County Mayo

And then, of course, all the service people, the police, the, the fire departments, they were all so great.

Among the first responders on September 11th was Michael Lyons from Swinford, County Mayo, a member of the New York City Fire Department.

On September 12th, his brother, Martin Lyons, finally received the news he had been hoping for.

I remember getting a, a, a phone call.

He was, um, above all, a proud dad [clears throat] and, uh, gave so much of his life to help others.

And what else does, what else can one do in one's life but to try and help, help people in their time of need? And I think that's the most human thing of all, to be able to help someone when they need you.

That was Martin Lyons from Swinford in County Mayo ending that report from Sally-Ann Barrett.

It's 7:52.

The year is 1996.

The match is Mayo versus Meads.

You've got TJ here on commentary, joined dutifully by my beautiful comrade Fat Larry.

Fat

As we see here, a young male inbred sing the national anthem with a lot of gusto.

And I think, TJ, if this game is any bit as good as the drawn match, we're in for an absolute treat here today.

of course were six points up in that drawn match and we somehow managed to fuck it away but we're back here again and Mary Robinson looks on and you know she must think that Mayo have got every chance of doing the business today

I suppose my connection with Ireland has been a long one.

My dad was from Clamoris in County Mayo and emigrated to the US in the 70s.

So my connection has been very strong through my dad.

I studied in Boston College and was able to spend six wonderful months at University College Galway at the time.

And the other person I knew was my, was a firefighter, John Patrick Tierney.

John Patrick's father was my Irish language teacher, and, uh, he was from Hollymount, County Mayo.

And, uh, John Patrick didn't survive.

And there were others, too, that, that we knew, people that we knew, and it's still sad after 25 years.

So you have the situation where...

Black Sod weather station in County Mayo.

Absolutely.

And it is quite disappointing that Maureen Flavin Sweeney, who was the postmistress and citizen weather observer from Kerry working in Mayo, I think, that she is just a side note in this film, basically.

Oh.

So County Mayo, you know Foxwood? So just when I arrived in Dublin with my Harry Davidson, they said, oh, we move back to Foxwood.

Come and see us after your trip.

I said, okay.

We're successful in doing that.

The Innes to Athenry line, the business case with 200,000 passengers, that now has grown to 700,000 passengers and still grown and it's outstripping the much hailed to Dublin, Dublin to Belfast railway and we have now secured the and there's enabling works going on at the ride to Clare Morris, and we have absolutely 100% from every man, woman, and politician in County Mayo, and we believe that Sligo deserves better than having their their section of the railway ripped up and...

But it's not been ripped up.

That's the thing, Councillor.