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Mayo County Council Announces Significant Advance in its Housing Delivery Programme

By Ryan Harmon 1 September 2022

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 […]

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Judging For IPB Pride Of Place To Get Under Way In Mayo

By Ryan Harmon 3 August 2022

Final stages of judging for the 2022 IPB Pride of Place Competition in Mayo will take place on the 4th and 5th August 2022. IPB Pride of Place Competition in association with Co-operation Ireland, is an all island competition organised by Co-operation Ireland and the Local Authorities.  The purpose of the competition is to acknowledge […]

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Beach Wheelchairs Launched in Mayo

By Ryan Harmon 15 July 2022

Mayo County Council are pleased to announce the roll out of 4 new all-terrain beach wheelchairs and wheelchair friendly beach mats which will greatly enhance accessibility on several Mayo Blue Flag Beaches. This equipment will be shared between participating Blue Flag Beaches according to daily demand. Funding for this initiative was made available under the […]

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Architecture at the Edge Issues Open Call for Entries

By Ryan Harmon 30 June 2022

The Architecture at the Edge, AATE Festival has issued a call for entries for the 2022 event, which promises an exploration of the theme “repair” through a wide range of events between 01 – 09 October 2022. The 2022 AATE Festival aims to connect with as many people as possible, in ways that demonstrate architecture’s […]

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Food Producers Gather for Mayo Food and Drink Showcase

By Ryan Harmon 16 June 2022

The grand finale of the Mayo Food and Drink Programme takes the form of a Showcase and Meet the Buyer event which takes place on Thursday 23 June in Breaffy House Hotel. It marks the end of a highly successful series of training and networking events run by Mayo County Council. The Showcase is a […]

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Mayo County Council Announces 14 Beaches Awarded Blue Flags From An Taisce

By Ryan Harmon 24 May 2022

An Taisce announced the International Blue Flags and Green Coast Award recipients for 2022. The awards were presented by Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage and Electoral Reform at a ceremony on Curracloe Beach in County Wexford. The Blue Flag is an international award that recognises beach excellence, and water quality.  […]

Housing News

Vacanthomes.ie Working to Support Housing Ukrainian Refugees

By Ryan Harmon 5 April 2022

Vacanthomes.ie, the web portal established by Mayo County Council on behalf of the local government sector is assisting in providing much needed housing for Ukrainian Refugees. Over recent times, with the assistance of local authorities and the general public, thousands of vacant homes right across the country have been logged on to the vacanthomes.ie website. This […]

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Mayo Day – Home To Where The Heart Is

By Ryan Harmon 23 February 2022

Mayo Day returns in what is set to be the largest Mayo Day flagship event to date.  ‘Home to where the Heart is’ will see the County Town transformed into a hive of Mayo Day celebration and artistic wonderment with something for all the family and for all age groups. Returning for the 8th year on its […]

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Mayo County Council Receive SEAI Energy Efficiency Measures Plaques

By Ryan Harmon 12 January 2022

Mayo County Council are delighted to receive their SEAI Energy Efficiency Measures plaques presented by Project Coordinators Clár ICH. This project was funded by SEAI’s Community Scheme and represents a unique partnership between Bord Na Mona, the nominated Participating Energy Supplier (PES), Mayo County Council as beneficiary, Clár ICH as project coordinators and SEAI as

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Free Outdoor Public WiFi Goes Live Across Towns in Mayo Under WiFi4EU Project

By Ryan Harmon 8 December 2021

Mayo County Council was successful in securing €60,000 under the WiFi4EU project. This European funding was matched funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The WiFi4EU Project provides a free outdoor public Wi-Fi service in 9 locations in County Mayo.  The service is installed in public places such as main streets, public parks […]

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Connacht Rugby and Mayo County Council to Fund New Rugby Development Officer Role

By Ryan Harmon 17 November 2021

Connacht Rugby, in conjunction with Mayo County Council, are delighted to announce a further development in the investment in grassroots rugby with the creation of a new Rugby Development Officer role in County Mayo.  This announcement comes on the back of a new strategic partnership between the two organisations, which will allow for increased funding […]

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Everyone’s Invited To Mayo’s First Ever Climate Action Gathering

By Ryan Harmon 9 November 2021

To coincide with the end of COP26 and to bring Global Climate Action to a local level Mayo County Council together with Ballina Green Town and a number of other organisations are holding Mayo’s first ever Climate Action Gathering in Ballina on November 12th and 13th. The Gathering brings together events for youths, community groups, individuals […]

Health News

Launch of We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Mayo

By Ryan Harmon 5 October 2021

Mayo CYPSC, in partnership with Healthy Mayo, Mayo County Council and Mayo Chambers are launching “We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Mayo”, a breastfeeding initiative set up to improve the health and wellbeing of breastfeeding mothers, babies and their families through the development and promotion of breastfeeding friendly businesses, organisations and communities. The

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Mayo County Council: Holding a Community Together with Technology

By Jack Mullen 2 February 2021

Image Courtesy of @Wayfinders.ie “The ongoing health emergency has led to new ways of working for organisations all over the world,” says Frank O’Donnell, Public Sector Lead at Microsoft Ireland. In responding to COVID-19, workers across all industries have been forced to adapt their daily routines. But when the services your organisation offers are vital […]

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Mayo County Council named Local Authority of the Year 2020

By Jack Mullen 30 November 2020

Mayo County Council has won the prestigious Local Authority of the Year award at the 2020 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, along with three wins out of five nominations. The three winning projects are the Making Positive Choices project in the Health & Wellbeing category; Weather Impact Register App – WIRE in the […]

Housing News

Anybody Home? New Site Logs Rising Vacancies

By Nick Fitzgerald 3 January 2018

VacantHomes.ie is a website that was launched in August 2017 by Mayo County Council on behalf of the local government sector, as an online resource for anyone to anonymously log possible vacant properties and alert local authorities who can then follow up with the owners to see whether the house can be re-used quickly. According to […]