7+ hour, 28+ min ago  (155+ words) A large fire has broken out at a scrap metal recycling centre in Belfast. Around 60 firefighters are tackling the blaze in a "large quantity of scrap metal" at Clearway Metal Recycling in East Twin Road. People have been urged to…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago  (198+ words) Ballyhaunis native, corporal Patrick "Bob'Gallagher who was the first Irish enlisted man to lose his life in the Vietnam War, has been remembered at a memorial event in San Diego. The honour of singing the Stars and Stripes at the…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (716+ words) Elected members of Mayo County Council have been informed that the local authority has returned a budget surplus for the seventh successive year. Director of finance Peter Duggan gave a whistle-stop tour of the accounts from the top table of…...

11+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1137+ words) by Dr. Richard Martin I went for a walk around St. Mary's track in Castlebar recently on a bright May Monday evening. Walking, thinking and listening to the soundtrack of the O. C. , I got lost in the past. I started thinking…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (380+ words) MAKING Farms Work for Women, a new north Mayo initiative supporting women farmers with practical solutions, skills and confidence, will officially launch with a community event on Sunday, June 7, at the Kennedy Glasgow Centre from 2 to 4 p. m. The initiative has been…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (353+ words) Three men and a youth have been charged in connection with an assault that occurred in the Tucker Street area of Castlebar in the early hours of Saturday, August 23, 2025. The four defendants appeared at Castlebar District Court today before Judge…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (343+ words) Mayo suffered a heartbreaking 2-7 to 2-5 defeat against Galway in the Connacht LGFA Under-16 (A) Championship Final, which took place at Bekan. Mayo played the better football during the first half, with the raiding runs of Emily Gavin posing plenty of problems…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (403+ words) MAYO Period Dignity Day will bring communities across the county together to celebrate dignity, inclusion and equality for all who menstruate. The initiative is being led by South West Mayo Development Company in partnership with the HSE, Healthy Mayo, Ballyhaunis…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (395+ words) DAISY Lodge Mayo - the therapeutic short break centre for children with a cancer diagnosis - is set to open its doors next year. The centre, based in Cong, will require ongoing sustained support so families can access this life-changing support for…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (431+ words) THE 2026 Canadian 4-Wall Nationals, held at the Ches Penney Family YMCA in St. John's, Newfoundland, proved to be a hugely successful tournament for Claremorris handballers Patrick Murphy and Dessie Keegan. The Mayo pair were prominent across the Men's Open grades,…...