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.

A Castlebar-based county councillor has branded his political career “a disaster” since the abolition of town councils 11 years ago.

The outgoing Cathaoirleach of Castlebar Municipal District has said that while Lime Bikes are “a brilliant addition to the town”, they are also “adding problems”.

Westport councillor Peter Flynn has been elected unopposed as the Cathaoirleach of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District (MD), succeeding Cllr Seán Carey.

A Castlebar councillor has claimed that the lack of road markings in the county town is proving “a disaster”.

Mayo County Council has been asked to look into three areas in the Castlebar Municipal District where flooding is a problem.

Councillors in Castlebar are calling on the owner of a company whose articulated truck is regularly parked on a cycle lane on the Pontoon Road to attend the next meeting of the authority to address the matter.

A Mayo councillor who is part of a new local government taskforce does not believe a return to town councils should be considered. Cllr Damien Ryan made the comments at the annual general meeting of the Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District (MD).

Some of the main streets of Mayo's county town "look grubby", according to a local councillorIndependent Cllr Harry Barrett told last week's Castlebar Municipal District meeting that a cleaning schedule needs to be put in place to keep the county ...

Fine Gael’s Michael Burke is the new Cathoirleach of Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District. The Ballinrobe councillor takes over the role from Cllr Damien Ryan having been elected by fellow councillors at the annual general meeting last Wednesday.

Cllr Ger Deere and Cllr Donna Sheridan both condemned the vandalism.

A Castlebar councillor has said overhanging trees on roads in the district are causing a huge problem for motorists.

Belmullet man Sean Carey is expected to named as the new Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council later this week. The Fianna Fail councillor looks set to take over the roie from Fine Gael’s John O’Hara at Friday’s AGM of Mayo County Council.

There are currently 217 homeless people, including 69 children, in Mayo.

A Mayo councillor has said he is prepared to lead a protest march on Uisce Éireann's headquarters as frustration mounts over a lack of action in delivering a new wastewater treatment plant in Newport.

Councillors are frustrated that Mayo County Council had an underspend of up to €15 million in its 2024 budget when they are continually told there is no money in the coffers for projects.

Mayo county councillors have expressed their frustration with the planning process.

It has been confirmed that a Crossmolina property is no longer being considered as a potential centre for international protection applicants.

Councillors in Ballina have agreed to write to the two ministers responsible for the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) to ask for an increase in funding to Mayo, writes Paul O'Malley.

The home village of outgoing Mayo County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr John O’Hara, played host to one of his final meetings as chairperson.

Mayo county councillors have paid tribute to the late Paddy O’Toole and Bridie Greavy.

More than €1. 6m was paid to Mayo County councillors in 2024. The local authority has released the payments made to elected members last year. The biggest earner was now retired Independent councillor Seamus Weir.

The chief executive of Mayo County Council has attempted to alleviate staffing fears among Castlebar-based councillors.

Solar panels on a number of Mayo County Council homes have been left disconnected for more than six years.

An Erris councillor has urged Mayo County Council to take action on council-owned houses with pyrite that have been allowed to lie derelict.

A West Mayo councillor said the road between Louisburgh and Westport is now among the worst in the county. Cllr Chris Maxwell told the monthly meeting of Mayo County Council that damage is being caused to vehicles.

A Mayo councillor has said "rats as big as cats" have made their home in a council yard. Cllr Blackie Gavin said Mayo County Council is storing timber and wood that came down during Storm Éowyn in a yard in Castlebar.

South Mayo councillors say the number of proposed routes for the Cong relief road is causing considerable anxiety in the community.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has “thrown Mayo County Council under the bus”, claimed a local councillor. Fianna Fáil Cllr Brendan Mulroy accused the NTA of hanging the council out to dry in the wake of a bus stop fiasco in Newport.

Mayo councillors want the Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan to attend a meeting of Mayo County Council to hear their concerns about the replacement of Joint Policing Committees (JPC) with Local Community Safety Partnerships.

Funding for local and regional roads in Mayo is inadequate and a call must be made to the Government for emergency monies in order to bring them up to standard, an Achill councillor has stated.

Castlebar councillors are pushing for traffic lights to be trialled at a problematic junction.

Castlebar councillors have called for the Municipal District to immediately cease sending local families seeking emergency accommodation to Charlestown.

Castlebar councillors are prepared to table a vote of no confidence in the chief executive of Mayo County Council if staffing disparities in the municipal district are not addressed.

Newly co-opted Independent councillor Marie-Therese Duffy was warmly welcomed to her first Ballina Municipal District meeting by her colleagues last Monday, writes Paul O'Malley.

Castlebar councillors were left flabbergasted that Mayo Co Council replaced a Castlebar Municipal District sign welcoming the Connacht and Munster rugby teams.

Achill natives who have moved away and become part of Ireland’s diaspora must be helped to return home to revitalise the local community, according to a local councillor.

A Westport councillor is calling for the reinstatement of village placename signs along the new N5 Westport to Turlough road. The signs were removed while the road was being built.

A councillor said the bad weather of recent months has left many roads in a poor state.

Councillors in West Mayo continue to be exercised about the symbolic five black lines on road signs for the new 60kph speed zones in the county.

Fond tributes were paid to the late Margaret Adams at last week's meeting of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District.

Mayo's five TDs need to be proactive in progressing the promised Newport Sewage Treatment Plant, according to local councillors who have heard nothing from Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) about the matter despite repeated calls for clarification.

A Castlebar councillor has asked for local public representatives to be consulted on any new zoning plans for housing in Mayo.

A member of Mayo County Council has said a new 50-unit social housing development in Westport should be double the size.

Mayo councillors are calling for the imposition of a tax on holiday homes and the regulation of the Airbnb sector. Fine Gael Cllr Peter Flynn raised the matter at last Thursday's meeting of Mayo Co Council's housing strategic policy committee (SPC).

A novel tax amnesty scheme to help owners either sell or redevelop derelict properties has been proposed by a Mayo councillor.

A Mayo councillor has criticised the application process for social and affordable housing, saying it is too long and drawn out and a waste of time.

There have been over 50 applicants for five affordable houses at a new 50-unit social housing scheme in Westport.

Accolades have been paid at a meeting of Mayo Co Council to several local politicians who have enjoyed notable successes in their careers recently.

A local councillor has claimed that the N58 road linking Ballyvary to Foxford has deteriorated from "a first to a third world" route, writes Joan Geraghty.

A Claremorris councillor has called for the Old Bank building on Lower James Street in the town to be de-listed as a protected structure to allow the site to be developed for housing.

Members of Mayo County Council want a meeting with the Minister for Justice to resolve the impasse over the county's Joint Policing Committee (JPC), which has not been replaced since it ceased meetings almost a year ago.

The recent reduction of speed limits on local roads from 80km to 60km is confusing motorists and leading to tailbacks, according to Mayo councillorsThe changes came into effect on February 7 last and were discussed three days later at Mayo Co ...

The chief executive of Mayo County Council has agreed to look into the mobile phone system on offer to local councillors after a number expressed dissatisfaction with how it operates.

The chief executive of Mayo County Council has rejected the suggestion of a breakdown in communication with the public in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.

Two members of Castlebar Municipal District have called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to install a new pedestrian crossing in Balla as a matter of urgency close to the entrance to the local secondary school to ensure the safety of ...

Castlebar residents continue to be plagued by a foul smell emanating from a sewage treatment plant. Households on the Turlough Road have been forced to endure the unpleasant odour for months.

Castlebar councillors have called for an emergency plan to be put in place for future storms. The carnage caused by Storm Éowyn was discussed at a meeting of Castlebar Municipal District last Wednesday.

Councillors have questioned Mayo County Council’s €4. 2m spend on IT when they are persistently experiencing email issues.

There are concerns that forestry developments are being granted planning permission without the usual protocols that apply to other applicants.

Mayo County Council has not dismissed the idea of applying for Unesco Heritage Site status for the Ceide Fields in the future.

Graveyards in the county would be in a ‘quare state’ were it not for the work of local communities. The comments were made at a recent meeting of Mayo County Council.

Contentious speed limit by-laws have been adopted by Mayo County Council but not without reservations from councillors.

The families who lost loved ones in two recent tragedies were remembered at a meeting of Mayo County Council.

Belmullet businessman Padraig Conroy has been selected as Mayo County Council’s representative on Udaras na Gaeltachta. Mr Conroy was selected unopposed at the monthly meeting of the local authority.

Ballina’s Mark Duffy remains as the only Mayo candidate seeking election for the Seanad. The Fine Gael councillor is bidding to take one of five seats on the Labour panel in the Upper House.

Knock woman Deirdre Lawless has been co-opted on to Mayo County Council. The new Aontu councillor replaces her brother Deputy Paul Lawless. She was proposed for the position by Fine Gael whip Peter Flynn.

Mayo’s newest county councillor and the chief executive of Mayo County Council have come under fire for living outside Mayo.

A Westport councillor has expressed satisfaction that the Green Party managed to only get one of its 12 outgoing TDs returned at the last general election and no new candidates elected.

The Mary Robinson Centre is in danger of becoming a “white elephant”, a meeting of Mayo County Council heard. The cost of work at the Ballina centre was included in an audit report carried out into the local authority’s finances.

Two Mayo councillors have declared themselves out of the running as Mayo contenders are emerging for a Seanad seat. Popular Erris businessman Padraig Conroy has been selected as the Udaras na Gaeltachta nominee for a seat in Seanad Eireann.

Mayo County Council has agreed to the sale of the historic Imperial Hotel in Castlebar. Councillors supported the proposal to transform the vacant premises and the adjoining motor tax office building into a 44-bedroom hotel.

Officials in the Department of Transport were branded 'Little Hitlers' during an emotive Mayo County Council debate on proposed speed limit reductions.

Cllr Patsy O’Brien believes he would have won a seat in Dáil Eireann with "a bit more support" in South Mayo.

Mayo councillor Mark Duffy is weighing up a bid for the Seanad. The Ballina councillor missed out on a seat in Dáil Éireann following his decision to represent Fine Gael and stand in the recent general election.

Fine Gael Cllr Alma Gallagher has said she wants to seen an increase in social and affordable housing in Mayo in the coming years.

Concerns have been expressed that overhanging trees are causing major issues on a busy Mayo road, writes Keith Bourke.   Fine Gael councillor Gerry Coyle highlighted the issue at the annual budget meeting of Mayo County Council.

Concerns about online property rental website Airbnb were highlighted at last week’s meeting of Mayo County Council Housing Strategic Policy Committee (SPC), writes Tom Byrne.

Public representatives in Westport are appealing to Mayo County Council to ensure regulations are in place to prevent "tacky shops" from opening up in the famed tourist town.

The flooding, electricity outages, blocked roads and destruction caused by the sudden snowstorm that hit much of Mayo on November 20th is "a big wake-up call" for rural communities.

Mayo County Council is to implement a 5% rates increase. The annual budget meeting of the local authority was told that the increase will not have an impact on 90% of ratepayers.

Achill councillor Paul McNamara has pledged to allocate some of his own General Municipal Allocation (GMA) to keep the public toilets in Keel open over the festive period.

Westport councillors have failed to decide whether parking in public car parks in the town should be free all day in the run-up to Christmas or just for the afternoon.

A local councillor has expressed concern over what he described as a "heavy-handed" approach to parking administration in Ballina of late.

The recent TG4/Ipsos opinion poll on the upcoming general election in the Mayo constituency put Aontú candidate Cllr Paul Lawless in contention for one of the five seats.

Members of Westport-Belmullet Municipal District (MD) have rejected a General Municipal Allocation (GMA) draft budget for 2025 after claiming that insufficient funds are being allocated to the area year after year.

A councillor has warned he will ‘go to war’ with Mayo County Council if staffing levels don’t improve in certain departments in Castlebar Municipal District.

A Mayo councillor has expressed his anger and dismay that Mayo County Council does not have enough money to grit a busy stretch of road this winter. Fianna Fail’s Michael Loftus vented his frustrations at the monthly meeting of the local authority.

There remains a shortfall of €4. 5m to deliver a recently announced sports campus project in Castlebar. The site at Knockaphunta in Castlebar is to receive €7. 5m in Government funding under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSF).

Mayo councillors look set to oppose speed limit reductions on certain roads in the county. A full debate on the issue will be heard at next month’s meeting of Mayo County Council.

Mayo Fine Gael candidate Keira Keogh has voiced deep concern for homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks.

Christmas in Castlebar promises fun-filled festivities following the recent announcement of an action-packed programme of events in the town.

The monthly meeting of Mayo County Council was adjourned early as a mark of respect following two recent bereavements.

The chief executive of Mayo County Council has said some of the applications for affordable housing are not "realistic".

A deputation of over a dozen workers in the disability sector attended last week's meeting of Mayo County Council where Independent Cllr Harry Barrett had a motion calling for their pay to be be put on the same scale as HSE workers in similar roles.