Final electricity connection works were due take place at the new Ballyhaunis Primary Healthcare Centre last week, a meeting of the Regional Health Forum West and Northwest was told.

Works will start this year to improve pedestrian safety in Ballyhaunis.

Local musician prepares to launch debut album; study for Active Travel works; changes at Midwest Radio

Members of Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District have approved the disposal of a council-owned site in Swinford Industrial Park, writes Joan Geraghty.

The establishment of a CCTV oversight committee by Mayo County Council is a vital step towards tackling illegal dumping, a Ballyhaunis councillor has stated.

An Post CEO agrees to meet Dillon on Ballyhaunis sorting office The chief executive officer of An Post, David McRedmond, has agreed to a meeting requested by local TD and Minister of State Alan Dillon concerning the proposed amalgamation of the ...

An Post is “moving ahead steadily with the planned consolidation of [its] mails operations in Ballyhaunis and Castlerea,” the company told this column after a petition with 3,800 signatures was handed into Tánaiste Simon Harris last week by local ...

New roof for courthouse Works to refurbish the old courthouse in Ballyhaunis will see a new roof on the building.

Mgr Horan is recalled in new documentary; rural tale for Ballyhaunis stage; archaeological dig

Supermac's operator hopes Dome return will boost business Ballyhaunis businessman Dinal Swaris, who operates the Supermac’s franchise in the town, is hoping the re-opening of the Dome at the GAA Connacht Centre of Excellence will draw new footfall ...

Work will likely commence on the conversion of the former convent school building into a library in mid-2026, according to the Mayo County Council official overseeing the project.  The project is being completed with a €5.

Second least expensive Eircode for property Ballyhaunis along with Lifford in Co Donegal are jointly the second least expensive Eircodes in the country in which to buy a house, according to Central Statistics Office (CSO) data released just before ...

Medical evacuation facility to be built in 2026; Indian Christmas in Ballyhaunis; water scheme to increase charges

Trevor and Nicolette Jeffreys were hooked last year when they visited a 15-acre farm and its abandoned cottage near Brackloon school, six kilometres from Ballyhaunis.

Credit Union hours raised at First Choice AGM The reduced opening hours of the Ballyhaunis branch of First Choice Credit Union group were raised during the recent annual general meeting of the group, held online.

Eilis named Mayo Caregiver of the Month Congratulations to Brickens woman Eilis Delaney who was named Mayo Caregiver of the Month at homecare provider Atlantic Care.

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

Parking review due Iarnród Éireann has told this column it is “finalising” a report into the parking situation at Ballyhaunis and other stations and hopes to update the public by the end of the month.

A state pathologist was called by gardaí to conduct a post-mortem examination on a 30-year-old Slovakian national who died on a mattress on the floor of accommodation where he had been staying in Ballyhaunis.

Members of Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District have paid tribute to Mayo County Council’s Director of Housing Tom Gilligan for performing well in terms of delivering social houses around the county.

A mother was involved in a serious car crash after consuming two bottles of wine the night before.

A Ballyhaunis resident who was detected driving at 150 kilometres per hour in a 100 km/hour zone has been put off the road for four years.

Passing of Brickens retailer in Yonkers The passing of a Brickens man in New York marks a farewell to a proud retailing tradition and the celebration of a generation who helped carve a path for a wave of Irish emigrants seeking a better life in ...

A training programme in Ballyhaunis this winter will prepare over 40 lay persons to help priests officiate at funerals in the Archdiocese of Tuam, which includes much of counties Mayo and Galway.

A 32-year-old motorist who lives in Ballyhaunis has been disqualified from driving for four years after being caught again without insurance.

A town in northern France has spent €30,000 on a garden to honour its links with Ballyhaunis.  The Square de Ballyhaunis in Guilers, a town in the Brettony region of northern France, has become very popular with locals.

Tidy Towns score jumps 15 points The judges for the national SuperValu Tidy Towns awards have commended Ballyhaunis Tidy Towns and supporters for major new improvements that saw the town’s score jump 15 points in this year’s competition.

Family Resource Centre launches annual report and website Progress and development were the key themes at the public launch last week of the first ever annual report and website by Ballyhaunis Family and Community Resource Centre (FCRC).

Retailers are dealing with “unbelievable levels” of shoplifting as the cost-of-living crisis persists, according to Jeff Nolan, whose Ballyhaunis SuperValu and Centra supermarkets have been targeted by shoplifters at a level not previously seen.

Connolly has edge among parents Catherine Connolly appears the favourite to win the presidential election judging by a survey of a dozen parents at the Parents and Toddlers Club which meets in the Community Hall on Wednesdays.

The Abbey Pattern was held in the Friary field on Sunday September 28th, after being postponed due to bad weather on August 30.

A codeine-addicted nurse stole prescription books from Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar and passed off forged prescriptions at pharmacies in seven different towns.

Builders may soon be back on site at Ballyhaunis Community School as management prepares for a €7 million investment in a new special needs unit.

Two councillors joined forces at last week’s meeting of the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District to call for an upgrade to a dangerous road on the Mayo/Roscommon border.

The long-awaited health centre in Ballyhaunis will receive its first patients in the spring of 2025, a senior HSE official has stated.

Property interest from US nationals; energy audit planned; Annagh magazine deadline

Fascinating local history is revealed; drama group returns to stage

Ireland’s largest maker of pallets, the Laois-based company CJ Sheeran, is in expansion mode at its two plants in Mayo to meet demand from exporters. CJ Sheeran has facilities in Ballinrobe and Ballyhaunis.

Work resumes on healthcare centre; wastewater plant fails EPA test; twinning celebration is planned

Illegal dumping at clothes banks is "a total scourge" and must be addressed, a Mayo councillor has stated.

Singer-songwriter Gerry Carney, from Bekan, has released a brand-new single, Aghamore – Ceart go Leor, and it’s already proving a hit with listeners and radio stations across the country.

There has been no shortage of data this summer suggesting that the cost of living in Ireland continues its relentless rise.  The latest information from the Central Statistics Office revealed food prices rose 4.

Last May, I arrived in Ballyhaunis to conduct ethnographic research for my PhD project. I held numerous interviews with community members to explore how diverse communities co-exist in contemporary rural Ireland.