Mayo County Council must intervene to cut down overhanging trees near roads instead of constantly reiterating it is a matter for the landowners involved, an Erris councillor has stated.

A number of Mayo motorists were detected travelling in excess of the speed limit during the festive season.

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Gardaí are continuing to investigate a serious assault on a man in his 20s in Castlebar last Friday. The man was brought to Mayo University Hospital following the incident that occurred around 3am to be treated for serious injuries.

COMMUNITY NOTES: BALLYHAUNIS - WESTERN PEOPLE (DECEMBER 23 EDITION) A spokesperson for St Vincent de Paul told this column that its new shop in Ballyhaunis will open in the early part of the new year.

A Ballina business has brought a little bit of light to the less fortunate this Christmas with a heartwarming gesture.

Pleas to Mayo County Council to grit a busy Mayo road this winter have fallen on deaf ears.

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has reiterated its stance that it is not "currently" considering the former site of a Ballina secondary school to accommodate international protection applicants – despite a ...

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