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Candidates weigh up future as local elections loom

The next local elections across the country are due to take place in a year’s time, in May 2024, and sitting councillors will likely be deciding in the next few weeks whether to throw their hats in the ring again At last month’s meeting of Mayo ...

02 May 2023 at 09:43

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Westport parking fines 16 times higher than Claremorris

Westport’s parking bylaws are to be reviewed after the town generated sixteen times more parking fines than Claremorris last year. Local county councillors voted to formally review the parking arrangements in the town, which collected €77,000 ...

05 May 2023 at 16:11

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Dereliction an embarrassment - Flynn

THE scale of dereliction and vacancy in Mayo has been labelled ‘an embarrassment’ by Westport county councillor Peter Flynn. Mayo currently has 9,166 vacant residential properties – a statistic branded ‘phenomenal’ by Flynn . Speaking at the ...

10 Apr 2023 at 15:03

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Council marks tenth anniversary of Mayo Day with flights competition

Mayo Day is the annual celebration of all things Mayo and Mayo County Council have announced its milestone tenth-anniversary celebration will be taking place in May 2024. To mark this historic occasion, the council are proud to present a ...

31 Aug 2023 at 22:00

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Council to receive extra €1.5m in property tax funding

MAYO County Council is to receive an additional €1.5 million in Government funding for the 2024 Budget following an increase in Local Property Tax (LPT) baseline funding. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh ...

07 Sept 2023 at 09:30

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Council employees set date for industrial action

Employees of Mayo County Council will withdraw cooperation with politicians as part of industrial action which will commence on September 11. The Fórsa trade union, which represents more than 12,000 local authority workers across the ...

06 Sept 2023 at 12:00

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Sun shines on Achill for official opening of Greenway extension

The sun shone on Achill Island this morning to welcome the Minister of State, Jack Chambers who performed the official opening of a new 5km stretch of Greenway. The official opening of the new 5km extension of the Great Western ...

01 Sept 2023 at 13:49

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Calleary opens new N17/R320 Lisduff Upgrade Road Project

MINISTER of State, Dara Calleary TD has officially opened the new N17/R320 Lisduff Upgrade Road Project. The upgrade will see a reduction of direct access and the elimination of right hand turns on the N17 in the vicinity of ...

28 Jul 2023 at 18:30

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Packed public meeting hears concerns about proposed biogas plant

A packed public meeting in Swinford on Wednesday night was told that the site for a proposed bio-gas facility near the town is utterly unsuitable. A host of speakers highlighted what they believed would be a detrimental ...

13 Jul 2023 at 09:51

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Councillors cry foul after illegal parking allowed at the Quay in Westport

MAYO County Council has been accused of turning a blind eye to bylaws on illegal parking by allowing vehicles to park illegally at Westport Quay last week. Close to ten camper vans and caravans were illegally parked at ...

26 Jul 2023 at 15:30

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Safety work along Newport street to begin in September

WORKS to improve the safety of pedestrians walking along George's Street in Newport is expected to be completed at the end of September. A presentation on the update of the road safety scheme for George's Street was ...

26 Jul 2023 at 12:00

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Calleary pays tribute following death of former Ballina councillor

Minister of State Dara Calleary TD has paid tribute to former Fianna Fáil member of Mayo County Council Geraldine Bourke who sadly passed away on Tuesday. A native of Abbey Street, Ballina, Geraldine Bourke lived ...

26 Jul 2023 at 18:00

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