Ronan Keating has called for stronger penalties for those convicted of fatal road traffic offences following the death of his brother in a Mayo collision.

The ‘Ireland Unrushed’ campaign looked to tap in on what were called “enrichment explorers” searching for experiences rather than low-cost travel.

Tanaiste Simon Harris said no stone would be left unturned in efforts to ensure the release of Gena Heraty.

A proposal to dispose of lands at Tawnaghmore Upper and Mullafarry in Killala to Mayo Data Hub Limited has been approved by Mayo County Council.

The overall winner of the 2025 Martin Sheridan Bursary Freya Renton is sprinting towards a bright future on the running track.

A man was drunk and unlawfully at large from an open prison when he reversed into two Garda vehicles as they pursued him.

Mayo County Council has approved the sale of a plot of land in Westport town centre to a local hotelier despite some opposition to the deal.  The green-field site, measuring two-thirds of one acre, lies adjacent to Westport playground.

A man threw a package of cocaine valued at more than €50,000 into a ditch as he attempted to flee Gardaí following a high-speed chase.

There is "chaos" at schools when children are being dropped off and picked up each day, a local councillor has stated.

Landowners who provided permissive access to facilitate the development of the Great Western Greenway from Westport to Achill must not become the subject of retrospective compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal ...

Eight Mayo SPAR stores were honoured at the 2025 SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme for achieving exceptional standards in retailing.

A pair of Brazilian men threw glasses at two other males in separate incidents on the same night.

Planning permission for up to 200 new houses in Westport could be delayed due to the ongoing failure to provide safe pedestrian and cycle routes into the town.

Well-known Irish folk artist Seán Keane started his eighth summer residency at Westport Town Hall Theatre last Wednesday evening.  Following sell-out runs since 2016, Seán is now a staple of the summer in Westport.

People don’t know where they stand and are confused about what is happening around the regulation of Airbnbs, according to a West Mayo councillor.

Westport-Belmullet Municipal District plans to host a civic reception in honour of former Mayo TD and Minister Michael Ring on Friday, July 25 next.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have approved a proposal by Mayo County Council to lease the former Croagh Patrick Visitor Centre at Murrisk to Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company at an annual rent of €1,000 and subject to a ...

Mayo County Council is looking to purchase land for housing at a number of locations across the county, including Achill Island.

An appeal has been issued for people not to walk along the dunes on Bertra Beach near Westport in order to prevent further erosion.

The chief executive of Mayo County Council is to be invited to attend a meeting of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District to provide an update on the development of the old convent site at Altamount Street.

A final route has still not been selected for the controversial greenway between Belclare and Murrisk in West Mayo, a meeting of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District was told last week.

Irish Rail has said it wants to improve and expand services on the Dublin to Westport line.

As Westport marks 50 years of its unique arts festival, Westival, in partnership with Tertulia Bookshop, invites you to be part of something truly special.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have approved the disposal of a plot of land at Church Street, Westport, to The Wyatt Hotel Unlimited, which has indicated that the property will be used for an expansion of its existing business.

The summer programme is well underway at Westport Town Hall Theatre with the venue delivering a mix of music and theatre that promises to stir the soul and lift the spirits.

Westport councillor Peter Flynn has been elected unopposed as the Cathaoirleach of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District (MD), succeeding Cllr Seán Carey.

The Minister for Housing has said short-term let hosts in Mayo and the wider West of Ireland region will have 90 days per year when they will not need planning permission under new legislation.

Mayo Co Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for the demolition of a public house in Westport to make way for a new café restaurant has been appealed, writes Paul O'Malley.

The new President of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), Westport-based Gerard O’Toole, has said that the Housing Activation Office needs to commence its work urgently on clearing the many blockages that are impeding the delivery of ...

A leading Mayo estate agent believes it “could take years” before the impact of new nationwide rent controls is felt in the county.

Ballinrobe auctioneer and local councillor Michael Burke has warned there will be a homelessness crisis in Mayo in a matter of months as a result of private landlords leaving the housing market.

Property owners in the vicinity of the proposed UNESCO Geopark in Mayo and Galway have been assured that the facility will not negatively impact their homes or lands.

Dozens of courtesy crossings installed in towns around Mayo in recent years are becoming a safety hazard, according to local councillors.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have expressed sympathy to the family of the late Joe Moran, Knockaraha, Ballintubber.

A Westport councillor has condemned the council's 'lack of empathy' over mislaid parking tickets.

A councillor has warned there will be "bad, bad trouble" if Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) attempts to obtain lands for a controversial greenway by way of compulsory purchase orders.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have approved plans for new Active Travel works in Westport that are designed to encourage more walking and cycling.

A Westport councillor has called on Mayo County Council to prioritise the development of a marina at Westport Quay, writes Joan Geraghty. The ambitious project has been years in the offing with no actual work done to date.

J-Dreaming is the latest exhibition of eclectic mixed media, paintings and drawings by artist Marie Wood.

As several weeks of sunshine ended on Friday last, and the coffin of poet Paul Durcan was carried out from St Mary’s Church in Westport into Navin’s funeral hearse headed for Aughavale Cemetery on the West Road, a man of words from Castlebar ...

There is a last chance ever to see Tommy Marren’s hit comedy play Matches and Old Flames as it takes to the Westport stage for two final nights on Friday and Saturday, May 30th and 31st, at 8pm nightly.

A Mayo councillor has questioned if the decision to grant planning permission for the extension of the Achill Greenway supersedes changes to the management of greenways.

The new prime minister’s grandparents hail from Mayo.