Dr. Finnerty will be fondly remembered by his family, great friends, neighbours and all of his many patients in whom he took such pride and care.

Mayo County Council has granted planning permission to Ballina Beverages (Coca-Cola Ballina) for the development of a solar farm that will produce the majority of its current electrical demand.The development will consist of a solar PV farm on a ...

The awards were presented in Kilkenny last week.

Ballina has given the world many legendary figures, some of whom are memorialised in the town. Next one up to be commemorated is Edward Whelan who was born 200 years ago (1824).

The new N5 between Castlebar and Westport has been closed this evening due to an accident. Emergency services attended the scene after a vehicle caught fire.No further information is available at this time.

There are concerns that lives will be lost unless flooding issues in West Mayo are addressed. Cllr John O’Malley made the remarks at a meeting of Mayo County Council’s Environment and Climate Change Strategic Policy Committee (SPC).

The Mary Robinson Centre is in danger of becoming a “white elephant”, a meeting of Mayo County Council heard. The cost of work at the Ballina centre was included in an audit report carried out into the local authority’s finances.

A report to assess the suitability of Mayo County Council taking in charge a beleaguered Ballindine housing estate is ‘imminent’, according to the local area engineer.

The property was built circa 2005.

Investigating Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have any information on this incident to come forward.