The ‘Taj Mahal of dereliction’: A ghost estate on the outskirts of Castlebar, Co Mayo
Twenty years after the Waterways estate was granted permission, it remains an unfinished, unresolved memento of the Celtic Tiger
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Grace Kelly’s Mayo holiday hideaway: ‘Maybe her dream will come true some day’
Late Hollywood star and Monégasque princess visited her ancestral home in 1961, later buying the plot, with a view to transforming it into a holiday home
‘We need a culture where people don’t just sell their house to the highest bidder’
New project aims to reduce number of vacant properties in Gaeltacht areas and make them available for Irish speakers
Fingal council votes not to endorse any candidate for presidential election
Council rejects resolution to give nomination to entrepreneur Gareth Sheridan
‘We can’t afford to live here’: Westport housing crisis leaves no room for locals as homeowners turn to Airbnb
Residents blame short-term lets and holiday homes for worsening the Co Mayo town’s accommodation shortage
Mayo housing official apologises for ‘distress’ caused by holiday home boycott proposal
Local authority sincerely regrets ‘upset’ to public and second home owners
Holiday homeowners underestimate at their peril the anger among those locked out of the housing market
A Mayo County Council manager has called for a boycott of holiday homeowners
‘Nothing is off the table’: Mayo housing official defends call to boycott holiday homeowners
Proposal is about ‘demanding accountability’ from holiday homeowners, says Tom Gilligan of Mayo County Counc
Renewable energy cabinets house emergency safety and medical equipment in remote locations
New Innovator: EPC can be tailored to specific environments and has already saved lives
Ryanair grows profits tenfold, while Aer Lingus cabin and ground crew seek talks on pay deal
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Mayo council faces fine following appeal court ruling over lighting contract row
Local authority failed to allow contract bidder time to raise its concerns, judge has ruled
Sally Rooney takes climate fight to Mayo County Council by objecting to ‘toxic’ data centre plan
Plus: Defence Forces spending on Pilates sounds like a bit of a stretch, Michael McGrath discusses European master plan in Cork and Independent TDs take us back to the past
‘It was the nail in the coffin’: The business that’s closing due to rising council rates
Just under half of 31 local authorities will raise rates this year. Increases range from 1.8% to 15%
Storm Ashley live updates: More than 29,000 without power as flights cancelled at Dublin, Cork and Belfast airports
ESB working to repair damage amid orange and yellow wind warnings affected country with ongoing travel disruption
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