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Co. Mayo • 6 stories • Since 23 Jun 2022 • Latest 21 May 2026

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  1. planningPlanning application received: 1) Retention permission of a temporary mobile home (for the duration of the...
  2. planningNew funeral home with car parking and access road in Belmullet
  3. planningNew manure storage shed and underground slurry tank approved for working farm
  4. courtsJobseeker who alleged discrimination over question about haircut loses claim
  5. courtsJobseeker in gender bias claim over ‘haircut’ question in interview
  6. courtsMan alleged to have told Belmullet staff everyone was 'brainwashed' loses mask discrimination claim

Crime & Courts

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Jobseeker who alleged discrimination over question about haircut loses claim

A man from Belmullet, County Mayo has failed in a discrimination claim brought before the Workplace Relations Commission following a meeting about employment with the Erris Chamber of Commerce in April 2025. James Monaghan alleged that during a discussion with the chamber's chairman, Brian Bakeberg, he faced inappropriate questions concerning his age, nationality, gender expression and personal habits. He also…

Courts News Ireland report
26 Jan 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Erris
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Jobseeker in gender bias claim over ‘haircut’ question in interview

A man from Belmullet, County Mayo, has brought a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission alleging gender discrimination and breaches of the Employment Equality Act 1998 during a meeting with the Erris Chamber of Commerce in April 2025. James Monaghan claims he was asked inappropriate questions about his national background, age, and smoking and alcohol habits, and was told cutting his hair was a condition of…

Courts News Ireland report
07 Jan 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Erris
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Man alleged to have told Belmullet staff everyone was 'brainwashed' loses mask discrimination claim

A man has lost a discrimination claim brought against a Co Mayo hardware store after the Workplace Relations Commission found no evidence that his treatment was based on disability. The complainant alleged he was refused service at Homevalue in Belmullet on 22 March 2021 after declining to wear a face mask, which he said he was exempt from on health grounds. Staff at the store maintained the refusal to serve was not…

Courts News Ireland report
23 Jun 2022 · Courts News Ireland

Planning

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New funeral home with car parking and access road in Belmullet

Mc Donnell Funeral Directors has been given the go-ahead to build a new single-storey funeral home on Hospital Road in Belmullet. The development includes a new entrance, internal access road, car parking spaces, boundary treatments, streetlighting and connections to services.

Mc Donnell Funeral Directors
File ref: 2660216 · Mayo County Council
13 May 2026 · Mayo County Council (Planning)
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New manure storage shed and underground slurry tank approved for working farm

Thomas David Gaughan has been given the go-ahead to build a new roofed shed for storing manure on his family farm at Ardoone, Belmullet. The shed will be 7.1 metres tall, and it'll have an underground tank underneath to collect and store all the farm's slurry and effluent.

Thomas & David Gaughan
File ref: 2660208 · Mayo County Council
11 May 2026 · Mayo County Council (Planning)

Court Reports

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