Twelve teams of budding engineers, representing a variety of Foróige projects from across Ireland, gathered in Athlone on Friday, April 5, for an exhilarating FIRST® LEGO® League Masterpiece Challenge Blitz.

Mayo County Council has advised motorists to expect delays on the N5 at Bohola village due to intermittent traffic diversions that will be in place on the R321 at Kiltimagh (via R320) and at Ballylahon Bridge (via N58).

A councillor and the Chief Executive of Mayo have clashed over a report on a section of the former Volex plant sold by Mayo County Council. Cllr Peter Flynn had previously raised concerns about the sale of a portion of the building in 2020.

Mayo County Council has advised pet owners that dog wardens will be out and about inspecting Charlestown and surrounding areas next week. Animal owners are obliged to have a licence for dogs that are four months or older.

A Castlebar business will represent Mayo at the National Enterprise Awards next week. Cytidel, a cyber intelligence company, will travel to the National Enterprise Awards in the Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin on Thursday, May 23.

Progress is being made in relation to several vacant social houses in the Ballina Municipal District, writes Paul O'Malley.

A Mayo councillor has called on the local authority to reinvest any rates received from Ireland West Airport back into the airport. Cllr Gerry Murray made the comments at a recent meeting of Mayo County Council.

The woman who died in Thursday's three-car collision on the N17 at Ballindine near Claremorris has been named locally as Andrea Gornowicz.

Met Éireann has stated that there will be a mixture of clouds, bright spells and scattered showers across Connacht and Mayo this Saturday, May 18.

Positive news is expected on an Affordable Housing project for Castlebar in the coming weeks. There has been frustration over the lack of action by the Department of Housing on an application for 15 homes in Castlebar made by Mayo County Council.