Council officials in Ballina’s sister city of Scranton are confident that a flight between Ireland West Airport Knock and the Pennsylvanian city will happen, according to a county councillor.

The road safety officer for Mayo said there was one Garda patrol car available to attend the scene of a congregation of up to 40 boy racers behind a Castlebar service station on Christmas Night.

Mayo’s national road allocation has been cut by over half following the completion of the N5 dual carriageway project, a Roads and Transportation Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) has heard.

A local councillor has said that regional roads are the county’s ‘poor relation’ when it comes to the allocation of funding.

Former Mayo footballer Oisín Mullin will cut his hair for the first time in four years for a local charity. The Geelong Cats star took to Instagram to announce that he will be cutting his hair to raise money for the Daisy Lodge in Cong.

The Barrel & Castle at Linenhall Street in Castlebar held its grand opening on Friday, March 15th.

Elected members of Mayo County Council have said a Westport national school is the victim of "blatant discrimination".

Farmers were urged to "get militant" after they addressed a meeting of Mayo County Council. Mayo IFA members attended a meeting of the local authority last week to highlight several serious issues for the farming community.

The three victims of yesterday's fatal road traffic collision in South Mayo have been named as 47-year-old Una Bowden and her daughters Ciara, 14, and Saoirse, 9.

The Chief Superintendent of the Mayo Garda Division has said he cannot "hand out guards like confetti" after a plea for more resources. A meeting of the Mayo Joint Policing Committee was told that Ballinrobe requires additional Garda resources.