The deadline for completion of works on the R312 road from Castlebar to Belmullet is being delayed following concerns raised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI).

Mayo University Hospital’s large Sudanese medical community have come together to raise awareness of the horrors of war that continue to devastate their home country.

The death has taken place in the United States of a Mayo man who was a leading figure in medicine and athletics. Dr John 'Vinny' Coyle, formerly of Chapel Street, Castlebar, and Ballyheane, passed away in Boston at the age of 91.

Confidence in Mayo County Council's management of its financial affairs is returning, according to a local councillor who has been openly critical of the local authority in recent years.

Sport has long been central to life in Castlebar and the birth of rugby in the town in 1885 reflected its prominent position, writes NOEL CAMPBELL. 

Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary has announced the recipients of Town and Village Renewal Scheme Funding with six Mayo projects to benefit from a share of the €26 million fund.

Mayo councillors want the removal of imaginary lines that create boundaries between urban and rural areas.

The Department of Housing is "hemming and hawing" over the approval of affordable housing projects in Mayo.

JOHN SCALLY'S new book 'Where Heroes Are Made' explores some famous and infamous GAA locations and the people associated with them, including Mayo.

Local councillors have called for an end to the “awful and inhumane system” whereby people who avail of the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) are suddenly uprooted from areas where they have settled and then moved elsewhere.

A Mayo councillor is calling for a surge plan at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) in Castlebar to deal with the rising flu cases in the county.

A turnoff on the N5 near Castlebar where a 91-year-old driver suffered fatal injuries in a crash should be designated an accident blackspot, a coroner has stated.

It is some achievement for anyone to write a book so what long-time Castlebar resident Tom Higgins has achieved is nothing short of remarkable.

Throughout the month of December, there is lots to do at the National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park, including a fun 'Decoration Hunt' activity available in the museum galleries for younger visitors.

The Oonagh Bean Uí Shúilleabháin (Ní Chéileachair) Memorial Scholarship ceremony was recently held in Castlebar. This initiative honours the legacy of the late Oonagh Ní Shúilleabháin, Mayo’s first Irish Language Officer.

A century ago last month, the members of Mayo County Council voted by 23 to five to establish Mayo’s first public library service.

A capacity crowd of over 400 people attended at the TF Royal Theatre in Castlebar last week for the official launch of the Sunflower Children’s Hospice Mayo.

The homely and inviting Rock Rose House in Castlebar welcomed a special guest last Monday, November 17th, when Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, made the headquarters of Mayo Cancer Support her final stop on a tour of health facilities ...

The Castlebar Municipal District, in conjunction with the Castlebar Chamber of Commerce, is thrilled to invite everyone to join them for the magical moment when Castlebar’s Christmas lights are switched on this coming Friday, November 28th.

The National Museum of Ireland has announced a great programme of free family-friendly events to celebrate ‘Christmas at Turlough Park’ over three festive afternoons on Sunday, December 7th, 14th and 21st.

The Castlebar and Ballina branches of Soroptimist International Republic of Ireland (SIROI) are proud to announce their participation in the annual United Nations 'Orange the World campaign, marking 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, ...

A dangerous and frustrating North Mayo school bus issue has been highlighted in the Dáil.

An 18-year-old Leaving Certificate student was killed instantly when his motorcycle left the road and hit a crash barrier on the old Westport to Castlebar road at Cloonkeen, Castlebar, last year, an inquest has been told.

Belcarra Tidy Towns Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) recently hosted a climate awareness through art exhibition as a follow-up to a climate-themed art competition held in Belcarra National School.

The Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society will hold its next talk on Wednesday, November 26th, in the ATU Campus, Castlebar at 7. 30pm.

The death last month of Frank Durcan in Spain brings the curtain down on the life of a man who was one of the most colourful and controversial political characters in Mayo.

Councillors in Mayo have unanimously approved a proposal to sell part of the military barracks site in the heart of Castlebar to Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB).

The following three homes in Dublin, Kerry and Mayo demonstrate how design, materials and A-rated efficiency can create welcoming living spaces.

A man who was caught with more than €50,000 worth of cocaine following a high-speed chase in which he rammed two Garda patrol cars has avoided a prison sentence after making efforts to rehabilitate himself.

A man who bought a fake Spanish driving licence online has appeared in court. Jonathan Pereira Bastos, of No 5 Nally Stand, Lower James Street, Claremorris, pleaded guilty at Castlebar District Court to driving without a licence or insurance.

A new solicitor has been warmly welcomed to the district court in Mayo. Castlebar native Denise Duignan was formally introduced at a court sitting in her hometown last Wednesday. A former student of St.

A man has been jailed after he bit an off-duty Garda during an “anti-social rampage".

A husband and wife who stole seven bottles of perfume, worth more than €700, from Shaw's Department Store in Castlebar have each received suspended prison sentences.

Mayo County Council has welcomed an award received for its new housing development in Carnacon.

Dozens of new housing units are being developed in the Castlebar Municipal District, with many nearing completion.

Castlebar will host a series of Christmas Markets at Collector's Lane (next to Elverys), off Main Street, from December 18th to 21st next.

Mayo County Council has taken a significant step toward sustainability with the first delivery of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for its bulk fuel storage.

A Mayo County Council project to develop 66 new houses at Lawn Park in Castlebar has been criticised by a local councillor as it includes no affordable units.

Mayo County Council has welcomed the good results achieved by both Balla and Castlebar in this year’s Tidy Towns competition.

Members of Mayo County Council will be asked to consider the sale of part of the old military barracks in Castlebar to the Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim Education Training Board (MSLETB).It is proposed to sell 1.911 hectares (4.7 acres) of the site for a fee ...

Work is progressing on a number of Community Recognition Fund (CRF) projects around Castlebar Municipal District in line with grants announced earlier this year.

Members of the public are unsure about the proposed variation of the Mayo County Development Plan for the purposes of opening up new residential development lands, a Castlebar councillor has stated.

The October monthly meeting of Castlebar Municipal District was adjourned last Wednesday following two recent local deaths.