Residents in a housing estate in Westport that has pyrite have been let down by Mayo County Council, according to a local councillor.

The High Court has appointed liquidators to the companies which operate discount retailer EuroGiant putting around 640 jobs, including those at their two Mayo stores, under threat.

Mayo County Council have refused planning permission to increase the number of car parking spaces at Lidl, Bohernasup in Ballina.

A Fixed Charge Notice and three penalty points have been issued to the driver. 

A Westport councillor has said that taxi services operating in Westport must work both ways in terms of bringing people into town but also getting them home again.

From Friday 30th January to Monday 2nd February 2026 (inclusive), An Garda Síochána and mobile and fixed GoSafe cameras detected nearly 3,500 motorists speeding.

Ballina native David Rowe has been elected Chair of the West and North West Regional Committee for the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.

There will be no update before the summer on the controversial Belclare/Murrisk greenway that proposes a cross-country route through private property.

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Several areas in West Mayo have poor or non-existent phone service coverage and local councillors are demanding that service providers step up to the mark.