An Enniscrone father will undergo a swim from Enniscrone to Kilcummin to raise awareness for the need for donors in Ireland, as well as raising funds for a worthy cause.

An ambitious plan to create Ireland’s first artificial reef in Killala Bay has taken a step forward after Mayo County Council granted planning permission for preparation and placement works to be carried out to allow the vessel to be placed on the ...

Gardaí have confirmed that a man has died after a fire in Ballina this morning. A spokesperson from the Garda Press Office told the Western People that at 8. 15am this morning (Thursday), Gardaí received a report of a fire at a residence in Ballina.

Registration has opened for the TELUS International Liquid Motion Salmon Run Triathlon which will take place on Saturday, July 27. This is the third consecutive year that TELUS International will sponsor the event in partnership with Liquid Motion.

Basketball: Deora Marsh, American born but Ballina by heart, received the ultimate honour from basketball’s governing body in Ireland on Saturday night when he was inducted into the Basketball Ireland Hall of Fame.

Many concerns were expressed at the public meeting about the mental health of homeowners who now must deal with the pyrite remediation process.

GAA: The countdown is well and truly on to this year’s All-Ireland Scór Finals which are to be held in Killarney next month on Saturday, May 11.

Connacht Rugby U18. 5 Cup Semi-Final Buccaneers 13 Ballina 13 At Dubarry Park, Athlone Ballina were extremely unfortunate not to progress to the Connacht U18.

North Mayo Sweeney Cup Senior Final Ballina Stephenites 1-16 Crossmolina 1-14 (AET, 1-13 to 1-13 after normal time) Stuart Tynan in James Stephens Park Ballina Stephenites showed why they are reigning Mayo senior club champions as they dug deep to ...

The roof of the Convent of Mercy in Ballina would have collapsed within the next ten years if volunteers had not intervened with essential works in the last number of months, it has been revealed.

The new series of An Ríl Deal is nearing the finale as TG4 and Adare Productions search for the next big thing in the world of Irish dancing and there is lots of Mayo interest.

It is hoped that the first tenant of Ballina’s new Innovation Quarter will have moved into the €8 million facility by the end of the week.

On a beautiful sunny Easter Saturday morning, surrounded by the magnificent gardens of Enniscoe House, the inaugural event of Mayo Autism Camp (North Mayo Group) was launched at the North Mayo Heritage Centre.

Foxford Way set for upgrade€262,500 in funding has just been allocated to nine outdoor recreation trails/walking projects in Mayo, with the Cullonaughton section of the Foxford Way Looped Walk among them.

Over 1,000 people are expected to be in attendance at a public meeting at 7pm on April 15 in the Great National Hotel, Ballina held by the North Mayo Pyrite Group on behalf of those impacted by defective concrete products.

A body was recovered from the River Moy by members of the Grainne Uaile Search and Recovery Unit in Ballina.The alarm had been raised after a person was seen entering the water close to the jetty in the north Mayo town around 7.30pm yesterday ...

Tommy Tiernan, Hector Ó hEochagáin and Knockmore's Laurita Blewitt have announced their decision to end their popular 'Tommy, Hector & Laurita Podcast'. The trio revealed the news in a joint statement on this morning.

An assured display in very challenging conditions saw Mayo’s Hugh Armstrong finish in 50th position in the senior men’s race at Saturday’s World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.

Mayo County Council will make a submission to TII for long-awaited works on a Ballina street.

Another major onshore wind farm has been granted planning permission in North Mayo.

Mayo County Council has granted planning permission for the revival of the development of a biomass power station in Killala that is intended to power a planned data centre adjacent to the site.

Mayo County Council spent €8,200 in machine hire costs to bury the carcass of a large fin whale that washed ashore at Ross Beach near Killala earlier this year.

Sinn Féin local election candidate for Ballina, Una Morris, has said the growing lack of GP services is becoming a real crisis in Ballina and across Mayo.

A fundraising 5K fun run and walk on Easter Monday will mark the beginning of plans to develop an astroturf pitch and community walkway in the North Mayo village of Bonniconlon.

Ballina native Maggie Timoney is set to lead today’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City.

Fine Gael candidate in the Ballina electoral area, Hugh Rouse, has welcomed the decision to extend the exploration licence for a large area adjoining the existing Corrib gas field off the Mayo coast.

The Cathaoirleach of Ballina Municipal District, Independent councillor, Seamus Weir has announced he will not be contesting next June's local election.

Drama lovers will be delighted to hear that the Riverside Theatre Group returns to the Ballina Arts Centre stage this week with their production of the iconic Tennessee Williams classic, A Streetcar named Desire.

A Ballina local election candidate has called for public toilets to be opened at the newly built Innovation Quarter, Ballina.

Mayo County Council has no vacant houses to offer people facing homelessness in the Ballina Municipal District.

Mayo County Council is making progress on the extension of Bonniconlon Burial Ground. The Ballina Municipal District and the environmental section of the council have been in discussions regarding the urgent requirement to extend the graveyard.

A local councillor has urged Mayo County Council to put an old bridge with historical significance on its roads programme for 2024.

A Defective Concrete Block Community Facilitator for Mayo has told councillors in the Ballina Municipal District she is concerned owners of larger homes will not be able to avail of sufficient grant aid to rebuild their homes.

What: Five bedroom detached house Where: Tavanaghmore, Foxford, Co Mayo Price: €469,000 Link: www. myhome.

A local councillor has called on the Ballina Municipal District to consider installing toilets suitable for all wheelchair users.

The old green place name signs on each of Ballina's streets could soon be undergoing a facelift. Cllr Mark Duffy has called on the Ballina Municipal District to repaint and refurbish the street signs, as well as painting the lampposts around the town.

A Ballina councillor has said he has ‘little faith’ that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) will act upon the traffic safety problems on Emmet Street in the town.

A local councillor has expressed concern that Ballina is being considered ‘a third-world institution’ within the county and called on Mayo County Council to ‘fight’ to get the IDA (Industrial Development Agency) site on the Sligo Road open for ...

Councillors from the Ballina Municipal District met with the town’s new Superintendent to discuss a shortage of Gardaí and other issues. The private meeting took place before last week’s municipal district meeting.

A male pedestrian, 33, who sustained serious injuries in a road traffic incident in Ballina on Tuesday has been named locally as James Moyles.  Mr Moyles died in Mayo University Hospital yesterday evening and was from the Parkside area of town.

There are no plans to house asylum seekers in a building in the North Mayo village of Attymass, members of Mayo County Council were told last week.

Councillors in Ballina have asked Mayo Co Council to consider using space at the rear of Tesco and to provide extra car parking spaces in light of the reduced car parking spaces in Market Square.

The former Eircom building on Breaffy Road in Castlebar has been acquired by Corduff Travel.

A Ballina businesswoman is celebrating after her catering company scooped a prestigious national award. Claire Howley Sabin set up Claire’s Kitchen in 2022.

It is hoped that the first set of tenants will move into the Ballina Innovation Quarter by the end of March or early April.

Caelan Doris admitted to being a little more nervous than usual on Sunday when he made history as the first Mayo man to captain the Ireland rugby team.

A local councillor has welcomed the publishing of a Part 8 Planning Notice for the Céide Coastal Walkway, a proposed coastal walkway from Downpatrick Head to Céide in Ballycastle.

A popular north Mayo music festival will not go ahead this year after the committee who ran the event stepped down and a new committee did not emerge. Organisers have announced that the Killala Live Festival will not proceed this year.

A large fin whale, measuring 20. 7 metres, which washed up on a North Mayo beach last month, has been buried. The dead whale became stranded on the shore at Ross Beach, Killala on the weekend of January 20/21, just before Storm Isha struck.

It will be a proud day for all at Ballina RFC on Sunday as Caelan Doris will captain Ireland for the first time in their Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy at the Aviva Stadium (3pm).

The Department of Public Expenditure is currently in the process of examining additional information to determine the environmental effects of the long-awaited Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme.

A north Mayo GAA club is appealing a decision to allow 30 acres of forestry to be planted beside its grounds.

A local councillor has said the public should not have to financially contribute to taking charge of an old bridge with historical significance.

Councillors in the Ballina Municipal District have demanded that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) implement traffic safety measures outside Hiney's Funeral Home on the Ballina Road near Crossmolina.

Mayo County Council's Director of Housing has said it is "disingenuous" for councillors to suggest that the local authority is not doing enough to provide housing in the county.

A major water burst in the middle of Ballina last Wednesday disrupted the supply for a number of customers in the town.

Councillors in Ballina have vowed to fight to have their voices heard when it comes to the zoning of residential land in the new Local Area Plan.

A road safety assessment is to be carried out on a junction in the Carrowmore-Lacken area of North Mayo following several accidents in recent years.

Lacken native Caelan Doris is starting number 8 as Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his matchday squad for Friday night’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations opener against France in Marseille (Kick-off 9pm local time/8pm Irish time).

Councillors in the Ballina Municipal District have expressed a vote of sympathy to the late Henry Wills, Gurteens, Crossmolina Road, Ballina.

Stella Maris Shore House, a historic gem nestled on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Ballycastle, Co Mayo, proudly reopens its doors under the new management of Rolf Siegrist

They were the only national school from Mayo to present at the prestigious competition

There was a Bonniconlon connection to St Thomas' dramatic All-Ireland club hurling final victory at Croke Park yesterday.

Vincent Neary has been elected as the new president of Connacht GAA at Monday evening's Connacht GAA convention at the Centre of Excellence. Vincent has held numerous positions within Mayo GAA over the years.

Mayo owned the National Basketball Arena in Dublin today with both their representatives in the All-Ireland Schools finals returning west with the silverware in tow.

Bonfires will blaze brightly across Ballina this evening as the town welcomes home its newest All-Ireland champions.

This three bedroom detached bungalow is situated on Circa 0.56 Acres in the tranquil countryside of Terryduff, Bofeenaun

One school and three community groups across Mayo are set to receive a share of €176,616 under Measure 1 of the Government’s CLÁR Programme.

Conn Rangers have announced five exciting signings ahead of the 2024 Elverys Sports Super League season

What: Four bedroom detached home  Where: Cloonglasney, Knockanillaun, Ballina, Co Mayo Price: €400,000  Link: www. myhome.

Ballina’s David Cawley is on the lookout for a new club after he was told in November that his contract wasn’t going to be renewed with Sligo Rovers.

SSE Renewables and FuturEnergy Ireland have jointly submitted a planning application for Glenora Wind Farm to An Bord Pleanála. The proposed site is located in North Mayo, approximately 7km southwest of Ballycastle and 6km southeast of Belderrig.

The eleven homes in Mayo that received remedial works or were demolished through the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme in 2023 are all located in the Ballina Municipal District (MD).

Only seven years after laying down the first casks of whiskey to be produced in Co Mayo in over 150 years, the Connacht Whiskey Company recorded a major breakthrough at last Tuesday’s Irish Whiskey Awards when its Connacht Single Malt Distillery ...

Costello’s Funeral Services was recently founded by Michael Costello and the family run business is ready to serve local communities.

Moy Valley AC athletes continued to show they can compete with the best in Ireland after another great day of racing in Navan at the All-Ireland Cross Country championships.

A judge has requested a pre-sanction report be compiled on a Ballina man who ‘outrageously and inexcusably’ leapt over the counter in the local civic offices and threatened two housing officers.

Ballina Soroptimists, with the support of the local community, have highlighted the UN Orange the World campaign, which calls for the elimination of violence against women.

The manager of Aras Inis Gluaire has said that the Belmullet-based arts centre needs financial support to undergo repairs to its boiler system.

Gardaí in Ballina, who are investigating the disappearance and murder of Sandra Collins, are renewing their appeal to the public for information. Today, Monday, December 4 2023, marks the 23rd anniversary since the disappearance of Sandra.

The Lacken-Ballycastle Protection Group has criticised Mayo Co Council and others for what they claim are efforts to "turn North Mayo into a heavily industrialised wind farm”.

The experience of winning a Connacht title six years ago means Lahardane footballers Aaron Murphy and Chris Rowland are well equipped to deal with the pressure this time around, writes Stuart Tynan.

Croíthe Radacacha (Radical Hearts) is a feature documentary about ‘the love that dares not speak its name’ - found at the very heart of the Irish Revolution. Croíthe Radacacha will air on TG4 next Wednesday, December 6 at 9. 30pm and globally on www.

A major step forward has been taken in creating the first ever artificial reef to be located at a ship in Killala Bay. €50,000 is funding has been secured from the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme to advance this project.

A decision made by Mayo County Council to grant full planning permission for a development including five self-contained glamping pods has been appealed to An Bord Pleanala.

The North Mayo Heritage Centre have expressed their anger as their Christmas event signage was vandalised twice over the weekend.

The Director of Roads with Mayo County Council has urged motorists to drive with greater caution this winter, particularly in spells of adverse weather. Tom Gilligan made his appeal at last week’s meeting of the Ballina Municipal District.

There has been widespread anger in North Mayo and West Sligo after over 12,000 ESB Networks customers were impacted by a major fault that resulted in region-wide power outages from Saturday night through most of Sunday.

Surprised has been expressed after it was revealed that some offers of tenancies at a new housing development in Ballina have been rejected.

Grand Slam winners and Champions Cup finalists Caelan Doris, Hugo Keenan, Johnny Sexton, and Andrew Porter are joined by World Rugby Player of the year nominee Bundee Aki on the shortlist for the 2023 Guinness Rugby Writers Ireland Men’s XV’s Player ...

EasyGo, the company that provides a network of car charging points around Mayo, has been requested to visit Killala and Ballycastle to identify suitable charging points.

The long-awaited Crossmolina Flood Relief Scheme now requires the green light from Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohuefollowing the submission of further reports by the Office of Public Works (OPW).

It has been confirmed that works on a long-awaited pedestrian crossing in Bonniconlon village will begin next year. Fine Gael Cllr John O’Hara welcomed the news after he raised the matter at last week’s meeting of the Ballina Municipal District.

Tributes were paid at last week’s Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District meeting to four men who played integral roles in their communities. Former councillors Michael Joe McGreal, Balla, and Eddie Staunton, Crossmolina, both passed away recently.

A local councillor has called for new business owners to be given a 6-month reprieve from paying commercial rates.