A decision by Mayo County Council to grant a 25-year permit for the deepening of a quarry in south Mayo has been appealed to An Bord Pleánala.

South Mayo councillors say the number of proposed routes for the Cong relief road is causing considerable anxiety in the community.

The Other Abbey Players are back again with another Jimmy Keary play, Better Late Than Never.

Mayo householders are being urged to bring their batteries, electrical, and electronic waste to a set of free collection days this February and March to help the county meet national e-waste recycling targets for 2025.

So you like a good yarn, do you? Well, you’re in for a treat. The ‘Stone Mad’ Storytelling Festival is set to kick off in the Joyce Country and Western Lakes Geopark area on the weekend of October 25 to 27.

A young mother died after falling down the stairs in a holiday home in South Mayo, an inquest has heard.

Who doesn’t want to beside the sea for at least part of the summer? In this, the last of three articles exploring some of the sites of Mayo that illuminate our history, we start at the seaside and the end of the 18th century.

It was another momentous occasion in the South Mayo village of Cong as legendary singer Tony Christie was inducted into the Cong Hands of Fame Wall, which fittingly concluded the month long ‘Home to Mayo’ festivities.

Legendary singer-songwriter and actor Tony Christie will continue his search for the way to Amarillo, as the brings to a close a month-long celebration of events in Mayo.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly was in Cong last Friday to visit the site of the planned Daisy Lodge - a centre for children and families affected by a cancer diagnosis.

A Mayo woman has won a top of the line Volkswagon Golf and a cash prize after entering an online raffle for a low, low cost.

A district court judge has ordered that a victim impact statement be canvassed in the case of a motorist who left the scene of a single-vehicle accident in which his car struck a tree and a pillar.

Former Mayo footballer Oisín Mullin will cut his hair for the first time in four years for a local charity. The Geelong Cats star took to Instagram to announce that he will be cutting his hair to raise money for the Daisy Lodge in Cong.

Ashford Castle and The Spa at Ashford retain top rating in gold standard Forbes Awards

Children’s cancer charity, Cancer Fund for Children, has announced that the tender documents are now available for their therapeutic short break centre, Daisy Lodge, to be built on the shores of Lough Corrib in Cong Co. Mayo.

Rethink Retail has recently announced that Melissa Moore, the founder of Cong based business The Retail Advisor, has been honoured with the prestigious 2024 Top Retail Experts award.

Emerging routes for a bypass of Cong village are to be published in 2024. Fianna Fáil Cllr Damien Ryan said it is welcome news for the South Mayo area. “Things are moving rather quickly in the right direction.

By John Corless

As a former royal footman and an event specialist who has organised banquets for the UK’s royal family, Ashford Castle’s director of food & beverage, Chris Murphy (image attached) knows a thing or two about dining etiquette and how to host the ...

A hotel in South Mayo is urging its local community to get behind Cancer Fund for Children’s Santa Cause campaign this Christmas to help support children and young people impacted by cancer across Ireland.

Local hotel supports children with cancer this Christmas 

The infamous Cong Canal that wouldn’t hold water has been the stuff of rumour and hearsay in Mayo for over 170 years.

Funding of €50,000 each has been awarded to Cong to Lisloughrey Pier Recreational Trail for the detailed design for a new 3.5km scenic trail and for the scoping the creation of Ireland’s first underwater artificial reef in Killala Bay and environmental planning costs in Killala

An Bord Pleanála has refused an application for retention of a recently drilled borehole for the construction of a new treatment plant building in South Mayo.

Sister hotels, Ashford Castle and The Lodge at Ashford Castle, have both been uniquely listed in the Top 10 European Resorts by the readers of the renowned travel bible, Condé Nast.

It is often said that if a person does something they love they will never work a day in their life. Elizabeth Toher is the living, breathing example of that.

There is no TD based anywhere from Shrule bridge to Charlestown, a gap which was highlighted by Councillor Patsy O’Brien