Parts of Louisburgh are not being well served by public bus services and this, in turn, is impacting on potential tourism growth for the region.

A Westport councillor has said that taxi services operating in Westport must work both ways in terms of bringing people into town but also getting them home again.

There will be no update before the summer on the controversial Belclare/Murrisk greenway that proposes a cross-country route through private property.

Several areas in West Mayo have poor or non-existent phone service coverage and local councillors are demanding that service providers step up to the mark.

A local councillor has called on Mayo County Council to carry out a goodwill gesture by filling all the potholes on residential rural roads that were maintained up to last year.

There was a sense of joy for the congregation of the Holy Trinity Church in Westport when it re-opened following a year-long closure due to damage inflicted by Storm Éowyn.

A Westport man facing a number of drug charges was told he is "on his final warning" when he appeared before Judge Sandra Murphy at Castlebar District Court.

The crew behind a successful and unique charity cycle held last September will be back in the high saddle this April for another outing to raise funds for a worthy cause.

A Westport housing development has been approved for planning permission despite some local concerns. Permission has been granted for the 15-unit Westlands Housing Estate on Quay Road in Westport.

'Thread Softly', a solo exhibition by Daniel Chester, opens on Friday next, January 23rd, at the Custom House Studios + Gallery in Westport. 'Thread Softly' is a solo exhibition of paintings focusing on the ecology of the rural Irish landscape.

A stand-out feature of an ambitious new maritime strategy that is designed to put Mayo on the map as a top marine destination is that the many works planned and set to be overseen by Mayo County Council are designed so that the local authority won't ...

Westport Civic Trust's next lecture takes place in the Plaza Hotel in Westport on Tuesday, January 20th, at 8pm. All welcome - free to members or otherwise €5.

Renowned comedian Anne Gildea returns to Mayo later this month when she brings her fantastic new show, Further Adventures in WOMANING, to Westport Town Hall Theatre on Saturday, January 17th.

A call has been made for works to be fast-tracked on the N59 from Newport to Mulranny to reduce traffic delays along the busy route.

A Westport councillor is calling for funding to be obtained to develop an outer relief road to Louisburgh.

County Mayo has one of the largest road networks in Ireland but not enough funding to maintain it, a senior council official has admitted.

A Westport councillor has called for safety schemes to be introduced at both the Quay Road/Leenane Road junction and the Ardmore Road junction on the outskirts of the town.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District are to extend an invitation to recently-elected President of Ireland Catherine Connolly to attend a civic reception in her honour.

A Louisburgh councillor has welcomed works on a section of the R335 road from Westport to Louisburgh.

A local councillor has called for urgent works on the Golf Course Road in Westport in order to reduce the back-up of traffic occurring at the junction with the Newport Road.

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) hosted a special event this week to honour students who represented ATU Sligo at the WorldSkills Ireland Carpentry finals.

The Department of Housing is "hemming and hawing" over the approval of affordable housing projects in Mayo.

A Mayo councillor has said planners often do not know the background to planning applications and should work with councillors when making decisions.

A problem tenant removed from a Mayo County Council property can be placed back in social housing if they show themselves to be homeless.

Local councillors have called for an end to the “awful and inhumane system” whereby people who avail of the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) are suddenly uprooted from areas where they have settled and then moved elsewhere.

A Westport man, who is already serving a prison sentence, has been handed further concurrent terms after pleading guilty to drug and theft charges.

The Roscommon Solstice Choir will present a concert in St Mary’s Catholic Church in Westport on Friday, December 5th, at 8pm. The choir has around 95 members so it will certainly be an evening of great and joyful sound.

Mayo County Council has given the green light to a 23-unit housing development in West Mayo. The local authority has approved planning permission for the construction of 23 apartments.

An Coimisiún Pleanála has overruled one of its own inspectors and granted planning permission for a ‘boutique hostel’ in West Mayo.

A budget meeting for the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District last Wednesday was described as ‘demeaning’ to councillors and council officials by the cathaoirleach, Cllr Peter Flynn.

A man who was caught with more than €50,000 worth of cocaine following a high-speed chase in which he rammed two Garda patrol cars has avoided a prison sentence after making efforts to rehabilitate himself.

A psychotherapist who had to deal with the pyrite crisis on her own has set up a support group for others who are in a similar situation.

A man has been jailed for a vicious attack. Brandon O’Connor, aged 23, of Chestnut Grove, Westport, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to the assault.

A man has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a Mayo pensioner. Mihail Tanasevici, aged 41, of Woodford Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, appeared before a sitting of Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

Westport Civic Trust will host a talk by Conall O’Cuinn on Tuesday, November 11th, at 8pm in the Plaza Hotel in Westport. Admission is free to members, otherwise €5 on the night.

The sad reality of premature male deaths in Ireland was recently laid out in a report conducted by the Movember Institute of Men’s Health in collaboration with the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) and published last month.

Luke Thomas and The Swing Cats have announced a brand-new nationwide tour and this time they’re turning up the heat with Swing and Big Band arrangements of classic rock anthems.

Mayo County Council need to reinstate a traffic warden outside a busy Westport school "as a matter of urgency".

A Louisburgh councillor has called for swifter action to be taken in cutting back roadside trees ahead of the winter season. Cllr Chris Maxwell made the comments at the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District meeting.

Members of Mayo County Council have once again emphasised the importance of the Western Rail Corridor to the county.

Tourists driving along the Wild Atlantic Way near Louisburgh are getting their money’s worth for a wild holiday in more ways than one.

A heated 75-minute discussion on rural planning dominated the October monthly meeting of the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District.

Fully 17 years after Westport Town Council took ownership of the historic former Sisters of Mercy Convent site on Altamont Street in Westport, local councillors have expressed their joy at the turning of the sod for a €25m redevelopment project.

Westport had been leading by 10 points with 10 minutes remaining, but Evan Regan's 65th-minute winner handed victory to Ballina.

A housing system that assigns valuable properties for social housing is not fair to working people, a local councillor has claimed.

Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary turned the sod today on a major redevelopment of the Sisters of Mercy Convent Site and adjacent lands in Westport. This redevelopment, which has received €13.

Westival, Westport’s festival of music and arts, has revealed a new wave of events for its 2025 programme, expanding an already exciting line-up. The updated festival poster featuring the complete programme is now available.

Proposed works on the R335, the main road from Westport to Louisburgh, need to commence right away, according to local councillor Chris Maxwell.

A man has been jailed for assaulting his then partner. David Ellis, aged 63, of Upper Carrowbeg, Westport, previously contested the case and was found guilty by a jury at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

As part of its professional development programme 2025, Mayo County Council’s Arts Service is delighted to present 'Evolving Access', a mini-symposium with an artists' tour on Wednesday, October 29, from 10. 30am to 3. 30pm.

The Head of Marine with Mayo County Council has said plans are in place to launch a new maritime strategy for the county.

Millions of euros have been spent on a number of upgrades along the Great Western Greenway by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in recent years with continuing maintenance works ongoing, a meeting of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District heard.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have delivered a long to-do list to the head of Mayo Co Council’s marine section.

No final decision has been made on the preferred route for the controversial Belclare to Murrisk greenway, engineers from Mayo County Council told members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District last week.

A councillor has claimed that improvement works on the N59 from Newport to Mulranny could take up to eight years to complete.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have approved the development of a proposed 1,100-metre greenway through Newport town, spanning from Knocknageeha to Kilbride and connecting to the existing Great Western Greenway.

Councillors in Westport have expressed annoyance that the local priest was not asked to bless a new housing estate recently.

An Achill councillor has called on Mayo Co Council to set out policy in relation to overnight parking of campervans, saying that a surge in numbers visiting the island could give rise to some of its beaches losing their Blue Flag status.

Fine Gael TD Keira Keogh recently hosted Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke, and Minister of State for Public Procurement, Digitalisation and eGovernment, Emer Higgins, at the Leeson Enterprise Centre in Westport.

Mayo County Council has been accused of embarking on "a sale of the century" by selling its portfolio of properties at a time when land is needed for housing.

A milestone day for Mayo was how the Minister for Housing James Browne described Friday, September 26th, as he officiated over the launch of two major housing schemes in the county.

The chairperson of Mayo Co Council's housing strategic policy committee, Cllr Peter Flynn, has claimed that over €1 million in taxpayers’ money will be spent before a house near Westport that had been compulsorily acquired by the council is brought ...

A West Mayo councillor has called for "joined-up thinking" on flood management, noting that measures are not being taken to reduce the causes of flooding.

West Mayo councillors have claimed that landowners along the route of the proposed Belclare to Murrisk greenway will be subject to compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) if the project goes ahead.

A crowd of more than 100 people turned out in Louisburgh Parish Hall on Friday, September 12, for the local launch of Sean Cadden’s eagerly awaited new book.

A Westport councillor has claimed that every house in a local housing estate will have to be demolished due to defective concrete blocks.

Mayo County Council has adopted a plan to increase its annual housing supply targets from 542 to 1,111 a year, with a view to facilitating the construction of 4,444 new houses between now and 2028.

Music lovers are in for a rare and electrifying evening as two celebrated virtuosos, Enda Scahill (banjo) and Joel Anderson (harmonica), bring their remarkable talents to the Westport Town Hall Theatre this Saturday, September 20th, at 8pm, for the ...

Fines totalling seven figures were accumulated in one part of the county.

Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) lights up the month of September with two compelling offerings, a powerful one-night-only performance at the Westport Chamber Music Festival and a captivating three-date tour with Water Music, which includes a stop at ...

A forgotten chapter of Mayo and Irish history is brought vividly to life in Seventy Years in the Wild West, the remarkable new book by historian and former Teagasc agricultural advisor, Sean Cadden.

An iconic Mayo timepiece remains out of action and it could be some time before it starts ticking again. The landmark Clock Tower in Westport has not been functional for a number of months and there is no indication when it will be repaired.

A proposal to convert a former Mayo pub into apartments has been rejected by Mayo County Council. An application was lodged with the local authority for a change of use of Digger Jay’s in Toorbuck, Ayle, Westport.

Mayo College of Further Education and Training (FET) will be holding an open day in all their locations throughout Mayo on Thursday, September 4th, from 12 noon to 4pm.

Award-winning comedian Conal Gallen, from Ballybofey in Co Donegal, is bringing his hilarious stand-up comedy show, 'Gallens of Laughter', to theatres across Ireland this autumn and Westport Town Hall theatre is included in the tour.

Two new exhibitions will open later this week at the Custom House Studios and Gallery in Westport.

Ronan Keating has called for stronger penalties for those convicted of fatal road traffic offences following the death of his brother in a Mayo collision.

The ‘Ireland Unrushed’ campaign looked to tap in on what were called “enrichment explorers” searching for experiences rather than low-cost travel.

Tanaiste Simon Harris said no stone would be left unturned in efforts to ensure the release of Gena Heraty.

A proposal to dispose of lands at Tawnaghmore Upper and Mullafarry in Killala to Mayo Data Hub Limited has been approved by Mayo County Council.

The overall winner of the 2025 Martin Sheridan Bursary Freya Renton is sprinting towards a bright future on the running track.

A man was drunk and unlawfully at large from an open prison when he reversed into two Garda vehicles as they pursued him.

Mayo County Council has approved the sale of a plot of land in Westport town centre to a local hotelier despite some opposition to the deal.  The green-field site, measuring two-thirds of one acre, lies adjacent to Westport playground.

A man threw a package of cocaine valued at more than €50,000 into a ditch as he attempted to flee Gardaí following a high-speed chase.

There is "chaos" at schools when children are being dropped off and picked up each day, a local councillor has stated.

Landowners who provided permissive access to facilitate the development of the Great Western Greenway from Westport to Achill must not become the subject of retrospective compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal ...

Eight Mayo SPAR stores were honoured at the 2025 SPAR 365 Standards Customer Care Programme for achieving exceptional standards in retailing.

A pair of Brazilian men threw glasses at two other males in separate incidents on the same night.

Planning permission for up to 200 new houses in Westport could be delayed due to the ongoing failure to provide safe pedestrian and cycle routes into the town.

Well-known Irish folk artist Seán Keane started his eighth summer residency at Westport Town Hall Theatre last Wednesday evening.  Following sell-out runs since 2016, Seán is now a staple of the summer in Westport.

People don’t know where they stand and are confused about what is happening around the regulation of Airbnbs, according to a West Mayo councillor.

Westport-Belmullet Municipal District plans to host a civic reception in honour of former Mayo TD and Minister Michael Ring on Friday, July 25 next.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District have approved a proposal by Mayo County Council to lease the former Croagh Patrick Visitor Centre at Murrisk to Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company at an annual rent of €1,000 and subject to a ...

Mayo County Council is looking to purchase land for housing at a number of locations across the county, including Achill Island.

An appeal has been issued for people not to walk along the dunes on Bertra Beach near Westport in order to prevent further erosion.