Blizzard batters the west

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

The county was on virtual lockdown last night and this morning (Friday) as the region was lashed by a strong blizzard which shut schools, businesses, schools and colleges and forced the population to remain indoors under strict instruction from safety agencies.

Movie man Mulligan wins bursary

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Charlestown director/writer/producer Alan Mulligan has been named as the recipient of the Film Mayo Tyrone Guthrie bursary for 2018.

Mulligan's debut feature film The Limit Of had its premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh last summer, and he said winning the bursary was a brilliant end to a memorable year.

Time to make a decision once and for all on Westport convent site

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Mayo County Council were told this week it was time for them to make a decision on what they are going to do with the old convent site in Westport — In essence, they were told that either they put forward plans for it or consider selling it.

McHale selected to fill Sinn Féin council spot

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Long serving Sinn Féin activist Joe McHale, has been selected by the party to fill a vacancy on Mayo County Council.

McHale selected to fill Sinn Féin council spot

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Long serving Sinn Féin activist Joe McHale, has been selected by the party to fill a vacancy on Mayo County Council.

Councillors defer decision on future of Ballina Men's Shed at old Astoria Cinema

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Councillors in Ballina this week deferred a decision to extend a lease on a building being used by the Men’s Shed in the town.

€855,000 for Mayo under LIS scheme

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

A day after the allocation of funding for private rural roads was discussed at the West Mayo Municipal District meeting, the Government delivered.

The Greens are coming west to talk farming and agriculture

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan will be among the speakers at an event to debate the future of family farming in the West.

Mayo's first dementia cafe to open in Belmullet

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Sonas Ti Aire Nursing Home will be launching Belmullet's first dementia cafe on Monday, March 26, from 2-4pm.

Give your spring clean a helping hand at WEEE collection days

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Are you getting ready for the annual spring clean of your home? Tomorrow, March 3, WEEE Ireland will host the first of six free collection events to make it easy for householders in Mayo to say goodbye to winter, clear out the waste electrical items in their homes, and send them for recycling and recovery.

The first collection will take place in Tesco car park in Swinford from 10am to 4pm tomorrow. The following Saturday, March 10, the collection will move to Market Square car park in Claremorris from 10am to 4pm. On Saturday, March 24, you can bring your electrical goods to the Tesco car park in Ballinrobe from 10am to 4pm.

Kenny unveils bust of Mayo legal great

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Former taoiseach Enda Kenny has unveiled a portrait bust of the late Thomas Valentine O'Connor in Swinford.

Councillors decide on new names for two Ballina laneways

Fri, Mar 02, 2018

Two laneways in Ballina are to receive official new names after local councillors made the decision at this week’s meeting of the Ballina Municipal District.

The decision to name the laneways, one connecting O’Rahilly Street with Teeling Street and the other Pearse Street with the Military Barracks, had been deferred from the December meeting.

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