Mulhern’s Gala in Crossmolina, Gala Keel in Achill, and Murphy’s Gala in Ballyhaunis, Co.

It was one of the best uses ever of an All-Ireland ticket. The year was 1951, and John ‘Twin’ McNamara was restless. He had just finished three years of second-level school in Achill and wanted to make for England.

An 87-year-old American citizen died on a visit to the place of his ancestry when a quad bike he had borrowed veered from a narrow road into a drain, pinning him beneath, an inquest has heard. Michael J.

Senator Mark Duffy has welcomed the launch of an enhanced rural bus service between Castlebar and Achill Island.

Tributes were paid to a long-serving local Garda on his last appearance in Achill District Court. Dublin native Gda Martin O’Reilly is retiring from An Garda Síochána next month after 17 years of dedicated service to the Achill area.

Members of Achill Island RNLI left an open day to come to the aid of three paddleboarders at Keem Bay on Saturday afternoon.

There are many upsides to living on Achill Island. But challenges too. Like so many things in life, there’s a trade-off. It is an utterly beautiful place, a lovely place to raise a young family.

On the island where one of her famous castles still stands sentry, the legend of Granuaile came alive in spectacular fashion late last month.

Scoil Acla has announced that renowned Mayo musician, Tom Doherty, has been appointed as the artist-in-residence for Scoil Acla 2025.

Local entrepreneur and founder of House of Achill, Anna Sutcliffe, who specialises in handcrafted products inspired by the island and the Wild Atlantic Way, has received a quick cash injection to invest in new technology thanks to the RISE Community ...

A Mayo councillor has claimed there is an “urban rural divide” when it comes to the provision of facilities in the county.

Funding for local and regional roads in Mayo is inadequate and a call must be made to the Government for emergency monies in order to bring them up to standard, an Achill councillor has stated.

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