Ireland West Airport announces charity partners for 2019

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

Ireland West Airport has announced that Croí, Hope House and The Jack and Jill Foundation have been selected by airport staff as its charity partners for 2019.

Motorists advised to pay attention to new speed limit signage

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

Motorists are being advised to pay attention to new speed limit signage erected on Mayo roads. Changes have been made to speed limits throughout Mayo with a view to improving road safety.

Barley Hill action is urgently required or lives could be lost

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

Councillors in the West Mayo Municipal District have called for some works to be done at Barley Hill, between Newport and Westport, before a life is lost on the road there.

The Cathaoirleach of the district, Fianna Fáil Cllr Brendan Mulroy, told the January meeting of the local authority that he had been informed of another near miss at the location last Saturday, where a woman who was travelling on the road met a tractor coming around the corner on the wrong side of the road and nearly ended up going over the side and down into the field. He added that "there is no point in a family googling to see how we have raised this issue numerous times after a tragedy has occurred."

New bridge is planned for Glenisland - McLoughlin

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

After many years of delay and frustration, it seems that the way is being finally cleared for the replacement of Glenisland Bridge on the main road from Castlebar to Erris, according to Castlebar based Fianna Fail councillor, Martin McLoughlin.

Mulranny to represent Ireland on the European stage

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

Mulranny will represent Ireland this year in the village section of the Entente Florale Competition, a European wide international horticultural competition established to recognise municipalities and villages in Europe for excellence in horticultural displays.

Swanick backs calls for Sepsis awareness campaign

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

Mayo based Fianna Fáil Senator, Keith Swanick, has called for a nationwide awareness campaign to highlight the signs, symptoms and dangers of sepsis.

Mayo passenger journeys highest on record in 2018

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

A total of 577,000 passenger journeys were recorded on the Dublin/Mayo rail line in 2018, the highest figures ever recorded on the route. This represents a 3.2 per cent increase on 2017.

Mayo County Council going green for a brighter future

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Mayo County Council is going green with the purchase of two Citroen Berlingos replacing old petrol and diesel vehicles. The first of a fleet of new electric council vehicles was launched on Wednesday, January 30, by the Chief Executive of Mayo County Council, Peter Hynes, at Aras an Chontae, Castlebar.

Missing youth found safe and well

Sun, Jan 27, 2019

A 13-year old youth who had been missing since Friday morning has been found safe and well.

'The treachery returns to the betrayer' says council chief

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

Chief executive of Mayo County Council, Peter Hynes, read out a hard hitting statement at the January meeting of the local authority in relation to the recent Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) investigation into himself and councillors Frank Durcan and Cyril Burke — before excusing himself from the meeting when the reports were discussed by the councillors.

SDZ at Asahi site could bring huge opportunities to Killala

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

The foundations for having the former Asahi site in Killala designated as a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) were laid at a meeting of Mayo County Council on Monday last.