Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have criticised how long it is taking Mayo County Council to turn around the many vacant council units that could be used to house families in the district.

Sparks flew at a meeting last week after a local councillor claimed that Westport is "on the hind tit" when it comes to public funding and is losing out to Belmullet.

A project to develop a link road from Westport Industrial Estate to the Golf Course Road, as well as additional units, may reach completion in late 2027, according to Westport area engineer Heather Gibbons, who was responding to queries from Cllr ...

It is misleading to suggest that a grant application to complete the Canal House project in Belmullet was won at the expense of a proposal to develop Westport Harbour, a Mayo County Council management executive has stated.

The Irish language is under threat because Irish speakers are unable to secure housing in Gaeltacht areas, according to an official with Mayo County Council.

Age is just a number and not something that should deter anyone from taking up a new sport or activity.

A Belmullet councillor has said that Mayo County Council must ensure that houses impacted by pyrite are rebuilt, writes Joan Geraghty. Cllr Gerry Coyle said the pyrite problem needed to be addressed in order to help with the housing crisis.

A Belmullet councillor has appealed for Mayo County Council to provide assistance to applicants for the Croí Conaithe vacant property refurbishment grant, saying that the information requested is too complicated, the €50,000 grant is not enough and ...

The buyer of a Geesala man’s van never received the vehicle after handing over €2,000, a court has heard.

A Ballycroy man who is “too well known around the town” of Belmullet has been warned by a judge that his drinking habits could escalate to further offending if not curtailed.

A book of evidence has been served on a Belmullet woman who is charged with assaulting a member of An Garda Síochána. Yvonne Ginty, aged 31, of Slieve Mor View, Belmullet, is accused of assault causing harm to Gda Sinead O’Malley on February 14, 2025.

“While it’s an institution itself, it’s the family who have to make that decision."

There will be no update before the summer on the controversial Belclare/Murrisk greenway that proposes a cross-country route through private property.

Several areas in West Mayo have poor or non-existent phone service coverage and local councillors are demanding that service providers step up to the mark.

A local councillor has called on Mayo County Council to carry out a goodwill gesture by filling all the potholes on residential rural roads that were maintained up to last year.

A Belmullet councillor has said it is time to call stop on windmills being developed in Erris. Cllr Gerry Coyle told the recent meeting of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District that "we are building windmills like they are going out of fashion".

EUROSPAR Belmullet proudly hosted an in-store Spinathon last month, raising an outstanding €4,525 in aid of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI).

Cannabis with a street value of almost €1,800 was found at the home of a Belmullet woman who had “no previous involvement” with drugs.

Twin sisters recently returned home to Belmullet to celebrate their milestone 90th birthday surrounded by their family and friends.

A TG4 television series focused on the lives of families and individuals who moved to the west of Ireland will focus again on county Mayo when it returns to screens in 2026.

Tributes have been paid to a Mayo woman who made a lasting contribution to the lives of others. Edith Geraghty, of Gladree, Belmullet, had battled illness in recent years and died peacefully in the care of the staff of the Mayo Hospice.

A man has been charged in relation to a burglary at a supermarket in Foxford last August.

Wind speeds reached the second highest level of severity in county Mayo during Storm Éowyn last January.

Glencastle NS thanks Bernie RoweThe board of management, staff and pupils of Glencastle National School wish to sincerely thank Bernie Rowe for her very generous donation of €2,005 from her Christmas Open House, held in memory of Tom, which will ...

An Erris-based councillor has warned that landing facilities need to be improved on the Inishkea Islands to facilitate local tourism providers.

Comhar Dún Chaocháin Teo is a community development co-operative (comharchumann) based in the Seanscoil in Ceathrú Thaidhg in the north Mayo Gaeltacht.

County Mayo has one of the largest road networks in Ireland but not enough funding to maintain it, a senior council official has admitted.

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).

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District are to extend an invitation to recently-elected President of Ireland Catherine Connolly to attend a civic reception in her honour.

A new photographic exhibition which celebrates the flora and fauna of Erris and local conservation efforts has been launched.

Community spirit alive and well; Night of music, song, dance and film; senior citizens' party

The Mulranny police conspiracy case of 1898 attracted national attention and was the subject of lengthy debates in the House of Commons, writes EDWIN McGREAL

The official opening of the Canal House Community Youth Facility in Belmullet was carried out by Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary on Friday, December 19th.

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.

News of the extent of the challenges faced by the GAA with rural depopulation won’t be news to a lot of gaels in Mayo. They are living the experience of it and have been for some time.

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.

Terry is Sports Genius 2025; Carols by Candlelight event; sad passing of Denise Neary

A unique collection of stories, drawings, photographs and letters, which chronicle the incredible history and journey of Carne Golf Links, has been published.

A man who previously was convicted with driving without insurance has received a ban after being caught committing the same offence again.

A 20-year-old man has admitted to dangerous driving arising out of a car chase with gardaí. Jamie Corduff, of Muing Road, Belmullet, pleaded guilty at the local district court to dangerous driving and not having insurance.

Mayo's Forgotten Conflicts book launch; wonderful boxing performance from Rachel in Dubai; Ballycroy/London Reunion.

A budget meeting for the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District last Wednesday was described as ‘demeaning’ to councillors and council officials by the cathaoirleach, Cllr Peter Flynn.

Belmullet Golf Club recently marked its centenary year with a dinner dance in the Broadhaven Bay Hotel.