A Mayo postman has retired after 44 years of working in the industry.

December 2023 was a particularly wet month for the area.

There were 63 assaults and physical attacks on staff at Sligo University Hospital (SUH) between January 2023 and May 2024. Some of the weapons used include a walking stick, a remote control, bottles of urine and a zimmer frame.

They are wished great success with their future plans.

Met Éireann weather forecast for Connacht.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

Gardai are not treating as suspicious the death of a woman in Killala. A Garda investigation was launched this week following the death of a woman at her home.

Coroner decides not to issue immediate verdict

A Mayo woman will put herself in the Irish space industry history books by becoming Ireland's first astronaut.

A Mayo woman is set to become Ireland's first astronaut. Dr Norah Patten, who is originally from Ballina but now lives in the Dublin and works for Realtra Space Systems Engineering , is due to take part in the space mission in 2026.