Speed limits cannot be changed in Mayo until the Government’s national speed limit review is concluded. Mayo Co Council executive engineer Orla Bourke informed local councillors of the news at a recent meeting of Ballina Municipal District.

Ballina councillors have called on An Garda Síochána to do more to thwart the activities of boy racers in the town.

The ruins of the Augustinian Abbey in Ballina need urgent conservation and repair works, a local councillor has stated.