This means that farmers are warned to ensure that crops are sprayed and this warning will be taken seriously. Weather conditions this summer have not helped the prospects of a good harvest. Crops are slow-growing due to long periods of below average temperatures. Projected yields are wqell down on average. The tourism season in Mayo, as in the rest of the country, has not been very busy so far.
Main reason given is the relative weakness of the Irish currency vis a vis the dollar and Sterling.
I know of nowhere else on earth where pageantry and parades play as prominent a part in day to day life as in Northern Ireland. Bank managers, teachers, civil servants, et all, marched behind their Lodge banners and revelled in the celebration of the victory of Protestant King William over Catholic King James at the battle of the Boyne. The race for Sam is now on in earnest with the pairings for 3 of the 4 provincial finals aready decided. In Connacht there is no action this weekend. Sligo, after accounting for Mayo in decisive fashion, failed miserably to Galway last Sunday.