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A brand-new festival for the west of Ireland Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts Three Stages • Two Days • More than 50 international and Irish acts Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24, 2012  Westport House, Westport,…

Take a Voyage of Discovery about Grace O’Malley with Talks & Tours, Craft Beer, Adventure Racing, Yawl Racing & more    Can any modern day woman match the determination and bravery of the original Wild Atlantic woman?  It’s been over…

Westport House 2013 Halloween Festival As anticipation builds for Halloween, rumours flourish of ghoulish goings on at the historic Westport House in Co. Mayo.  Their annual Halloween Fest, which runs for the duration of the mid-term break (October 26 to November…

Don't miss out on the bustling Autumn & Winter events programme at Westport House   Roll Up to Fossett’s Circus - NEW! With a historical association of providing animals to Westport House Zoo in the 1970's, 80's and 90's ,…

PRIMARY TIMES STAR AWARDS HONOUR WESTPORT HOUSE Westport House Wins Best Family Visitor Attraction & Best Halloween Event in the West. Westport, Co. Mayo – 12th August 2015 - The best of what Ireland has to offer families is revealed…

Westport was crowned Ireland’s Best Kept Large Town 2012 just hours after winning The Best Place to Live in Ireland award. Westport is electrified with excitement after its two wins. Eithne Cosgrove, Chairperson of the Destination Westport Marketing Group,  said “Not…

Hear the history, gossip, stories and yarns as you wander through the streets and lane ways of the town on this 60 minute theatrical tour of Westport Town. The tour follows some of Westport's most renowned characters throughout the ages…

Fáilte Ireland has announced that Westport has been crowned the 2014 National Large Tourism Town. The Mayo hotspot was chosen from a shortlist of ten top tourism towns including Killarney, Kilkenny, Cobh and Kinsale. Speaking at the award’s ceremony at…