There are concerns that forestry developments are being granted planning permission without the usual protocols that apply to other applicants.

Cllr Mark Duffy has confirmed that repairs to lighting at the Ham Bridge in Ballina will commence next Wednesday by Mayo based contractor Electric Skyline. The works entail the use of specialised hoists due to the location being on the bridge.

A team from Mayo has created a first-of-its-kind Virtual Reality (VR) project for nursing home residents.

Consulting engineers have been appointed to undertake upgrade works on a long-awaited crash barrier and footpath under the bridge in Ballyhaunis, writes Paul O'Malley.

“We need to attend to reinforce the urgency of this. We are a long way from getting lines on a map”

They are currently being detained at a Garda station in Co Galway under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

An Garda Síochána would like to thank the public for their assistance.

Four-fifths of people in Mayo are worried about climate change, according to the Climate Opinion Maps published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the Climate Change in the Irish Mind study.

A campaigner hoping to bring the All-Ireland Fleadh to Ballina has said the town would benefit from the addition of a third-level education facility.

Temporary local diversions and alternative routes will be in place and signposted.