The Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council has queried why a regional road in the county, on which five lorries jackknifed during a recent cold snap, was never gritted.

Four-year-old James Ryan and his family will experience a special day next weekend when the young boy from Kinaffe, Swinford will be become an honorary garda and Little Blue Hero.

The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life at Turlough Park in Castlebar is inviting people to learn more about a national monitoring scheme which is tracking bees, hoverflies and butterflies across different habitats throughout Ireland.

A man has been arrested after reportedly brandishing a knife on the ATU campus in Sligo. It is reported he threatened passers-by at the university, before being apprehended by Gardaí at around 2pm this afternoon.

The old green place name signs on each of Ballina's streets could soon be undergoing a facelift. Cllr Mark Duffy has called on the Ballina Municipal District to repaint and refurbish the street signs, as well as painting the lampposts around the town.

A Ballina councillor has said he has ‘little faith’ that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) will act upon the traffic safety problems on Emmet Street in the town.

A local councillor has expressed concern that Ballina is being considered ‘a third-world institution’ within the county and called on Mayo County Council to ‘fight’ to get the IDA (Industrial Development Agency) site on the Sligo Road open for ...

The funeral of a young Ballina man heard how he sacrificed himself to save the life of his beloved niece. James Moyles, aged 33, from Mount Assumpta, Ballina, lost his life following a tragic accident in the town last week.

There were almost 100 patients on trolleys at the four hospitals in the west this morning.

The west looks set to benefit from milder conditions and avoid a significant drop in temperatures later this week as a cold snap affects other parts of the country.