An exciting festival looking at art in the landscape is coming to Mayo this April. The Festival of Change in Mayo takes place on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th April 2024. The Festival of Change is a collaboration between Offaly County Council, Mayo County Council and Visual Artists Ireland and is funded through the Arts Council’s Invitation to Collaboration Scheme.
Mayo County Council’s Road Safety Office have launched a new Road Safety awareness campaign short film in conjunction with An Garda Siochana ahead of the Christmas Period. The theme of the campaign is ‘The Choice is Yours’ and was filmed on location in Westport by Mayo based production company Western Front Studios. The awareness film […]
Mayo County Council were delighted to welcome Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien TD to Mayo, where he carried out the official opening of two housing development projects in the county, along with a number of other engagements in Mayo. Following a tour of the Business Innovation Quarter Project in Ballina, Minister O’Brien […]
Mayo County Council are delighted to announce that entries are now being accepted for the third annual Cathaoirleach’s Awards. The Cathaoirleach’s Awards honour and celebrate the individuals and groups that work quietly behind the scenes to make our communities stronger, more vibrant and caring, often inspiring and motivating others to become actively involved in their
Mayo was well represented at the largest Irish Festival in the world last weekend, when the Milwaukee Irish Fest saw over 100,000 guests descend on Henry W. Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Thursday, August 17th to Monday, August 21st. A delegation from Mayo County Council led by Cathaoirleach Cllr Michael Loftus, Cllr Damien Ryan […]
Minister of State, Dara Calleary TD, has officially opened the new N17/R320 Lisduff Junction Upgrade Road Project. The official opening was performed by Minister of State Calleary, alongside Cllr Michael Loftus, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council. The upgraded junction is the largest project funded to date by Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s Safety Section. The
The Government has agreed to the allocation of €200,000 in additional funding per year for two years to Mayo County Council to advance the development of the Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) at Ireland West Airport Knock (IWAK). The funding will be used to put in place dedicated project management, and subsequent engagement of external expertise, […]
The Kiltimagh Velo Rail Project was officially opened by Michael Ring TD on Friday 9th June 2023. The Velo Rail is a new sustainable tourist attraction located in Kiltimagh, County Mayo. It offers a unique and fun experience for visitors of all ages through the hinterland of Kiltimagh. The Velo Rail allows users to pedal along […]
An Taisce have announced the International Blue Flag and Green Coast Award recipients for 2023, with Mayo among the recipients. The awards were presented by Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister of State for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, at a ceremony held in the Shoreline Hotel, Donabate. The Blue Flag is an international award that recognises beach […]
Mayo Day 2023 is gearing up to be another day to remember, as all things Mayo will be celebrated again. This year the flagship Mayo Day event is heading to Ballina for the first time as part of the Ballina 2023 celebrations on Saturday, April 29th. As usual the Mayo Day flagship event will be […]
Mayo Local Enterprise Office have announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Scoil Muire agus Pádraig, Swinford and St. Louis Secondary School, Kiltimagh will represent Mayo at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals on Friday 5th May. The finals make a return to Croke Park for the first time since 2019. The students all took part in the […]
Mayo Day 2023 will be taking over the town of Ballina on Saturday, April 29th when everything Mayo will be celebrated on the banks of the River Moy. Since the first ever Mayo Day back in 2015 the event has gone from strength to strength and for the first time it is heading to north Mayo. […]
On this week’s podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking about Mayo County Council’s Housing Delivery Action Plan with Tom Gilligan, Director of Services at Mayo County Council. Tom is responsible for housing, roads, procurement, efficiency, services development and the Ballina Municipal District for the Council, where he has worked for the past eight years. He
To coincide with COP 27, which is currently taking place in Egypt, Mayo County Council, in conjunction with the Climate Action Regional Office are rolling out Climate Action Signage around the county. The Climate Action Signage initiative aims to create awareness of the climate action and biodiversity measures being delivered across the county. Mayo County Council […]
Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD visited Aras Inis Gluaire, Civic Centre in Belmullet to launch the Mayo Sláintecare Healthy Communities Initiative. Introduced nationally in 2021, Sláintecare Healthy Communities is a cross-Government initiative to deliver increased health and wellbeing services to 19 community
The Mayo Migrant Integration Strategy 2022-2026 was officially launched by Cllr Neil Cruise. The Mayo Migrant Integration Strategy sets out the County’s Action Plan to ensure the integration of all people living in Mayo regardless of cultural identity. The actions in this strategy set out to demonstrate how we as a County intend to meet […]
Mayo Social Inclusion Awareness Week 2022 was officially launched by Cllr Al McDonnell. This year Mayo Social Inclusion Awareness Week will take place from October 10th to 16th, inclusive. The aim of the week is to highlight and support initiatives throughout the County that foster inclusion and equality. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the diversity […]
Fort Wayne Metals, a leading manufacturer of precision wire and components used in the world’s most demanding applications, is celebrating 20 years of manufacturing in Mayo. The company’s Castlebar site, established in 2002 with just five employees, celebrates 20 successful years, with 150 dedicated employees, providing wire-based solutions to our customers in the Medical
Castlebar Mitchels and the Mayo County Board have launched their Climate Action & Sustainability Strategy for the MacHale Park Campus in Castlebar. The aim of the partnership is to enhance and develop the combined Campus into a centre of sustainability and to broadening the positive influence of the GAA beyond the physical benefits accrued by […]
Mayo County Council is delighted to announce that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has approved the tender for the construction of 50 houses in Westport to advance its housing delivery programme. The development will cost over €14 m and will include the construction of 14 two beds and 36 three beds houses. Construction […]