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Mayo County Council Announces 18 Beaches Awarded Flags From An Taisce

By Ryan Harmon 25 May 2023

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 […]

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Music to the Fore for Mayo Day 2023 in Ballina

By Ryan Harmon 4 April 2023

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 […]

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Mayo Students Set For Student Enterprise Programme National Finals

By Ryan Harmon 24 March 2023

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 […]

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Mayo Day Call Out For Craft And Food Businesses

By Ryan Harmon 14 March 2023

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. […]

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Mayo County Council’s Housing Delivery Action Plan Podcast With Tom Gilligan

By Ryan Harmon 14 March 2023

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

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Climate Action Signage To Be Rolled Out Around Mayo

By Ryan Harmon 15 November 2022

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 […]

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Launch of Mayo Sláintecare Healthy Communities

By Ryan Harmon 3 November 2022

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

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Launch of Mayo Migrant Integration Strategy and Action Plan 2022 – 2026

By Ryan Harmon 21 October 2022

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 […]

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Launch of Mayo Social Inclusion Awareness Week 2022

By Ryan Harmon 11 October 2022

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 […]

Business News

Fort Wayne Metals Celebrates 20 Years in Mayo

By Ryan Harmon 11 October 2022

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

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Climate Action & Sustainability Strategy For MacHale Park Launched

By Ryan Harmon 4 October 2022

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 […]

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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