Mayo
News, analysis, and features related to Co Mayo
Hot and cold therapy meets massage at this west of Ireland spa
The Voya Cryo Revive Ritual combines a full body massage with alternating heat and cold
Annual revenue for GoSafe speed camera operator surges towards €30m
Two cameras, in Co Mayo and Co Kilkenny, were raising €40,000 and €32,000 respectively in speeding fines per week, report shows
Gardaí seize 3D-printed gun and suspected cannabis in Mayo search
Operation was part of continuing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area
Shunning victory: Frank McNally on 146 years of the ‘boycott’
Coventry was the proverbial destination in a popular metaphor that meant the same thing
Ireland’s secret lakes: Five incredible places to explore
From the heart-shaped Lough Ouler in Co Wicklow to the obsidian and tragedy-tinged waters of Doolough in Co Mayo
Irish artist Donald Teskey at 70: ‘There’s a lot of history – of baggage – to painting’
Donald Teskey couldn’t find a way to make his paintings say what he wanted them to. Then he spent time on residencies, both with other artists and alone
Ashford Castle manager warns over difficulty in booking helicopters for Ryder Cup
Pretax profit triples to €4m
Connemara’s Killary Fjord named as top global travel destination by Lonely Planet
The inland waterway sits between some of Connacht’s tallest mountains
From the US to Mayo: ‘They warned of slow internet and tiny roads. It wasn’t a problem for me’
Ryan Friesen feels relocating from the American Midwest to Southern California was more of a culture shock than moving to Ireland
This red squirrel keeps visiting my flower box. It’s not doing what I thought it was
Eanna Ní Lamhna on reader encounters with a cheeky squirrel, a giant caterpillar and Ireland's only native lizard
UK prime minister to Taoiseach: Any chance of All-Ireland final tickets?
Andy Burnham and Micheál Martin’s Manchester talks marked by sports diplomacy and a birthday bash
The family trauma that brought an Achill Island emigrant home
Orla Cafferkey returned home to Co Mayo after years living in Ohio following death of her brother fighting on a battlefield in Ukraine
Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns
US firm had chosen Mayo because of electricity constraints around Dublin
Endangered lapwing seen as national symbol benefits from ‘bumper breeding season’
Birds at Annagh Marsh Nature Reserve in Co Mayo receive ‘much-needed boost’ as 143 chicks raised this summer
Damage to homes ‘likely’ as status-orange rain warning issued for three counties
Met Éireann warns of ‘very heavy and persistent rain’ with possible thunderstorms for Donegal, Galway and Mayo
Westport Estate’s CEO on its two-year closure: ‘There’s a lot of money being spent here’
Barry O’Connor is leading a €65m project to redevelop Westport Estate in Co Mayo to attract tourists north of Galway
Mother pays tribute to ‘beautiful boy’ who died in crash at Mayo railway level-crossing
Eoin Doyle loved sport and dreamt of playing for Manchester United, funeral hears
Ireland’s changing rural pubs: ‘The amount of passion fruit martinis we sell is eye-watering’
One in four Irish pubs has closed over the past two decades as drinking and consumer habits have changed
Ireland’s Greenest Places longlist: ‘Those with an acute sense of a warming world stand out’
The summer of 2026 has provided a timely reminder of the urgent need for climate action
Eoin Doyle (12) killed in Mayo rail crash remembered as ‘talented athlete and artist’
Shane Morgan, principal of Cloonfad National School which the boy attended, said the school community was heartbroken
Boy (12) dies and man injured after train hits car at crossing in Co Mayo
Irish Rail says the line between Westport and Athlone has reopened as of 4.10pm
Investing in priorities on Achill Island
Tourist facilities are welcome, but investment in the village that supports them must surely come first
‘It knocked the feet from under us’: Family moved to Ipas hotel hours from daughter’s medical care
The family of five are housed in a room of 23sq m and share a communal bathroom with other families
An Irish club’s historic kick-off: Mayo FC get ready to leap into the unknown
Despite soccer’s fragmented development in the county and some ‘alarming communications’, Mayo FC will on Saturday host St Francis in the FAI’s new National League
Dance to the Music of Time – Frank McNally on a forgotten Irish-American revolutionary
The jig that welcomed General Humbert to Co Mayo can still be heard in Kilcummin and Amsterdam
The last of Ireland’s independent grocers: ‘You could call it a key part of my social life’
Shane Rodgers, who runs a grocery in Castlebar, says diversification has been the key to survival
Pier Pressure: Frank McNally on a night camping at General Humbert’s landing spot
An amphibious invasion boded ill after a foray to liberate some 1798 spirit
More than once a friendly hello has been met with silence, even here in Ireland
Being cool means embracing the tactility of earplugs, remote conversations and stony-faced unfriendliness
Louth has highest delivery of social housing in the State, new study shows
Galway city created fewest social houses in first six months of year, Hardware Association Ireland report shows
How do we explain joy that went beyond traditional supporters when Mayo won All-Ireland?
Rite and Reason: The reaction when the county’s footballers finally won the Sam Maguire was unpredictable
Man accused of threatening to kill partner sent her 708 voice notes in 48 hours
Defendant and complainant are in long-term relationship and share children together, defence solicitor says
‘It’ll be nice when it’s a proper estate’: Breathing new life into a derelict development in Roscommon
Residents of Shannon Valley, where almost half the houses are boarded-up, are now hopeful for the future
What could hunter-gatherer societies teach us about climate change?
There are climate lessons buried beneath the Céide Fields and in the stories of our forbears
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