Family homelessness almost back to peak levels across the West

Fri, Aug 05, 2022

Homeless charity - Galway Simon Community - has highlighted concerns with regard to the number of families in emergency accommodation as the latest figures are released by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Burke hits out at damage caused in Cong

Fri, Aug 05, 2022

Fine Gael councillor Michael Burke hit out this week at people who caused what he said was "untold damage" in Cong last weekend.

Cost of Living Coalition organising meeting

Fri, Aug 05, 2022

The Cost of Living Coalition group in Mayo will host a public meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday August 10 in the Travellers Friend Hotel, Castlebar.

Cillian takes prize in farm safety art competition

Fri, Aug 05, 2022

Cillian Murphy from Newport was the winner of the seven to nine year old category in the recent Teagasc Farm Safety art competition.

Accessible beaches for all project launched in Mayo

Mon, Jul 11, 2022

Mayo County Council have announced the roll out of four new all-terrain beach wheelchairs and wheelchair friendly beach mats which will greatly enhance accessibility on several Mayo Blue Flag Beaches. This equipment will be shared between participating Blue Flag Beaches according to daily demand.

Brackloon NS students present inspiring vision for the future

Mon, Jul 11, 2022

Sixth class students Fintan Burrows and James McKeown from Brackloon National School presented to the Mayo County Council Climate and Biodiversity Subcommittee at the end of last month in Brackloon/Drummin Community Centre.

Teenagers enjoy Foróige's Amplified event in Ballina

Mon, Jul 11, 2022

On Saturday last July 9, after two years in hiatus due to Covid, Foróige’s Drug and Alcohol Free Music Festival Amplified made its debut in Ballina. With nearly 2000 in attendance, from all over Ireland, Foróige's Amplified has been described as the Electric Picnic for young people.

Underwater museum moves closer as study funding confirmed

Fri, Jul 08, 2022

The possibility of a unique underwater museum located in Killala Bay moved a step closer this week with the confirmation of funding for a feasibility study into the project.

MUH seeing spike in positive Covid cases

Fri, Jul 08, 2022

Mayo University Hospital has been dealing with a significant increase in the number of Covid positive patients it has been seeing along with very high numbers of people using the emergency department recently.

Mayo lotto winner picks up €500k prize

Fri, Jul 08, 2022

There was huge excitement in the National Lottery’s winner's room on Wednesday afternoon when the winner of the recent EuroMillions Plus ticket worth €500,000 which was sold in the Maxol Service Station on the Newport Road in Westport, collected their winnings.

New sensory room opens in Ballina Library

Fri, Jul 08, 2022

Ballina Library is one of the first libraries in Ireland to provide a specially-designed Sensory Room for its users. A sensory room is an enclosed space with great potential for self-led sensory experiences.