There was 24 patients on trolleys at Mayo University Hospital earlier today and more than 150 people were waiting for a bed in the four hospitals in the west.

The Department of Integration has confirmed that 50 women and children will be housed at a former hotel premises in Co Mayo.

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision on the R320 Claremorris to Kiltimagh road. The collision occurred in the Murneen North area of Claremorris early this afternoon.

Tributes are being paid following the death of Terence Killeen from Tulrahan, Claremorris on Friday morning last. The 38-year-old was the sole occupant of a car that collided with another vehicle on the R311 road between Claremorris and Ballinrobe.

Ireland West Airport enjoyed a record-breaking 2023 with passenger numbers increasing by 13% to 818,000 for the first time in the airport's history, surpassing the previous record of 807,000 passengers achieved in 2019.

BRENDAN HOBAN chronicles the turbulent life of Erris-born priest Thomas William Dixon who survived two assassination attempts in a matter of months.

JAMES LAFFEY reflects on the life and times of the late Fr Gerry French, one of Mayo’s outstanding religious missionaries who never lost his childhood enthusiasm for the Green and Red of Mayo.

The success of Martin McDonagh's movie, The Banshees of Insherin, brought the dreaded 'faerie woman' to a 21st-century audience, writes SINEAD MITCHELL-BRENNAN.

With six months to go until the local elections, canvassing and political point-scoring will start to heat up. There are 30 seats on Mayo County Council up for grabs and some new faces are likely to join members of the old guard in Aras an Chontae.

SEAN HALLINAN recalls the practice of ‘Piking’, which was unique to Lough Carra in times past