There is shock and sadness following the tragic death of a well-known couple following a house fire in Swinford. The blaze at the two storey dwelling in the Kilkelly Road area is understood to have broken out in the early hours of this morning.

Mayo County Council will make a submission to TII for long-awaited works on a Ballina street.

Gardaí are investigating a fatal single-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred on the morning of Friday, March 15, in Galway city. Shortly before 7am, a car collided with a wall and entered the water in the Menlo area.

Shrule's Maria Walsh MEP has been selected by Fine Gael members in Midlands-North West to represent the party at June’s European Elections. She will run alongside well-known former jockey Nina Carberry.

The Chief Executive and Managing Partner of a leading Silicon Valley investment firm will return to her West of Ireland roots tomorrow morning (Tuesday) to lead an exclusive event for scaling businesses at Platform94 in Galway.

A Mayo Garda risked his life in order to try and save a man who jumped into the River Moy. The brave Garda was unable to save the man who plunged into the river on Wednesday morning and drowned.

It was a Mayo Lotto player jumping for joy on Saturday night after matching five numbers and the bonus in the main draw to win an incredible €87,616.

The search for a Roscommon woman who had been missing since last Friday has been stood down following the discovery of a body. Niamh Hand (41) was reported missing from her home in Roosky since Friday.

Salma Alsharqawi lives in one room in Hotel Westport with her always-smiling toddler son, Sayed, her preternaturally smart daughter, Salwa, who will be four this summer, and her husband, Ziiad, a tall, silver-haired paediatric surgeon.

Martin Gordon, a long-time resident of Enniscrone and Ballina who is now based in Co Cork, is adapting his autobiography for the movies.