Mayo County Council’s Road Safety Office is marking Road Safety Week 2025, which takes place from today (Monday, October 6) and continues until Sunday, October 12.

Mayo County Council is calling on the public to support local businesses

A biodiversity project at Knock Shrine has proved very successful and is to be used as a model for other parishes interested in dedicating parts of their church grounds to nature.

The Cathaoirleach of Mayo Co Council, Cllr Sean Carey, has raised concerns about the growth of an invasive species in Belmullet which "is making parts of farmlands ineligible for ACRES payments".

A new campaign has been launched by Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Mayo to show businesses how to make become more productive and to improve their competitiveness.

Standing stones are located in several locations in the county.

On Monday, September 15th, the Mayo Older Person’s Council (OPC) held a successful annual general meeting and information day at the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar.

A call has been made on Mayo County Council to develop standard designs to facilitate the rapid building of housing developments for people seeking social and affordable homes.

A West Mayo councillor has called for "joined-up thinking" on flood management, noting that measures are not being taken to reduce the causes of flooding.

The Munnelly family in Geesala are being held up as an example of how to get things done after they rebuilt their fire-destroyed public house in a matter of months.

West Mayo councillors have claimed that landowners along the route of the proposed Belclare to Murrisk greenway will be subject to compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) if the project goes ahead.

Young people seeking to build their own houses in Mayo should be appreciated and supported for wanting to live in the county, according to members of Mayo Co Council.

A senior official with Mayo County Council has said modular housing is an option that builders in the county should consider.

A local councillor has claimed that demographic and planning figures over the last half century show that Mayo is “standing still and not making progress".

A Director of Services with Mayo County Council has taken full accountability for the recent return of over €200,000 in Exchequer funding that had been earmarked for local road improvements in Mayo.

Councillors in Mayo are appealing to developers of small and large housing estates to commence new projects in the county.

Members of Mayo County Council have called for the local authority to spearhead an awareness campaign around mental health and suicide prevention after a recent spate of tragic deaths.

E-scooters are “a blight on our streetscapes”, a councillor has claimed. Cllr Damien Ryan made his comments at last week's meeting of Mayo Co Council's roads strategic policy committee when he queried what policy was in place to regulate them.

A senior official at Mayo County Council has assured councillors that the local authority intends to spend all money provided for roadworks under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS).

A programme of works designed to make public transport in Mayo accessible to all has been unveiled by the local authority.

Members of Mayo County Council have opted not to nominate an Independent candidate for the upcoming Presidential election.

There are too many state bodies overseeing the management of roads in Ireland, making the procurement process time-consuming and frustrating, a senior council official has stated.

A Mayo councillor has raised concerns that the local authority’s machinery yard is “fading into the background".

A proposal to convert a former Mayo pub into apartments has been rejected by Mayo County Council. An application was lodged with the local authority for a change of use of Digger Jay’s in Toorbuck, Ayle, Westport.

A North Mayo councillor has complained that Mayo has received insufficient funding under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) to repair minor roads in the county.

Members of Mayo County Council have complained that work to remove dangerous overhanging and damaged trees along roadsides is not being carried out.

An Erris-based councillor has queried why homeowners with pyrite have to apply for planning permission to to rebuild their properties.

Several councillors spoke in support of a group of protestors who attended the most recent meeting of Mayo County Council to call for the local authority to bring forward more measures to address the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Director of services Tom Gilligan said he was not 'in the habit of sending out hoax emails'

Mayo County Council has been successful in securing €15,000 funding from the Department of Health for the roll-out of free sanitary products at 30 locations across the county, in a significant step towards addressing period poverty.

There are currently 217 homeless people, including 69 children, in Mayo.

A Mayo councillor has said he is prepared to lead a protest march on Uisce Éireann's headquarters as frustration mounts over a lack of action in delivering a new wastewater treatment plant in Newport.

Councillors are frustrated that Mayo County Council had an underspend of up to €15 million in its 2024 budget when they are continually told there is no money in the coffers for projects.

Mayo county councillors have expressed their frustration with the planning process.

A UK television presenter has been attracting a lot of attention to Mayo by posting YouTube videos as he explores the Wild Atlantic Way.

The Cathaoirleach of Castlebar Municipal District wants to reverse a decision to hold next year's Mayo. ie Western People Women's Mini-Marathon in Ballina.

A Westport councillor has condemned the council's 'lack of empathy' over mislaid parking tickets.

A Westport councillor has called on Mayo County Council to prioritise the development of a marina at Westport Quay, writes Joan Geraghty. The ambitious project has been years in the offing with no actual work done to date.

Members of Mayo County Council’s Roads and Sustainable Travel Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) are seeking an amendment to allow councillors to allocate Notice of Motion (NOM) money towards upgrading non-public roads and public lighting.

‘From Scenic Strolls to Safe Arrivals’ is the theme of the new pedestrian road safety campaign that was launched by Mayo County Council's Road Safety Office in conjunction with Achill Tourism and An Garda Síochána.

A Mayo County Council official has said the local authority’s Roads and Sustainable Travel Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) needs to devise a policy to safely allow drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) to charge their vehicles in urban areas.

The manager of the Local Link service in cMayo has called for greater provision of bus stops and shelters, writes Paul O'Malley.

Members of Mayo County Council’s Roads and Sustainable Travel Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) have called for the local authority to adopt its own speed limit by-laws ahead of the outcome of a national review.