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Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a missing teenager from the Ballyhaunis area of Co Mayo.   14-year-old Joseph Phelan is missing since yesterday.   He is described as being approximately 6′ in height, of medium build, with brown hair and brown eyes.   Gardaí…

About 70 new jobs are to be created across Donegal, Sligo and Mayo. Home care provider Home Instead is looking for 50 carers in both urban and rural areas of County Donegal. Aldi is recruiting 18 workers for its stores in Sligo and Mayo. Sixteen of these positions will be…

Gardaí in Castlebar investigating the fatal shooting of the man at Aghamore, between Ballyhaunis and Knock yesterday have released without charge.   67 year old Brendan Kilduff was shot dead at Aghamore near Ballyhaunis on Tuesday.   Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, a man in his 80’s heard a noise…

A man in his 60s has died following a shooting in Mayo and was pronounced dead at the scene. It happened at around five to twelve last night as Gardaí were alerted to a shooting in the Aghamore area of Ballyhaunis. The scene itself is currently preserved for technical examination,…

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers have protested against falling beef prices in Ballyhaunis this morning.   The protest was organised to highlight the inadequate price that factories are currently offering for beef.   President of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, Patrick Kent attended this morning’s event.  …

The firm that runs Direct Provision centres for asylum seekers in Sligo town and in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, received €5.8 million last year. Bridgestock caters for about 500 asylum seekers. The €5.8m it received last year brings to €86 million the firm has received since 2000. Bridgestock has been providing…