Achill councillor Paul McNamara has acknowledged the good work done by Mayo County Council in relation to the provision of social housing in the area in recent times.

As one man told Toirlach Dever on the Saturday just after he had finished his epic 24-hour run around Achill, it took a madman to think of the idea and another level of madness entirely to actually see it through.

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

Achill natives who have moved away and become part of Ireland’s diaspora must be helped to return home to revitalise the local community, according to a local councillor.

Work to strengthen the Irish language in Erris is paying dividends, according to Dr Laoise Ní Dhúda of Gaeilge Iorrais.

Two 14-year-old boys from Achill Island have raised an astonishing €17,395. 85 for Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation.

A number of tyres have been punctured on cars travelling the R319 road following works by a broadband company that dug up the road to lay cables, according to Achill-based councillor Cllr Paul McNamara.

Cuala’s success in winning the All-Ireland Senior Club Football title was very well received in Mayo, as they were managed by Louisburgh’s Austin O’Malley.

When America sets a headline (the wisdom goes) in jig-time Europe tends to follow. Not in everything, thank God.

The wren, the wren  The king of all birds  St Stephen’s Day,   Was caught in the furze  Up with the kettle and down with the pan  ...

It will be at least 2027 before upgrade works to three bridges on Achill Island will be completed.

The kids’ Christmas wishes this year are an eclectic mix. There’s a request for a tablet (electronic, not medicinal I hasten to add), a bike and from our youngest, ‘lots of torches and Peppa Pig stuff’.

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.

A man was the “author of his own misfortune” when he videoed and shared online an attack on a male who had insulted his mother at her birthday partyJay Wilson, aged 25, of Barr na Farraige, Achill Sound, pleaded guilty to a charge of affray when he ...

An Achill councillor has said persistent problems with the island's water supply need to be prioritised by Uisce Éireann.

A coroner has recommended that anti-roll bars be fitted on quad bikes. Pat O'Connor made the comments at his final sitting of the coroner's court in Swinford last week after hearing evidence in the case of Michael J.

An inquest has recorded an open verdict in the case of an Achill Island native who drowned at a popular beauty spot in Castlebar. The hearing into the death of Thomas Weir, aged 67, took place at Swinford Courthouse last week.

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.

Residents on Achill Island are having to live without a clean water supply for more than three weeks at a time due to an inadequate water treatment plant.

A Mayo couple who lost their infant son have launched a fundraiser to purchase a vital piece of equipment for Mayo University Hospital.

Master butcher Seán Kelly has hidden 20 Kelly’s Putógs on the Great Western Greenway and everyone who finds one will get a prize worth at least €200 from a €5,000 prize fund.

Achill Heinrich Boll Association is pleased to host the concert 'Illumination', by Kathy Fahey, which will be performed by Choral Symphony West (Mayo Concert Orchestra and Vocalessence Ladies Choir) with soloist Patrick Quinn in St Joseph’s Church ...

On Thursday, August 1, RNLI representatives from Achill Island participated in a special photo moment – One Moment for One Crew – to create a photographic record of those involved with the life-saving charity in its 200th year.

Mayo County Council have granted planning permission for the extension of facilities that allow for the parking of mobile homes in a popular tourism area of the county.

Ongoing development of the Great Western Greenway will see works now move from the recently completed stretch at Achill Sound onto the route between Cashel and Bunnacurry.

An Achill-based councillor has called for road signage to be put in place to let people know how to get to the popular West Mayo destination.

The appointment of a beach ranger at picturesque Keem Bay on Achill Island has proved hugely effective in promoting good visitor behaviour, Mayo County Council's Tourism Development Officer has said.

The accident occurred on the L1406 Dugort to Slievemore road on Tuesday morning 30th July

A 40th anniversary tribute to the internationally acclaimed Achill painter, the virtuoso Belgian impressionist Marie Howet - who first arrived at Caherlistrane-born Eva O'Flaherty's home in Dooagh in 1929 - will take place on the island on Sunday, ...

Minister of State Dara Calleary TD has confirmed that St Fionnan’s Nursing Unit on Achill Island will reopen to patients from the end of next week.

It is believed Taylor Swift visited Achill Island during her trip to Ireland for The Eras Tour

Mayo County Council is hoping to encourage people in local communities to take a stand against those who try to use bonfires as a means of free waste disposal after several incidents throughout the county leading up to Bonfire Night on June 23rd ...

The driver of the quad bike, a man in his 80s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Achill landscapes make up the bulk of Marie Howet's 25 paintings in her monumental book, A La Source d'Ara, published in Paris on June 7, 1934, exactly 90 years ago, and her extraordinary island legacy will finally be celebrated on Achill over the ...

Circus and craft events in Achill, creative writing workshops in Claremorris, illustration events in Belmullet, a magic workshop on Inishturk, jiving and country music in Bohola – these are just a few of the exciting events for children on ...

What does it mean to be Irish?As a country with a long history of emigration, we are very aware of how fluid it can be. Someone may not be born here but may consider themselves more Irish than me or you.

No of Seats: 3 Candidates (8): Micheál 'Boxty' Ó Conaill (Green Party); John Paul Carey (Non-Party), Sean Carey (Fianna Fáil), Pat Chambers (Fine Gael), Gerry Coyle (Fine Gael), Rosaleen Dixon Lally (Sinn Féin), Jay Heneghan ...

In next June’s local elections, I’ll be voting in the Belmullet/Achill Electoral Area. It is one of the largest geographically in the country.

The annual Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend takes place on Achill Island from May 3rd to 5th with an international panel of writers and speakers.

Achill Island RNLI assisted two men on board a small open pleasure craft which was drifting off Old Head yesterday after they were alerted by the Irish Coast Guard that the vessel was in difficulty.

Sarah Lavelle had not envisaged herself working and living on her native Achill Island. But she is doing just that, as she runs the Achill Island Kitchen in Dooagh and immerses herself in local community projects.

Mary B Gallagher describes Achill as her heart, and sitting chatting to her, it’s easy to understand why. A native of the island, she has lived and worked there all her life.

Achill native Kenny Deery has this morning declared his intention to run as an Independent candidate for Galway City Council in the upcoming local elections.