Independent Ireland have announced today that their candidate in the Castlebar Local Electoral Area will be Donal Geraghty. The party said Mr Geraghty will represent the party in the upcoming Local Elections on June 7.

Pupils from The Quay National School, Ballina achieved remarkable success in the 2024 All-Ireland Credit Union Schools' Quiz Finals at the RDS in Dublin on April 7 last.

A large crowd, numbering several hundred, gathered at the Great National Hotel in Ballina for a public meeting regarding ongoing issues around pyrite.

The FAI Board has confirmed the appointment of Mayo man David Courell as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

'Prospect House', a satirical feature film shot on location at the elegant Georgian manor Enniscoe House, on the shores of Lough Conn will hit screens next week with the premiere at IMC Cinema Ballina on April 26.

A Mayo local election candidate has said he is 'deeply concerned' by the impact high rents are having on people in the county town. Independent candidate Harry Barrett stressed the situation is dire and it is having a significant impact.

Neurology patients in Mayo are travelling over 150km roundtrip to see their neurologists which leads to poorer outcomes for patients.

A north Mayo tourism project is waiting to hear if it will receive a licence to move a ship into Killala Bay as part of its plans to create an artificial reef.

Five Mayo projects, aimed at protecting archaeological monuments, have benefitted from €177,000 being allocated to them. Minister of State Alan Dillon has said over €7.

Achill Island RNLI assisted two men on board a small open pleasure craft which was drifting off Old Head yesterday after they were alerted by the Irish Coast Guard that the vessel was in difficulty.