Kenny questions Minister over Garda presence in Kilmaine
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny TD has received the reply to a parliamentary question from the Justice Minister, Dermot Ahern, TD, where he gives no firm commitment to ensuring the replacement of Garda personnel in Kilmaine, Co Mayo. In the Minister’s response, he makes no solid commitment to the people of Kilmaine and passes the responsibility to the Garda Commissioner and his senior management to decide upon staffing allocations.
Read more ...Barrett welcomes court judgement
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
The State and Shell have lost their bid to stop two Mayo citizens pursuing High Court claims as to whether a ministerial consent given eight years ago for the Shell gas pipeline is valid. The decision was welcomed by Cllr Harry Barrett. Judge Laffoy ruled last week that Brendan Philbin and Bríd McGarry were allowed to have that issue and other public law claims ruled on by the court.
Read more ...Kiltimagh sterilised for planning if council ratifies by-pass amendment
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
A huge portion of the town of Kiltimagh will be sterilised for planning purposes if a decision by the Swinford electoral area committee made this week is ratified by the full meeting of Mayo County Council on Monday.
Read more ...Bladair.com – Mayo’s Irish language blog to go national
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
A new Irish language blog, www.bladair.com, launched in Mayo to help primary and second level students improve their proficiency in the Irish language, is to be launched to a national audience following its success in Mayo.
Read more ...O’Mahony shaken but well following car accident
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has thanked all the people who contacted his office by phone and text enquiring and wishing him well following a car accident he had on Saturday last.
Read more ...Ring proposes that JPC write to Minister about rent supplement scheme
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
Fine Gael TD Michael Ring proposed at the Westport Joint Policing Committee on Monday that the JPC should write to Minister Mary Hanafin, Minister for Social and Family Affairs, in relation to the rent supplement scheme and recommend that the HSE will not provide rent supplement for people who are not on the local authority housing list or who have not had police checks.
Read more ...Man to pay back social welfare money he stole
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
A Cork man who, on 11 separate occasions, claimed social welfare benefit using his brother’s name and card at Ballyhaunis Post Office, was this week before Ballyhaunis District Court.
Read more ...Judge calls mother and daughter ‘reckless’ and ‘a menace’
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
Judge Mary Devins ordered probation reports on a mother and daughter who she branded as “reckless and a menace” at Castlebar District Court this week. Sarah Spence, Cosy House, Newtown, Castlebar, and her daughter Harriet Higgins, also of Cosy House, Newtown, Castlebar, were both in court to face a number of public order charges. Both Spence and Higgins pleaded guilty to the charges before the court.
Read more ...Ban on head shop substances too little too late — Barrett
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
The proposal by the Government to ban a range of substances sold in head shops by the end of June is too little too late, according to Labour councillor Harry Barrett.
Read more ...Jail for Knock man who bit garda
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
A 45-year-old Knock man who bit a garda’s finger and who caused criminal damage to the public office door in a Garda station was sentenced to eight months in prison at Ballyhaunis District Court on Tuesday for the assault, criminal damage, and public order charges.
Read more ...Further report ordered on man found unconscious on railway tracks
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
Judge Mary Devins ordered a further probation report on a 32-years-old man, who lay intoxicated on the railway tracks at the train station in Castlebar on New Year’s Day.
Read more ...Young man undertakes to stay out of Ballinrobe following family fracas
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
A young man gave a sworn undertaking at Ballinrobe District Court last Friday that he would stay away from Ballinrobe following a fight between him and a family member.
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