The funerals of Una Bowden and her two daughters who were killed in a fatal road collision in Mayo last week are taking place today. The 47 year-old and her girls Ciara, aged 14, and Saoirse, aged nine, died tragically last Tuesday.

The chief executive of Mayo County Council has denied there is any attempt to "do down" the local authority. Kevin Kelly made the comments during a heated discussion with councillors at last week's meeting about staffing levels in the local authority.

More than €1. 2 million was paid to elected members of Mayo County Council last year. Figures released by the local authority reveal that each councillor cost the taxpayer an average of €42,000.

Achill native Kenny Deery has this morning declared his intention to run as an Independent candidate for Galway City Council in the upcoming local elections.

There is a palpable sense of shock and grief throughout County Mayo following the deaths of six people in three separate tragedies during the past seven days.

A fire at Enniscrone Golf Club shop caused damage to stock last night before local fire services managed to bring the blaze under control. It is understood that there were no injuries and investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.

There were 11 drink and drug driving arrests in Mayo during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Checkpoints were in place at a number of locations across the county over the course of the weekend.

The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has published inspection reports for three approved inpatient mental health centres in the West.

Claremorris native Mark Devane has officially declared his candidacy for the 2024 Local Elections.

If you haven’t heard already, the Mayo. ie Western People West of Ireland Women’s Mini-Marathon is returning to Ballina for the second year running on Sunday, May 5, and it’s promising to be another special day.