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Girl paralysed to 'embrace life' after €4m settlement

A 17-year-old girl for whom a court has approved a €4 million settlement after being left paralysed from a neck injury after a fall 13 years ago, has said while the settlement will not give her back what she has lost, she will "embrace life with determination".

Courts • 14 Jan

Gardaí believe that the incidents are linked to drug-related intimidation

Four arrested in Mayo for criminal damage incidents

Four men have been arrested after a number of incidents of criminal damage were carried out in Newport and Westport, Co Mayo on Sunday.

Regional • 06 Jan

Pre-tax profits rise 25% at Botox facility in Westport

Pre-tax profits at the firm which operates the global production hub for Botox in Westport, Co Mayo, last year increased by 25% to $1.38bn (€1.19bn).

Business • 27 Nov 25

Locals, experts combine to protect Mayo lake's ecosystem

A major community effort is under way in Co Mayo, to safeguard the ecosystem around Lough Carra.

Connacht • 24 Oct 25

Man dies, another seriously injured after crash on N17

A man in his 20s has died after a collision between a car and a van on the Mayo/Galway border this morning.

Connacht • 19 Sep 25

Bronze Age monument discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo

A rare example of a ritual Bronze Age monument has been discovered on Oileán Acla in Co Mayo.

Connacht • 17 Sep 25

Group of men mostly in high vis vests digging in a field with construction vehicles in the background

Construction of large biomethane plant to begin in Mayo

Construction is to begin on Ireland's largest agri-based biomethane plant in Co Mayo.

Connacht • 11 Sep 25

Mulranny beach in County Mayo on a sunny day

Swim notices for two Co Mayo beaches after heavy rainfall

People have been told not to swim off two beaches in Co Mayo after heavy rainfall.

Connacht • 26 Aug 25

Man seriously injured after alleged assault in Co Mayo

A man, in his 20s, is being treated for serious injuries after an alleged assault in Co Mayo in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Connacht • 25 Aug 25

Man, 60s, dies following quad bike accident in Mayo

A man in his 60s has died following a quad bike accident in Co Mayo.

Connacht • 07 Aug 25

The vehicle was not in use at the time, no patients were affected and no staff were injured

Probe after fire destroys ambulance outside Mayo hospital

An investigation is under way after an ambulance was destroyed by fire while parked close to Sacred Heart Hospital in Co Mayo in the early hours of this morning.

Connacht • 21 Jun 25

Gardaí closed the road for a technical examination but it has since reopened (Stock image)

Motorcyclist, 40s, dies in Mayo road crash

A motorcyclist in his 40s has died in a road crash in Co Mayo yesterday evening.

Connacht • 18 Jun 25

'Dare to Hope' is taking place in Knock, Co Mayo

Hundreds gather for 'Dare to Hope' in Knock

Hundreds of young adults from around the country are gathering in Knock, Co Mayo, for a day of events to mark the Catholic Church's Jubilee Year of Hope.

Connacht • 14 Jun 25

The climb culminated with a group photograph at the summit of the Reek

Emergency service members in Croagh Patrick tribute climb

For the first time, emergency and voluntary service members from across Co Mayo and beyond have climbed Croagh Patrick in full uniform.

Connacht • 08 Jun 25

Ballintubber Abbey Trust received €5.8 million from the Government's Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Ballintubber Abbey to build heritage and cultural centre

The 800-year-old Ballintubber Abbey in Co Mayo is aiming to become a centre of pilgrimage, with the addition of a heritage and cultural centre.

Connacht • 03 Jun 25

The weather alert impacts counties Galway, Mayo, Kerry

Status Yellow rain warning issued for three counties

Weather • 02 Jun 25

Twenty-six properties were listed on Castlebar's derelict sites register last year

Castlebar residents 'very angry' over dereliction in town

Castlebar residents are 'very angry' over a number of prominent buildings lying derelict it the town centre, including Mayo's most historic building - where the Land League was founded in 1879.

Connacht • 26 May 25

The data centre for a site, located 1.8km to the south of Killala will require 50MW average electrical power to operate

Plans stalled for data centre in Mayo

Contentious plans to proceed with a data centre in Co Mayo opposed by international best-selling author, Sally Rooney have been stalled. This follows a third party appeal lodged with An Bord Pleanala against Mayo County Council's decision to grant planning permission last month to Mayo Data Hub Ltd

Business • 23 May 25

Director of Services Tom Gilligan said his aim is to get 'under-utilised, vacant, empty homes back into use' (Stock image)

Mayo council official calls for boycott of holiday homes

A senior manager at Mayo County Council has called for a community-led boycott of holiday homes in order to bring high numbers of vacant properties back into use to help combat the housing crisis.

Connacht • 21 May 25

Wheelchair uses say they have experienced a new lease of life as a result of the initiative

Wheelchair-friendly beach mats bring joy in Mayo

Wheelchair users in Co Mayo have been enjoying the sunshine on a blue flag beach in Iorras, thanks to recently installed accessible mobility mats.

Ireland • 13 May 25

Brendan Deane of the INHFA said it was a most deserving cause

Charity tractor run taking place in Mayo

Dozens of tractor owners are taking part in a charity tractor run across north Mayo in aid of a local suicide prevention service.

Connacht • 20 Apr 25

The two-year course at the Newman Institute in Ballina enabled the participants to work alongside priests

64 parishioners to become church lay leaders in Mayo

Over 60 parishioners will be commissioned as Catholic Church lay leaders at a ceremony in Co Mayo marking Easter Holy Week later today.

Connacht • 15 Apr 25

A fire at the Wild Nephin National Park was brought under control

Fire at Wild Nephin National Park brought under control

A forest fire in the Wild Nephin National Park in Co Mayo has been controlled, after a day-long effort by a range of agencies.

Connacht • 08 Apr 25

Some of the pupils involved in the initiative

Mayo pupils 'knock out a few tunes' to promote trad music

Over 200 pupils from three primary schools in Co Mayo have come together to promote traditional Irish music as part of a two-year creative project.

Connacht • 07 Apr 25

A gorse fire in the Ballycroy National Park in west Mayo last night caused structural damage to the Claggan Mountain Coastal Trail

Public urged to act 'responsibly' after Mayo gorse fires

Mayo Fire Service is urging people to act responsibly after it dealt with a significant number of gorse and bog fires in recent days.

Connacht • 05 Apr 25