A North Mayo B&B business has been forced to cut back on its bookings because guests are being disturbed by boy racers.

Mayo County Council celebrated National Biodiversity Week with various activities throughout the county. National Biodiversity Week encourages the public to celebrate, discover and engage with our natural world and biodiversity.

A proposal for Mayo County Council to develop its own traffic calming policy has been supported by members of the council's Roads and Sustainable Travel Strategic Policy Committee (SPC).

Ballinrobe-based councillor Damien Ryan has asked that the long-proposed bypass for the South Mayo town be put on a priority list as traffic gridlock cannot be tolerated any longer.

Members of Mayo County Council have proposed a review of the local authority's tenancy agreements so that perpetrators of domestic violence must leave the family property, instead of their victims having to seek emergency accommodation.

A Mayo councillor has claimed that roundabouts are being narrowed to the point where truck drivers are unable to get around them safely.

Members of Mayo County Council have defended the proposed €2. 15 million makeover of the chamber in Aras an Chontae in Castlebar and have called on the public not to sign a public petition against the controversial project.

The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is one of the biggest road schemes for rural areas in Mayo but there is never enough funding, according to a Mayo councillor.

Mayo County Council should not be relying on the private sector to build housing but instead needs to have its own homeless fund that could be used to construct housing for those in need across the county, according to a local councillor.

A local councillor is calling on Mayo County Council to buy more houses under the Tenant-in-Situ Scheme in order to help tenants in distress.

High praise rang out for the Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council as he hosted a meeting of the local authority on his home turf of Belmullet on Monday week last, May 11.

A local councillor has queried why €1. 8m in grants allocated to Mayo Co Council for housing adaptation supports was not drawn down.

Local councillors are calling on Mayo County Council to provide more social and affordable housing to help meet increasing demand.

Mayo County Council has failed to issue a single fine for dog fouling over the past two years as a government minister aims to crack down on the problem.

Mayo County Council will carry out the supervision and advisory role on the EirGrid North Connacht 110KV project after reaching an agreement with its counterpart in Roscommon.

Mayo County Council has reported revenue collection of near or above 90% for commercial rates, rents and loans during 2025.

Mayo Co Council has been asked to consider an offer by a philanthropy fund for a free site for the construction of the new Ballyhaunis Fire Station.

Mayo County Council has taken an important step towards reducing carbon emissions by rolling out electric, rechargeable gardening equipment to staff across all municipal districts.

Mayo County Council has made significant progress in correcting electoral register inaccuracies.Last year, the Electoral Commission revealed that Mayo's electoral register has 100.4% of the number of electors on the register compared with estimated ...

Efforts are being made to address a funding shortfall for a long-awaited Mayo playground project. A meeting of Mayo County Council’s Planning Strategic Committee heard that rising construction costs are putting the Bohola playground project in peril.

A long-serving Mayo councillor had to install CCTV at his home after threats were made against him.

There is concern over the level of upkeep of some council houses by the local authority, writes Keith Bourke.

The ongoing delay in delivering a promised slip road between Westport Industrial Estate and the Golf Course Road and onto the Newport Road was heavily criticised by members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District at their April meeting.

A Mayo tourism operator with a shoulder injury who sought assistance in transporting four large suitcases on the long walk to Platform 7 at Heuston Station, which is the departure point for the Dublin to Westport train, was told that staff could not ...

There are concerns over the ‘lopsided’ nature of housing development in Castlebar.

Mayo County Council launched two new strategy documents at an event at the National Museum of Ireland in Turlough Park last Friday.

Mayo County Council has granted planning permission to transform a former bookshop in Foxford into an artisan bakery.

The impasse between the Mayo Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) and the local media is set to continue after members of the partnership voted in an anonymous poll to prevent journalists from reporting on its meetings.

Earlier this year, Mayo County Council adopted its Strategic Arts Plan 2026–2031.

A Mayo councillor has called for CCTV to be installed in certain housing estates in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Fears that funding of over €2 million will be lost to North Mayo if locals do not subscribe to a planned new community water connection scheme were voiced at a meeting of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District on Monday.

The amount of paperwork around the Croí Conaithe housing scheme is making it impossible for applicants and turning the whole scheme into a small industry, according to a Mayo councillor.

A Mayo councillor has expressed disappointment that the county did not receive any funds under the 2026 Historic Structures Fund, following the recent announcement by the Government of €4.

Members of Mayo County Council have approved borrowings of €2,290,000 for House Purchase Loans under the Local Authority Home Loan and Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Schemes.

Government proposals to introduce 30km per hour speed limits along Irish roads in built-up areas must be carefully examined in relation to Mayo as people may not be willing to adhere to such limits, according to senior council official.

An Erris-based councillor has called it “an absolute and utter scandal" that there are delays in issuing payments to people who have successfully applied for the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme.

A Louisburgh councillor has queried why levies are so high on planning permissions granted by Mayo County Council.

A lag in the delivery of Active Travel projects in Mayo has been acknowledged by management at the local authority.

Safety around schools is the single biggest issue after housing now facing Mayo County Council, according to a local councillor.

The community benefit rate of €2 per kilowatt for energy produced at windfarms in Mayo must be increased, a local councillor has stated.

Questions were asked at the monthly meeting of Mayo County Council about the lease arrangement on Straide Community Hall.

The ongoing delay in installing the promised climbing wall in Castlebar has tipped a local councillor over the edge as he told management of Mayo County Council that "nothing is being done, nothing is being rolled out and he is nothing but angry".

A Ballina councillor has appealed for a second bypass of the town to be included alongside plans for the Ballina Western Bypass, stating that it is urgent enough for the project to be added on to the National Development Plan, with another local ...