Mayo lost one of its great local historians recently with the passing of Vivian Sheridan, a native of Foxford who conducted exhaustive research into the history of his hometown.

An appeal has been issued for people not to walk along the dunes on Bertra Beach near Westport in order to prevent further erosion.

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP), hosted an event on Achill Island last Wednesday to mark the first connections to high-speed fibre broadband on the island.

The chief executive of Mayo County Council is to be invited to attend a meeting of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District to provide an update on the development of the old convent site at Altamount Street.

A final route has still not been selected for the controversial greenway between Belclare and Murrisk in West Mayo, a meeting of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District was told last week.

Moy Valley Resources IRD held its annual general meeting recently where it reflected on a busy 2024 in which there were a number of important opportunities to enhance its role further as a community development organisation.

These boards are designed to support mental health and wellbeing.

Best of luck in retirement!

Irish Rail has said it wants to improve and expand services on the Dublin to Westport line.

A most memorable evening took place last Wednesday, July 2nd, as past pupils of Errew Monastery Boys’ School reunited to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school’s closure in 1975.