A former Ballina student has been awarded a prestigious scholarship. Kevin Gillespie, a former student of St Muredach’s College, has been awarded a JP McManus All-Ireland Scholarship after achieving 625 points in his Leaving Certificate last year.

Tributes have been paid to retiring Mayo Garda Superintendent Gabriel Moran. Supt Moran retires from his post as Superintendent for Mayo South with Supt Brian Hoey set to take his place.

A Mayo undertaker who was called to the two tragedies which claimed five lives last said the scenes were the worst he has encountered in his 40-year career.

An Post brought more than 20 prosecutions for the non-payment of the television licence fee before a sitting of Castlebar District Court last Thursday.

Council officials in Ballina’s sister city of Scranton are confident that a flight between Ireland West Airport Knock and the Pennsylvanian city will happen, according to a county councillor.

The road safety officer for Mayo said there was one Garda patrol car available to attend the scene of a congregation of up to 40 boy racers behind a Castlebar service station on Christmas Night.

Mayo’s national road allocation has been cut by over half following the completion of the N5 dual carriageway project, a Roads and Transportation Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) has heard.

A local councillor has said that regional roads are the county’s ‘poor relation’ when it comes to the allocation of funding.

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.

The Barrel & Castle at Linenhall Street in Castlebar held its grand opening on Friday, March 15th.