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News Ireland » Mayo » Government: Ireland could face “tsunami of fines” over climate targets, claims Mayo TD

News channel or source: https://www.mayonews.ie/news/home/2063349/ireland-could-face-tsunami-of-fines-over-climate-targets-claims-mayo-td.html
Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026

Ireland could face billions in EU fines if it fails to meet its 2030 climate targets, according to Mayo TD Paul Lawless, who has called for urgent clarity from Government. The Aontú TD raised the ...

News Ireland » Mayo » Government: Mayo councillor criticises Government representatives after county misses out on national funding allocation

News channel or source: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/mayo/news/mayo-councillor-criticises-government-representatives-after-county-misses-out-on-national-funding-allocation/a1623940693.html
Published on: Wednesday 15 April 2026

A Mayo councillor has expressed his disappointment after the county failed to secure funding under the 2026 Historic Structures Fund.

News Ireland » Mayo » Government: Mayo councillors acknowledge fuel protests ‘morphed’ into wider cost‑of‑living unrest

News channel or source: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/mayo/news/mayo-councillors-acknowledge-fuel-protests-morphed-into-wider-cost-of-living-unrest/a1637526531.html
Published on: Tuesday 14 April 2026

Mayo County Council suspended standing orders at its April meeting to allow a debate on the fuel protests across the county, following a brief but heated exchange between councillors and the ...

News Ireland » Mayo » Government: Mayo County Council rejects Government fuel-support package

News channel or source: https://www.midwestradio.ie/news/mayo-county-council-rejects-government-fuel-support-package/
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

Mayo County Council has rejected the fuel-support package that was put forward by the Government at the weekend, after nearly a week of nationwide protests and blockades. At yeste ...

News Ireland » Mayo » Government: Government castigated at Mayo fuel protest for 'ignoring working people'

News channel or source: https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2026/04/07/government-castigated-at-mayo-fuel-protest-for-ignoring-working-people/
Published on: Monday 06 April 2026

Mayo road hauliers, agricultural contractors and HGV transport operators gathered in Castlebar today to protest against spiralling fuel prices. Over 100 vehicles passed through the town centre in a ...

News Ireland » Mayo » Government: Mayo Fianna Fáil councillor says government needs to start listening to people on the ground

News channel or source: https://www.mayonews.ie/news/castlebar/2060902/mayo-fianna-fail-councillor-says-government-needs-to-start-listening-to-people-on-the-ground.html
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

THE leaders of the two main government parties have to step up and listen to the people who elected them if they are to abate the level of anger among ordinary people according to Mayo councillors. A ...

News Ireland » Mayo » Government: Lengthy debate in Mayo council chamber over fuel protests

News channel or source: https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/lengthy-debate-in-mayo-council-chamber-over-fuel-protests_arid-94392.html
Published on: Monday 13 April 2026

A series of councillors took to the floor in turn to support Cllr Maxwell in a debate that lasted more than an hour and a half, during which the plight of the ordinary people of Ireland in the face of ...

News Ireland » Mayo » Government: Mayo councillor slams government for 'not listening while people struggle'

News channel or source: https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2026/04/11/mayo-councillor-slams-government-for-not-listening-while-people-struggle/
Published on: Saturday 11 April 2026

The fuel crisis has come about due the government failing to listen to people's concerns. That's according to Independent Mayo Councillor Harry Barrett. He elaborated: "They let it drag on for days, ...