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The boy was taken to Mayo University Hospital with minor injuries

Driver killed, boy injured, in Co Mayo road crash

A man in his 60s has been killed, and a 12-year-old boy injured, in a road collision in Co Mayo.

Connacht • 01 Apr 19

Lester Cassidy said the facility allows him to pursue his hobby without any restrictions

Facility for disabled anglers opens in Co Mayo

A €200,000 facility for disabled anglers has opened on the River Moy in Co Mayo.

Connacht • 29 Mar 19

Inspection of 32-bed facility at Mayo University Hospital

Serious breaches identified at Mayo mental health unit

A number of serious regulatory breaches have been identified at an adult mental health unit in Co Mayo.

Connacht • 28 Mar 19

Gardaí are also co-ordinating a shore search in an effort to locate the missing man

Search for fisherman missing on Lough Mask resumes

A search for a 78-year-old fisherman who has been missing on Lough Mask since last Friday has resumed.

Connacht • 12 Mar 19

Co Mayo search for fisherman called off for the night

A search for a fisherman, missing since Friday afternoon in Co Mayo, has been called off for the night.

Connacht • 11 Mar 19

The fisherman went out on his boat on Lough Mask

Weather impeding search for missing fisherman

A search for a fisherman who has been missing since going out on Lough Mask in his boat on Friday is being severely hampered by bad weather.

Connacht • 11 Mar 19

The fisherman went out on his boat on Lough Mask in the Cushlough area

Search under way for missing fisherman in Co Mayo

A search operation is under way in Co Mayo for a fisherman who has been missing since yesterday.

Connacht • 11 Mar 19

Gardaí say Susanna O'Malley has been located safe and well

Woman found safe and well after appeal

A woman who had been missing from Co Mayo has been found safe and well.

Connacht • 22 Feb 19

Meissner Filtration Products will create 150 jobs at the IDA's Advanced Technology Building in Castlebar

US firm Meissner to create 150 jobs in Castlebar

150 new jobs are to be created in Co Mayo by an American firm, as part of its first expansion outside of the US.

Business • 01 Feb 19

Sandra Collins disappeared on 4 December 2000

Fresh appeal made for Mayo woman missing for 18 years

The brother of Mayo woman Sandra Collins, who has been missing for 18 years, has issued a fresh appeal for information on her disappearance.

Connacht • 10 Dec 18

Anne Marie O'Brien died on arrival at Mayo University Hospital by ambulance on 2 October 2016

Verdict of medical misadventure at Mayo inquest

A verdict of medical misadventure has been returned at the inquest into the death of a woman, who was discharged from hospital on two separate occasions in the days prior to her passing in October 2016.

Connacht • 19 Nov 18

The otter was eventually caught, and is being looked after by a wildlife expert

Slippery customer: Otter runs around Mayo shop

A shop in Co Mayo got more than it bargained for, when an otter entered the store, running around the aisle

News Lens • 13 Nov 18

The car is taken away from the scene for a forensic examination

Appeal for witnesses following fatal Mayo road crash

Two men who died in a single vehicle road collision last night have been named locally as 28-year-old Ricky Langdon, from Ballina, and 21-year-old, Jack O'Hora, from Castleconnor in Co Sligo.

Connacht • 13 Nov 18

Notice was put into effect on 5 February following the detection of cryptosporidium in the supply

Boil water notice affecting parts of Sligo, Mayo lifted

A boil water notice for customers supplied by the Lough Talt Public Water Supply in Co Sligo and part of Co Mayo has been lifted after being in place for over eight months.

Connacht • 25 Oct 18

16-year-old Elaine Sweeney was last seen on 19 September in Westport

Appeal for information about teenager missing in Mayo

Gardaí in Mayo are appealing for information about a teenager who since last Wednesday.

News • 25 Sep 18

Castlebar Coroner's Court heard from witnesses to the 'horror' crash that claimed three lives in September 2017

Three generations of family killed in 'horror' crash

A jury has returned verdicts of accidental death at inquests arising from a car crash that claimed the lives of three generations of the same family in Co Mayo last year.

Mayo • 18 Sep 18

Pope Francis signed the jersey before he left Knock

Jersey signed by Pope to be displayed at Knock Airport

The Mayo GAA jersey signed by Pope Francis before he boarded his return flight to Dublin this morning is to be put on display at Ireland West Airport.

Pope Francis In Ireland • 26 Aug 18

The scene at The Quay Road in Newport remains sealed off

Man in his 20s killed in Mayo road collision

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road collision in Co Mayo.

News • 25 Aug 18

People take part in the annual climb on Reek Sunday

Thousands make Croagh Patrick climb for Reek Sunday

An estimated 5,000 people took part in the annual climb up Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo today in what is known as Reek Sunday.

Connacht • 29 Jul 18

The Breheny family business has been operating in the town since 1854

End of an era and end of the road for Westport garage

In August, the shutters will come down for the last time on a garage in Westport, Co Mayo, where the Breheny family business has been operating since 1854.

Special Reports • 26 Jul 18

The Health and Safety Authority and the gardaí are investigating the man's death

Man dies following farm accident in Co Mayo

A man in his early 50s has died in a farm accident in Co Mayo.

News • 30 Jun 18

Man pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court

Mayo man sentenced over child abuse images

A 48-year-old Co Mayo man has been given a two-year suspended sentence, after pleading guilty to possessing images of child abuse.

Connacht • 28 Jun 18

The Vatican announced this morning that Pope Francis will visit Knock Shrine

Pope to visit Knock as part of trip to Ireland

Pope Francis will visit Knock as part of his trip to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families in August.

The Pope in Ireland • 25 Jul 18

Of more than 900 cases examined, 49 children have been found to be affected

49 families to receive apology over audiology failings

Almost 50 families in counties Mayo and Roscommon are to receive an apology for serious failings in audiology services provided to their children, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

Health • 07 Jun 18

Michael McCarrick died when the plane crashed into a field outside Ballina on 4 May

Mechanical failure ruled out as cause of plane crash

Mechanical failure has been ruled out in an investigation into a plane crash in Co Mayo last month in which a man in his 50s died.

Connacht • 01 Jun 18

Mayo

Driver killed, boy injured, in Co Mayo road crash

Facility for disabled anglers opens in Co Mayo

Serious breaches identified at Mayo mental health unit

Search for fisherman missing on Lough Mask resumes

Co Mayo search for fisherman called off for the night

Weather impeding search for missing fisherman

Search under way for missing fisherman in Co Mayo

Woman found safe and well after appeal

US firm Meissner to create 150 jobs in Castlebar

Fresh appeal made for Mayo woman missing for 18 years

Verdict of medical misadventure at Mayo inquest

Slippery customer: Otter runs around Mayo shop

Appeal for witnesses following fatal Mayo road crash

Boil water notice affecting parts of Sligo, Mayo lifted

Appeal for information about teenager missing in Mayo

Three generations of family killed in 'horror' crash

Jersey signed by Pope to be displayed at Knock Airport

Man in his 20s killed in Mayo road collision

Thousands make Croagh Patrick climb for Reek Sunday

End of an era and end of the road for Westport garage

Man dies following farm accident in Co Mayo

Mayo man sentenced over child abuse images

Pope to visit Knock as part of trip to Ireland

49 families to receive apology over audiology failings

Mechanical failure ruled out as cause of plane crash

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