Council chief urges Mayo to 'stay safe but stay strong'

Fri, Apr 24, 2020

Mayo County Council chief executive Peter Hynes has urged the county to 'stay safe but stay strong.'

Ring confirms cancellation of Tidy Towns competition

Fri, Apr 24, 2020

Michael Ring TD, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, this week announced the cancellation of the Tidy Towns competition for 2020 in the interests of public health and safety.

A summer to remember from 25 years ago

Fri, Apr 24, 2020

"It was just fun to be with them and they were great lads and you couldn't ask any more" - is how 25 years on Martin Carney remembers the Mayo u21 team of 1995, that were beaten by Kerry in an All Ireland final replay that summer.

Kilmovee 10k present face maskes to Mayo Roscommon Hospice

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

The first batch of face masks were recently presented to Angelina Nugent of the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation (MRHF) at the Kilmovee Shamrocks GAA ground, by the organisers of the Kilmovee 10k.

Contact tracing centre in Áras an Contae expected to be called into operation next week

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

Mayo County Council expects a contact tracing centre located in its headquarters in Áras an Contae to be called into operation next week.

Mayo domestic abuse and rape crisis supports still in place despite Covid-19

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

Mayo domestic abuse and rape crisis support services have added their voices to a major new TV, radio and social media advertising campaign to tackle the serious issue of domestic violence.

Mayo physiotherapists Mayo Day mission to cover 500 miles to battle Covid-19

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

A team of 50 Mayo physiotherapy colleagues working on the frontline for the people of Mayo are going further in their fight against Covid-19 next week.

Free Planet Youth workshop to help Mayo parents overcome Covid-19 challenges

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

Mayo parents dealing with parenting challenges created by Covid-19 are invited to attend an online workshop designed to help them through these unprecedented times.

1,200 more Mayo people in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payments this week

Mon, Apr 20, 2020

According to the latest figures released by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection there are 1,200 more people in Mayo in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment Payments this week compared to last week.

Almost €5,000 raised so far for repair of St Anthony's School bus

Mon, Apr 20, 2020

Over the weekend St Anthony's School reported that thieves had forcibly removed the fuel tank from one of the schools buses and also drained the diesel from an older bus belonging to the school.

‘No room for complacency,’ says Saolta chief

Fri, Apr 17, 2020

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Mayo has continued to rise this week with 216 confirmed cases in the county - this time last week there were 130 confirmed cases in Mayo, reflecting a jump of 86 inside the seven-day period or a 66 per cent increase in cases.