The closing date is looming for nominations for the most prestigious award in Mayo's history. The Mayo Person of the Year accolade has been awarded to a host of well-known people over the years.

Tom Delaney, who runs Ould Crafty from a small home in Mayo, says he feels a ‘responsibility’ to keep the ancient tradition alive.

Next month marks the centenary of the first-ever All-Ireland senior football championship to be won by a Connacht county. In Ballinasloe in November, Galway hosted a celebration of the first of their nine All-Ireland titles.

Met Éireann has warned of difficult travelling conditions, fallen trees and loose objects displaced. 

An orange warning has been issued for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, and Wexford on 7 am on Tuesday until 3 pm.

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The number of dog attacks in Mayo is among the highest in Ireland. Restricted breeds were responsible for almost half of all reported incidents of aggressive dog behaviour last year, in cases where the breed was identified.

A judge said Mr Burke ‘has the keys to his own prison’ and can be released if he purges his contempt.

Hidden Hearing has announced the opening of a new Centre of Excellence for Diagnostic Audiology and Vestibular Assessments in Galway, the first dedicated regional hub of its kind in the West of Ireland.

Met Éireann is warning of heavy or thundery rain with possible spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions.

The missing crew member on board was last seen at approximately 10.30pm last night

The Central Criminal Court heard that Pat Salmon (89) of Rockfield, Knock, Claremorris, Co Mayo pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault, on dates between January and June 1995.

The warning for Clare, Kerry, Galway, and Mayo remains in place until 8pm. The forecaster is warning of localised flooding, difficult travel conditions, and poor visibility in those counties.

A yellow rain warning has been issued to Galway, Mayo, Clare, and Kerry, from 8 pm on Sunday to 8 pm on Monday.

The sad reality of premature male deaths in Ireland was recently laid out in a report conducted by the Movember Institute of Men’s Health in collaboration with the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) and published last month.

The woman says her child has been waiting three years on a CDNT list.

After the assault, the three men drove to a wilderness area where they disposed of the wallet and gloves containing DNA evidence that later linked them to the crime.

One of the three, John Irving (31), had 57 convictions, including for burglary, theft, arson, criminal damage and endangerment.

Mayo looks likely to see renewable energy projects that will deliver 1,132MW of power.

Gardaí carried out searches of two properties in rural West Mayo as part of an operation that formed part of an intelligence-led investigation into criminal activity on the Darkweb.

Originally a yellow warning, Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Sligo, and Leitrim were upgraded to orange wind warnings for Friday.

The ballot for industrial action is open to members in Emergency Department A, Emergency Department B, the Medical Assessment Unit, and the Escalation Team.

Dr Patrick J. McNamara, first-born son of Padraic and Eileen McNamara, Bohernasup, and a distinguished alumnus of St Muredach's College, has spent his career pushing against the boundaries of what medical science once deemed impossible.

A man in his 20s was seriously injured in an alleged attack on the Tucker Street area of Castlebar in the early hours of Saturday August 23rd.

The man injured in this incident, aged in his 20s, remains in a critical condition at Beaumont Hospital.

To date the vast majority have responded to the legal notices and have agreed to cease their illegal activities.

It has been a bumper summer season for tourism in Mayo. Westport hotelier Darren Madden, of the Clew Bay Hotel, said business was brisk in the tourist town. “In terms of numbers it has been very positive around Westport.

Dublin leads the way with four nominees followed by Kerry on three and Mayo on two.

Since the Lotto began in 1988, Mayo has now claimed both the highest (€19,060,800) and third highest (€17,008,295) jackpots in Irish history.

The warning has been issued for Clare, Donegal, Mayo, Leitrim, Sligo, and Galway, and will last until 6 pm on Thursday.

At 2.50am, gardaí received a report of a male unconscious after an alleged assault outside a licensed premises on Tucker Street.

The incident happened on the Castlebar road involving a car and a motorcycle, which occurred at approximately 4.50 pm. 

A new mural honouring New York's immigrants at the city's iconic St Patrick's Cathedral will include a tribute to the Holy Apparition at Knock

The 31 degrees was reported on Saturday 12th, during a hot spell, at Mount Dillon, Co Roscommon.

Met Éireann has warned of dangerous travelling conditions, power outages, and structural damage.

EVs now account for 17 per cent of new car sales but it varies from 10 per cent in Mayo to 25 per cent in Wicklow

Emergency services were alerted after the alarm was raised and the blaze was brought under control.

Members of Mayo County Council have rejected a proposal to increase the rate of the Local Property Tax (LPT) in Mayo to 15% beyond the case rate.

The evening of Saturday, June 28 will remain in the memories of fourteen Mayo dancers for a long time to come, after they were crowned world champions with their figure dance ‘The Waves of Blacksod Bay’.

At a time when Dublin has never been more congested and expensive to live in, Mayo native Seán Tobin will host a ‘Why Choose Mayo’ event next week with a panel of speakers who will explain why there has never been a better time to move west to Mayo.

BirdWatch Mayo will hold its next outing on Sunday, July 13th, when the destination is Downpatrick Head in North Mayo. July is a great month for cliff-nesting seabirds.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene and brought to Mayo University Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

They suffered a heart-breaking 19 point to 1-15 loss to Donegal in Group 1's final game on Sunday evening.