It is hoped that the Joyce Country and Western Lakes (JCWL) Geopark project gets UNESCO status this autumn. The geopark is an aspiring geopark spanning north Connemara, south west Mayo and most of the lakes Carra, Corrib and Mask.

Regular talks on N5 road safety improvements are taking place between Mayo County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, writes Trevor Quinn.

Kavanagh’s SuperValu, Claremorris was announced as a finalist in the running for the highly coveted and recognised ‘SuperValu Store of the Year 2024’ title, making the store one of the top 10 SuperValu stores in Ireland.

Members of Birdwatch Mayo will meet in the car park at Carrowmore Beach, Louisburgh, at 10am on Sunday, March 3rd.  Darren Ellis and his partner, Hannah Keogh, will guide the group.

A Westport-based councillor has proposed a rates moratorium on businesses affected by the refugee crisis in Mayo.

The commercial vacancy rate in Mayo increased to 17. 4% in December 2023, according to the latest GeoDirectory Commercial Buildings Report. The report, prepared by EY, found that this was higher than the national average of 14. 3%.

The farming community is being unfairly made the “culprits” when it comes to climate change, according to a Mayo councillor.

The annual memorial run in memory of the late Det Garda Colm Horkan has been launched to honour the highly-regarded and much-loved Charlestown Sarsfields GAA Club stalwart.

A local rally driver, whose two-year-old daughter has Down Syndrome, is currently raising money to build a new Centre of Excellence for Down Syndrome in Swinford.

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.