s festival, taking place from 11–13 September, and what audiences can look forward to across the weekend including our huge charity raffle!

Listen live at midwestradio.ie.

15/08/2026

St. Colman's Care Centre is inviting the people of Mayo to join them this Sunday, 16th August, as they celebrate 40 years of dedicated service to the Parish of Achill.

The much-loved annual Garden Fête returns to Keel from 12 noon, promising a day filled with family fun, music, food and entertainment for all ages.

For four decades, St. Colman's Care Centre has been at the heart of the community, providing care, support and companionship to generations of families across Achill. This year's Garden Fête will be a special celebration of that remarkable milestone.

🎡 On the day, visitors can enjoy:

- 🎯 Wheel of Fortune with fantastic prizes
- 🎟️ Monster Raffle with a top prize of €1,000
- 🎶 Live music throughout the afternoon
- 🏰 Bouncy castles for the children
- 🎨 Face painting
- ⚽ A special meet and greet with Mayo footballer Donnacha McHugh
- 🍔 Delicious food including seafood, boxty, BBQ and more
- 😊 Family fun and traditional games for all ages

The Garden Fête takes place at St. Colman's Care Centre, Keel, Achill Island (F28 D997), from 12 noon this Sunday.

Everyone is welcome to come along, celebrate 40 years of St. Colman's and support one of Achill's most important community organisations.

15/08/2026

Congrats to Féile Chill Damhnait - Kildownet Festival, Achill island on another great Achillbeg Day! Maith sibh!

13/08/2026

Well done Sean and co

12/08/2026

Can you spare a few hours to help St. Colman's this Sunday for our Annual Fundraising Garden Féte? Please call 098 43248 or DM the page! Thank you!

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12/08/2026

Congratulations to all at CeolX on their launch this evening.

Wishing you the best with your new venture!

Launch Event featuring Gráda | Wednesday, 12 August | Whelan's, Dublin

11/08/2026

Congratulations and heartiest well done to Catherine and Deirdre McNamara on doing this ultra challenge at the weekend
4peaks 31.5hrs just wow.

Well done to you both 👏

📸Catherine Mc
📸Hiking Ireland post
(Both lovingly robbed 😜cause this definitely needed a mention)

10/08/2026

Congratulations to Aileen Bourke(Keelwest and Bonniconlon) and all her Céilí band comrades including Roisin McNulty Maum

Comhghairdeas to The Lissadell Céilí Band from Sligeach who are the 2026 winners of the All-Ireland Senior Céilí Band Competition!

The newly crowned champions will perform live on the Gig Rig at Belfast City Hall at 12.20am.



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