Uilleann Piper Eamonn Walsh from Ballina played at the funeral of all-time great Olympic Gold Medalist Ronnie Delany today (Monday). The former Olympic 1500m gold medal winner, a native of Dublin, died last Wednesday at the age of 91.

A Ballina barber is currently in the middle of a 24-hour Haircut Marathon to raise funds for the local Sensory Park project.

Peterina Grealis from St Joseph's Secondary School in Castlebar has been named Phoenix of the Year at the 2026 TrailblazHER Awards, held at TU Dublin Concert Hall.

A so-called ghost estate on the Ballinrobe Road in Castlebar is the “Taj Mahal of dereliction”, according to a Mayo councillor. Cllr Harry Barrett told the recent meeting of Mayo Co Council that "77 units are lying vacant" in The Waterways estate.

Mayo Co Council is to write to the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) outlining its opposition to any applications for commercial harvesting of seaweed along the Mayo coastline.

Retirement functionAfter forty two years of exemplary service with An Post, a retirement function will be held in honour of postman Pádraig Deane on Saturday, March 28, in Healy’s Lounge, Glenamoy with music by Grace Kelly.

Young artists from all over Ireland, who submitted entries to this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition, are currently having their works evaluated as the judging process gets underway.

The Ocean Sands Hotel is celebrating national recognition after scooping Hotel Venue of the Year for Connacht at the prestigious WeddingsOnLine Awards. The gala ceremony took place at the Mount Wolseley Hotel, Carlow, on Monday last, March 9th.

Councillors in Mayo are calling on the Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to take urgent action to tackle fuel costs, which have soared in recent weeks due to the US-Israeli war with Iran.

A call to extend the grants for replacing wastewater treatment systems in rural areas was approved by members of Mayo County Council at their March meeting.