The child victim of the weekend tractor accident in south Mayo has been named locally. Kyle Pilbrow, 13, sadly died on Saturday evening after the tractor he was driving overturned on a road at Scarduane, close to Claremorris. Around 8.15 p.m., emergency personnel arrived on the site. The teenager received treatment on-site before being transported … Read more
A woman in her 80s has died after a collision involving a car and a van in Co Mayo. The incident happened on the R319 west of Achill Sound around 5.30pm on Friday evening. The woman, the sole driver of the car, was pronounced dead shortly after. Her body has been removed from the scene … Read more
The tragic passing of two young friends just before midnight on Wednesday has left two Mayo parishes devastated. Following their car’s collision with a lorry, Martin Murphy (27) and Stephen Brennan (25) died. Just before midnight, the crash occurred on the N60 between Claremorris and Balla. Tom Connolly, a local Fine Gael councillor, said it is … Read more
In Co Mayo, a single vehicle collision claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman and injured two other people. Around 9.15 p.m. last night, the woman was killed when the car she was driving went off the road and into a ditch at Corlough West in Béal an Mhuirthead. Her body has been transported to … Read more
The Malayalee Association of Mayo organised grand Christmas and New Year’s celebrations on January 5. All of the guests who came to the celebrations were thrilled by the programs and delighted with the stage performances by kids and adults. The Ragam Kilkenny Band rocked the venue with their music. The mega dinner prepared by Nina Spice … Read more
The green light has been given to Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim Education and Training Board to proceed to the next stage in developing a multi-million euro College of the Future (COTF). Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD announced today’s significant milestones for Mayo as he confirms go ahead for … Read more
Emergency personnel have freed a guy who had been trapped in a sea cave overnight in Co. Mayo. The 40-year-old was swept into the area on Saturday night at high tide and spent nearly 22 hours on a ledge in the cave at Downpatrick Head. A major search and rescue effort has been in progress … Read more
Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan will feature in a new Netflix movie which will be shot in Ireland next month. ‘Irish Wish’ will be filmed in Dublin, Wicklow, Westport, Knock airport and other locations across Ireland during September, according to the Western People. Netflix will produce the film, and at the end of September, the film crew … Read more