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Barrett says Airbnb are pricing young people out of rental market

Local election candidate Harry Barrett has said that Airbnb prices are pricing young people out of the rental market. According to the Independent candidate, there are 27 properties on Airbnb to every long-term let in County Mayo. Mr Barrett said ...

22 Apr 2024 at 12:00

Elections

Mayo council candidate says HSE must not walk away from Ballyhaunis care centre

A FINE Gael candidate based in Ballyhaunis has called on the HSE not to walk away from the town's primary care centre and confirm their commitment to the project. Local Election candidate Alma Gallagher said the lack of progress on the project ...

15 Mar 2024 at 10:42

Local News

BIG READ: The Irish voting system – how your vote can travel a long way

For every election in Ireland, including the upcoming Local and European Elections, we use a voting system called Proportional Representation – Single Transferable Vote (PR-STV). While slightly complicated and time consuming once the counting ...

04 Jun 2024 at 17:00

Elections

Election terminology explainer – what does it all mean

Elections to county and city councils are held in Ireland every 5 years. Every person over 18 years whose name is included on the electoral register is entitled to vote in the local area in which they live. You do not need to be an Irish ...

06 Jun 2024 at 20:59

Elections

Carey takes third Belmullet seat for Fianna Fáil

Belmullet-based councillor Seán Carey said his re-election to Mayo County Council was down to the work he has done in the area over the last five years. The Fianna Fáil councillor was elected on the fifth and final count of the ...

09 Jun 2024 at 15:45

Elections

Maxwell tops poll but falls short of quota in Westport

Independent Ireland candidate Chris Maxwell has topped the poll in the Westport Electoral Area and is on course to be the party's first councillor in Mayo. The Louisburgh native is just 72 votes short of the quota of 1,865 ...

09 Jun 2024 at 19:51

Local News

Councillors calls for more efficient running of local elections

The outgoing Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council has called for the local elections to be run more efficiently in future. Cllr Michael Loftus said that the local authority will ‘have to look at seriously at how we do the ...

18 Jun 2024 at 11:00

Elections

Alma Gallagher makes history

Alma Gallagher of Fine Gael has been elected to the Claremorris Electoral Area, on her first entry into politics. Gallagher’s election is notable as she becomes the first woman to hold a seat in this area, a milestone ...

11 Jun 2024 at 12:30

Elections

ELECTION RECAP: How the East was won

IT wasn’t quite Holmes v Leneghan all over again from 1999, but it was getting to that stage. In the end, the words ‘high court’ were only uttered in whispers as a gutted John Sheahan cordially shook the gigantic ...

13 Jun 2024 at 19:32

Comment & Opinion

EDITORIAL: Local and European elections are vitally important for our democracy

The day of reckoning is almost upon us. Over the last number of months, the Mayo public have been relatively slow to engage with the upcoming local and European elections but over the next couple of days, our ...

06 Jun 2024 at 09:00

Elections

Elimination of businesses rates needed to regenerate town centres – Gallagher

A first-time, Fine Gael Local election candidate has called for the elimination of business rates for new enterprises, for five years, to regenerate town centres. Speaking to the Mayo News, Ballyhaunis-based,...

17 Apr 2024 at 10:01

Elections

Independent Ireland announce Local Election candidate for Castlebar area

Independent Ireland have announced Donal Geraghty as their local election candidate for the Castlebar Electoral Area in June's local elections. With a strong commitment to serving his community and a wealth ...

16 Apr 2024 at 13:00

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