Cnoc na nÓg, Ireland’s first wheelchair accessible outdoor pre-school, was officially opened at Saints Peter and Paul National School in the Land League village of Straide last week.

Tickets for the gigs go on sale on Friday at 10am

Mayo County Council has given approval to turn a former family home into a new residential care facility. The local authority has given the green light for the project at Garryduff Park in Castlebar.

A number of issues around staffing are contributing to difficulties providing mammography services at Mayo University Hospital (MUH), according to a HSE manager.

Mayo County Council is calling on the public to support local businesses

Road sweeper was bought over a decade ago but rarely used

Newport town is well on its way to becoming an exemplary Dark Sky friendly town with a reduction of up to 80% in light pollution and emissions from public lighting set to be achieved there.

A Mayo councillor has said he is not happy with an update he received from the HSE in relation to plans for a long-awaited extension to the Emergency Department at Mayo University Hospital, writes Joan Geraghty.

The lake supplies Lough Mask, a major source of drinking water in Mayo.

A permanent home should be found for memorabilia connected to opera icon Margaret Burke-Sheridan, writes Keith Bourke.

Castlebar councillors clashed over the provision of toilets as a vote was needed to approve new casual trading bye-laws for the town.

Earlier this year, members of the Leach family climbed Croagh Patrick in remembrance of their loved one Paul Leach from Charlestown. They raised €2,300 which they kindly donated to the HSE Rural Training Centre in Castlebar.

A new book by renowned author Brian Dornan explores the prehistoric and medieval past on the Inishkea islands off the Mayo coast.

Increased traffic in Castlebar is leading to long delays

A Castlebar councillor has implored Presidential candidates to dispense with election posters.

A large crowd gathered in Castlebar last Wednesday for the Bank of Ireland/MyHome. ie 2025 Home-Buying Event.

Members of Castlebar Soroptimists have addressed a meeting of the local municipal council ahead of a major event in the town.

On Monday, September 15th, the Mayo Older Person’s Council (OPC) held a successful annual general meeting and information day at the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar.

When Mayo Cancer Support Association launched its new flagship fundraiser – the Brave the Drop Croke Park Abseil Challenge - with the support of Mayo GAA last July, it was not prepared for the overwhelming response.

Mayo’s flagship business support series, Mayo Ideas Month, launched its 2025 programme at iHub ATU Castlebar last week.

It will be a special day for all involved with Parke Keelogues Crimlin GAA Club this Saturday, September 27, with the official opening of their new floodlit pitch and walkway.

An ‘exorbitant’ agricultural’ levy imposed on a builder by Mayo Co Council has been reduced significantly on appeal.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Wild Atlantic Words Festival in Castlebar and the organisers are determined that the 2025 programme will be worthy of the occasion.

Charles J. Haughey was born in Castlebar a century ago this week. Like most aspects of his life, his Mayo roots were a source of controversy, intrigue and very divided opinion, writes EDWIN McGREAL.

Members of Mayo County Council have extended votes of sympathy to two local families who lost family members recently.

Mayo County Council has adopted a plan to increase its annual housing supply targets from 542 to 1,111 a year, with a view to facilitating the construction of 4,444 new houses between now and 2028.

Fines totalling seven figures were accumulated in one part of the county.

The Lawyers Fishing Club of Ireland enjoyed their annual event at Lough Conn during the summer.

There was a large gathering of legal professionals at Castlebar Courthouse last Tuesday to mark the first sitting of the county's new district court judge Sandra Murphy.

The accommodation crisis is having a major impact on the mental health of third-level students.

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.

Minister of State Alan Dillon has welcomed a planning application submitted by Alliance Medical Diagnostic Imaging Ltd to Mayo Co Council for a new diagnostic imaging centre at Barcastle Retail Park, Castlebar.

A forgotten chapter of Mayo and Irish history is brought vividly to life in Seventy Years in the Wild West, the remarkable new book by historian and former Teagasc agricultural advisor, Sean Cadden.

A Mayo-based martial artist has been recognised as one of the world’s best. Dubbed 'The Chilean Bruce Lee', Raul Sanhueza now calls the county home and operates a martial arts school just outside Castlebar.

Mayo opera star Margaret Burke-Sheridan will be celebrated with a town-wide trail during Culture Night in Castlebar.

A busy Mayo car park will be closed for two weeks next month. Mayo County Council is to close the Pavilion Road car park in Castlebar from 9pm on Monday, September 1 to 9am on Tuesday, September 16.

Mayo County Council Biodiversity Officer has received funding through the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Local Biodiversity Action Fund to put in place biodiversity enhancement measures for Castlebar Town Park.

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

Mayo College of Further Education and Training (FET) will be holding an open day in all their locations throughout Mayo on Thursday, September 4th, from 12 noon to 4pm.

Mayo County Council received 18 notifications to convert vacant pubs into housing units over a seven-year period. This was the highest number in the entire country with Limerick next on 11.

Mayo Fine Gael TDs are backing Heather Humphreys bid for a presential nomination for the party.

One of Mayo’s most recognisable and well-loved B&B businesses is celebrating its 50th anniversary today (Tuesday). The Green Bay B&B has been a fixture at the Mall in Castlebar for more than five decades.

A Mayo supermarket is to be demolished and rebuilt. German retail giant Lidl has secured planning permission from Mayo County Council to demolish and rebuild its store at Moneen in Castlebar.