Mayo Fine Gael TD Alan Dillon has been appointed Junior Minister at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Fine Gael spoke determinedly of wrestling back control of the chamber in Mayo County Council at the party's local election campaign launch. The party is running 15 candidates in Mayo this year and launched its campaign in the Michael Davitt Museum.

A Ballina man is taking on a unique adventure sports challenge at an iconic Premier League ground to raise money for a worthy cause.

Pope Francis has announced a number of significant changes to the Catholic dioceses in Connacht.

Children in Belmullet, Newport, Louisburgh and Westport will welcome a first-of-its-kind creative roadshow led by Laureate na nÓg Patricia Forde next week.

A Belmullet native who created an innovative app has been nominated in two categories in . ie’s Digital Town Awards. The awards recognise and reward digital projects devised and produced by town groups, individuals and local communities.

A well-known prime Mayo commercial property is for sale by way of private treaty for €1. 9 million. The property was previously the location for the former MP Moran's builder and plumbers suppliers that closed in recent months.

More than 120 people are on trolleys at Mayo University Hospital and the three other hospitals in the western region today. The figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) found 20 were awaiting a bed at MUH.

A new survey will examine residents’ views and experiences of an airborne wind energy test site in Bangor Erris.

Castlebar man Daniel Conway proudly represented Mayo in the annual Mr. Personality Festival and took part in the weekend's festivities.