The Voice UK auditions

Fri, May 01, 2015

The BBC’s hugely successful talent show, The Voice, is bringing its hunt for the next big singing star to Mayo.

Horse welfare crisis brewing in Mayo

Fri, May 01, 2015

A horse welfare crisis seems to be brewing in the county with young boys telling a local county councillor they are purchasing horses for as little as €50.

New ‘metro’ broadband network for Castlebar by November

Fri, May 01, 2015

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny is making a significant broadband announcement in Castlebar later today.

Young people urged to register for referendum vote

Fri, May 01, 2015

As many as 3,289 young people in Mayo may not be on the electoral register to cast their votes in the upcoming referenda, according to the National Youth Council of Ireland.

Rates waiver suggested for Knock Airport

Fri, May 01, 2015

A Mayo county councillor has suggested the local authority could waive the rates paid by Ireland West Airport Knock for a period of five years to further support the airport.

‘Mr Wee’ invention wins award

Fri, May 01, 2015

A Foxford student has won an enterprise award for her quirky invention to put an end to a common bathroom dispute.

GMIT business student Lorraine Sotoparra from Foxford is the inventor of ‘Mr Wee’, a device to train boys to lift the toilet seat when they use the bathroom.

Royal visit could boost Knock

Fri, May 01, 2015

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny says the visit next month of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla to the west of Ireland could provide a boost for Ireland West Airport Knock.

“The trip offers the west of Ireland an opportunity to showcase what it has to offer and offers Knock Airport a valuable opportunity to capitalise on tourism from the UK,” said Mr Kenny.

Couple devastated by freak accident issue road safety appeal

Fri, May 01, 2015

A grieving daughter has issued a road safety appeal ahead of the May Bank Holiday weekend after a freak accident which saw her boyfriend accidentally drive over the body of her father, who had died on the road while walking home at night.

Ballina athletic track opening

Fri, May 01, 2015

The Minister of State for Transport and Tourism, Michael Ring, is in Ballina today (May 1) to perform the official opening of the new athletic track at Belleek, Ballina.

Former Irish Olympians Sonia O’Sullivan and John Treacy will also attend the opening at 4.30pm this afternoon.

Guide dogs are helping thirty-one Mayo people

Fri, May 01, 2015

Thirty-one people in Mayo are benefitting from the support of a guide dog, according the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind.

O’Mahony confirms intention to seek nomination in Galway West

Fri, Apr 24, 2015

Last night sitting Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony announced his intention to seek a nomination to run in the Galway West constituency in the next General Election. The decision by the TD who has been elected twice in Mayo, in 2007 and 2011, had been expected after a large swathe of his territory had been annexed by the Galway constituency following the 2012 Constituency Commission report. The changes also saw Mayo drop from a five seater constituency to a four seater constituency.

Transatlantic cable is a ‘game changer’ for Mayo economy

Fri, Apr 24, 2015

The construction of a €279 million super fast transatlantic cable to greatly boost data speeds between Europe and the US, has been described as a game changer for the Mayo economy.

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