Flood prevention schemes are being carried out in a number of locations in West Mayo, members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District were told at their meeting last week.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have highlighted the decline of Louisburgh town which has seen hotels and businesses close one after another in recent years.

A Louisburgh councillor has called on Mayo County Council to continue fixing potholes and surfaces in roads leading to rural houses.

Louisburgh councillor Cllr Chris Maxwell has complimented the fire service in Westport and Castlebar for its quick action in tackling a wildfire in West Mayo last month.

More than two months after Storm Éowyn councillors in Mayo are still being contacted by householders and businesses that are without broadband and telephone services.

Wildlife were killed and hundreds of acres of land scorched when a terrifying wildfire took hold in West Mayo last week. A gorse fire broke out in the Cregganbaun area near Louisburgh last Thursday afternoon.

February 3rd, 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Manila.

A Louisburgh councillor has condemned the Department of Agriculture for the ongoing delays in payments under the ACRES scheme.

The toilet facilities at one of West Mayo's most popular beaches are to be upgraded.

"It is scaring a lot of people as these dogs come bounding up"

A judge has told a woman caught with more than €40,000 of cannabis that she seems to believe she is “immune” from going to jail.

A heartbroken family said they will never forgive a man whose careless driving caused the death of a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.

An Erris-based councillor has called on Mayo County Council to reinstate a number of vacant council houses in the area.

A well-known leader in the Irish American community in New York has said undocumented Irish people living in the United States should not make "drastic moves" ahead of President Donald Trump taking office for the second time later this month.

A Mayo native and his wife were key figures at a historic US event solely dedicated to sepsis, an illness that sadly claimed the life of their young son 12 years ago.

Transition Year students from schools across Mayo and Galway paid a visit to the Lough Mask Water Treatment Plant on Friday afternoon last to learn about the processes that go into treating raw water to make it safe for domestic use.

Airbnb is a “scourge” and empty holiday homes are also contributing to the housing crisis in Mayo, it has been claimed.

The Aughaval group of Church of Ireland parishes has just released a list of their services and concerts set to take place over the Christmas period.

Louisburgh Voices, directed by Pauline Graham, will perform a Christmas Concert with a difference in Holy Trinity Church, Westport, on Wednesday, December 11th, at 8pm.

The flooding, electricity outages, blocked roads and destruction caused by the sudden snowstorm that hit much of Mayo on November 20th is "a big wake-up call" for rural communities.

Matches and Old Flames is the latest work by playwright and broadcaster Tommy Marren and is hitting the boards across three Mayo venues in the weeks ahead with shows in Claremorris, Louisburgh and Ballina.

Councillors in the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have criticized the upcoming lowering of speed limits on Mayo’s local and rural roads from 80km/hr to 60km/hr which will see just four roads in the MD retaining the limit of 80km/hr.

Mayo County Council has been urged to clean out rivers in west Mayo after a "terrifying" flooding event in the Cregganbaun area earlier this month.

A councillor has presented a picture to the office of the Belmullet Municipal District.

A Mayo councillor brought a bag of turf into a meeting of the local authority last week before offering it to management.

Councillors in the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have documented a list of projects in the area that need to be added to Mayo County Council's roads programme.

A Westport councillor has said he believes the controversial greenway from Belclare to Westport "won't happen at all".

A Westport councillor has called for by-laws to be drawn up for the use of street furniture for outdoor dining.

Newly-elected Cllr Chris Maxwell is calling on Uisce Éireann to repair and upgrade the Louisburgh Sewerage Scheme so that "ongoing pollution of the waters along the West Mayo coastline" does not continue.

There is widespread grief in West Mayo following the tragic death of a woman who lost her life in a drowning accident on Sunday. The woman has been named locally as Cathy Hughes.

One of the great anomalies of the last local elections in Mayo was the failure of Louisburgh to return a councillor.

No of Seats: 4 Candidates (9): Peter Flynn (Fine Gael); Karen Gallagher (Sinn Féin); Christy Hyland (Non-Party); Keira Keogh (Fine Gael); Chris Maxwell (Independent Ireland); Niall McCormack (Irish Freedom Party); Brendan Mulroy (Fianna Fáil); Peter ...

A Mayo councillor believes a contentious greenway project could be a major election factor in the Westport area. Independent councillor John O’Malley is seeking a return to Mayo County Council.

The Green Party has launched its Mayo campaign for the local and European elections.

A whole host of footballers from Mayo and Sligo featured in the final of the All-Ireland Intermediate Inter-Firms Championship which saw Regeneron from Limerick get the better of Abbvie by 2-6 to 0-8 at Kent Park in Sligo last week, writes Gavin ...

A farmer who threatened a neighbour during a heated row over a dog frightening his sheep has been ordered to engage with the Probation Service.

Members of Birdwatch Mayo will meet in the car park at Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh, at 10am on Sunday, March 3rd.  Darren Ellis and his partner, Hannah Keogh, will guide the group.

A West Mayo man has failed in his bid to have a prosecution for drunk driving thrown out of court.  Gerard O’Malley, aged 57, of Six Noggins, Louisburgh, pleaded not guilty at Castlebar District Court to drink driving on September 26, 2022.

One school and three community groups across Mayo are set to receive a share of €176,616 under Measure 1 of the Government’s CLÁR Programme.

A man who drowned at Silver Strand beach near Louisburgh last month had been treated for a brain tumour just months earlier.

Initial approval has been granted for an additional special educational classroom and teaching room at a West Mayo national School.

Mayo LGFA Intermediate Championship – Semi-Final  Moy Davitts 3-12  Louisburgh 2-10  A commanding performance, for most of the game, saw Moy Davitts book their place in the county ...