A 16-year-old, charged with the manslaughter of another teenager, will appear in court in Mayo today.

A 16-year-old youth has been charged with the manslaughter of another teen in a Mayo town on Saturday.

A series of garda blunders culminated in a man murdering his own mother at a time when he should have been behind bars, according to a damning report from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc).

A man has been arrested in Co Mayo, as part of an investigation into substantial social welfare fraud.

A man who stabbed his mother to death at her Mayo home in 2011 while he was high on drugs had walked out of a Castlebar courtroom three weeks earlier, despite an order to keep him in custody.

A father is to stand trial on charges of murdering his two sons.

A former Mayo player who had his nose broken by an opponent minutes after a club championship match has called on players, clubs and GAA officials to tackle the problem of violence in the GAA.

Judge Mary Devins has today offered a new appolgy 'unreservedly and without qualification' following her recent comments about social welfare.

A formal complaint is being lodged with gardaí over comments by a judge comparing social welfare to a "Polish charity".

The Irish Polish Society has said comments made by a District Court Judge about the Polish community were "inappropriate and irresponsible".

The Chairperson of the Irish Polish Society has said that she is outraged at comments made by a District Court Judge about Polish people.

Two 19-year-old males are to appear in court this morning charged in connection with a spate of burglaries in Co Mayo over the last few weeks.

A 29-year-old man is to be put in psychiatric care after being charged with murdering his mother.