Sudden passing of former mayor stuns Castlebar

Tue, Feb 20, 2018

The town of Castlebar was in mourning today (Tuesday, February 20), following the sudden death of former Mayor of Castlebar, Brendan Henaghan.

Award winning modular home business relocates to Swinford

Sun, Feb 18, 2018

Swinford is to become the new headquarters of an up and coming company that will bring business with strong potential for significant job creation to the town.

More investment needed for local and regional roads says Ballina TD

Sun, Feb 18, 2018

Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo Dara Calleary says successive years of government underinvestment in our roads network has left many local and regional routes in extremely dangerous condition.

New homes for six hundred animals from closed research lab

Sat, Feb 17, 2018

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has completed a project to rehome 603 animals — 346 dogs, mostly beagles, and 257 cats — from a research facility in Mayo which closed in 2016.

Mayos take Dublin by storm at Yew Tree Ball

Sat, Feb 17, 2018

A sparkling black tie affair last Saturday night in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin, saw the Mayo Association Dublin celebrate its annual awards gala, rebranded this year as The Yew Tree Ball.

Political points scoring takes over parking debate

Fri, Feb 16, 2018

The topic of parking charges took up more than two hours of this week's Mayo County Council meeting — despite the fact the full council has no say in changing the status quo.

Nephew of Rosary priest says exhumation reports are wide of mark

Fri, Feb 16, 2018

The family of celebrated Attymass priest Fr Patrick Peyton have said no contact has been made with them about the exhumation of his body.

Decision on Claremorris plant 'knot' made yet

Fri, Feb 16, 2018

The lease of five acres of land in Claremorris to a Kerry based firm for the development of a treatment plant for Japanese knotweed was deferred by Mayo County Council on Monday.

The proposed 15 year lease of the lands at Brookhill in Claremorris had already been rejected by the members of the Claremorris Municipal District at their February meeting the week previously.

Chambers slams Government for yet another ‘half delivery’

Fri, Feb 16, 2018

Fianna Fáil TD for Mayo Lisa Chambers has hit out at Government for what she calls another broken promise and half delivery on the €11 million sports grounds construction project at Lough Lannagh Castlebar.

Ring and Naughten launch €2 million crackdown on illegal dumpers

Fri, Feb 16, 2018

The Minister for Rural and Community Development and TD for Mayo, Michael Ring TD, and the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten TD today announced a €2 million crackdown on illegal dumpers.

GMIT Mayo to host 'Finding your way to education' event for migrants

Fri, Feb 16, 2018

GMIT Mayo will host ‘Finding Your Way to Education’, an information day for new Irish who are trying to navigate the Irish education system, on Friday, February 23, from 2pm to 5pm in their Mayo campus.