Revealed: Rise in Mayo town fines in 2025

COMMUNITY NOTES: BALLYHAUNIS - WESTERN PEOPLE (JANUARY 13 EDITION)

A total of 194 fixed charge notices — the term to describe fines for motoring offences — were issued by Gardaí in Ballyhaunis in 2025, according to the Garda Press Office.

That’s up on 159 penalties handed out in the year to December 18th in 2024.

Some 116 fixed charge notices (FCNs) were issued in the town of Ballyhaunis from the period of December 31st, 2021 to June 11th, 2022.

Fixed charge notices come with a fine of €40 but don’t result in penalty points on a driver’s licence.

Gardaí have, in recent years, collaborated with Mayo County Council to reduce congestion with a move against parking on double yellow lines.