2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (239+ words) Books at One have announced 23 funding recipients of independently run bookstores for the second year of its Community Prize Fund initiative. The Mayo stores included in the funding are Castle Books (Castlebar) and Pangur B'n Bookshop (Ballina). Each selected store…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago  (534+ words) HOME and businesses in Mayo are being urged to conserve water in the current spell of warm weather. In particular, Uisce "ireann is asking customers in Achill and Kiltimagh to be mindful of their usage over the coming days, and…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (845+ words) BACK in December 1975 Mayo bookworms had tossed aside the old reliable westerns and romantic novels in favour of best selling novels by Alistair Mc Lean and Frederick Forsyth. No longer were members of the public just going into any of…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1249+ words) Michael Brophy, who recently retired after a 48-year career in the Castlebar postal service, is adjusting well to his change of life. Speaking to The Connaught Telegraph, he revealed: "Retirement has changed my life in a good few ways, and…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (326+ words) WESTERN Care Association was delighted to welcome Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Emer Higgins, and Deputy Keira Keogh to meet with members of its Mayo Self-Advocacy Group. The TDs to heard directly from self-advocates about their experiences, achievements…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (300+ words) MEP Maria Walsh has successfully added a debate on the importance of wool to the European Parliament's plenary agenda in Strasbourg next week. The move comes as part of MEP Walsh's campaign to end the designation of wool as a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (409+ words) "Saying sorry isn't enough, people need to know it won't happen again" - Councillor Harry Barrett A Mayo elected representative has welcomed the apology issued by Mayo University Hospital following the unacceptable delay in treatment experienced by one of his constituents…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (410+ words) "Progress cannot be measured solely by legislative change" A Mayo Oireachtas member has raised concerns over the ongoing challenges faces members of the LGBTQ+. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh said that from the historic marriage equality referendum to the greater visibility and…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago  (224+ words) Senator Mark Duffy has raised the possibility of reintroducing a modernised Immigration Investor Programme, highlighting its previous success in generating approximately "1. 2 billion in vital investment for Ireland between 2012 and 2023. The programme previously demonstrated the tangible positive impact that targeted foreign…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1219+ words) Irish people continue to trust major news brands but are losing trust in news more generally according to the annual Digital News Report Ireland 2026. Traditional news outlets perform strongly when Irish audiences are asked about their trust in brands. RT…...