Fancy a bath in this? Murrisk residents disgusted by brown water supply Local woman Patricia Foy tells how she has been forced to travel to Louisburgh to wash her clothes and collect clean drinking water Full story here: http://www.mayonews.ie/news/34213-murrisk-residents-disgusted-by-brown-water-supply

18 sheep killed in shocking dog attack

Farmers left counting their losses after horrendous sheep kill on two farms near Aughagower

Man dies in road crash outside Ballindine

N17 crash claims the life of a motorist in his 30s

Red tape leaves parents stranded

Childcare facilities unable to open due to Tusla inspection delays, shocked parents told

The front page of today’s Mayo News Inside your local paper this week: Red tape leaves parents stranded, with childcare providers unable to open due to Tusla inspection delays; N17 crash claims the life of a motorist in his 30s; Murrisk residents disgusted by brown water supply; 18 sheep killed in shocking dog attack; Westport man threatens to remove town’s sandwich boards; Fears for Crossmolina after weekend rains threaten to flood the town once more; Newport Post Office facing closure; Climate Fest to take place in Mayo; Mayo Street-Food Festival returns; Áine Ryan on the toll technology is taking on our mental health; Ballina Fringe returns with diverse arts line-up; the latest exhibition at the Museum of Country Life’s Courtyard Gallery; Mayo GAA International Supporters’ Foundation fall out with County Board; Former Mayo manager Stephen Rochford on Andy Moran’s career – and four pages of adorable First Day of School photos from around the county, and much, much more…

Two new shows open at Custom House

A solo exhibition by artist Marie Wood and a group show by Sacred Heart Hospital residents both open in Westport this evening (The painting shown, ‘Nephin Beg Sundown’, by Marie Wood, forms part of her exhibition, ‘Capturing the Light’)

Send us your first-day-of-school photos All over Mayo, little ones like Aoife Larkin, Westport (pictured), are donning new uniforms and going to school for the very first time – often wielding backpacks bigger than themselves! Do you have a child starting school in Mayo this week? Send us your snaps, and we'll publish a selection in The Mayo News. (Please include their name, age and the name of their new school.)

Curtain comes down on inaugural Mayo Autism Camp

When two Mayo mums of children with autism couldn’t find a suitable kids’ summer camp, they set one up themselves

Documentary to tell Benjy The Gay Bull’s story

Benjy, the gay bull from Kiltimagh who captured hearts around the world, is to feature in a Doc-On-One documentary

On your bike for Tour de Achill

A large number of cyclists is again expected to descend on Achill for the fifth annual Tour de Achill

Plaque unveiled to honour the sacrifices of ‘Mná Acla’

A plaque honouring the women of Achill who remained on the island while their 'menfolk' worked away has been unveiled

Mayo News Sport

Our reporter Ger Flanagan and video man Kevin Ruddy were in Clare Island recently for the island’s GAA Cúl Camp. Check out how they got on here.