Safety flags or signage should be placed at Reek

Fri, Jul 30, 2010

Following the annual climb of Croagh Patrick last weekend which resulted in a number of pilgrims being injured, local Westport Electoral Area councillors have called for more safety measures to be put in place at The Reek.

Community policing welcomed in Swinford

Fri, Jul 30, 2010

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny TD has welcomed confirmation from An Garda Síochána that community policing has been expanded to the Swinford District.  

Woman knocked down and dragged under lorry in Castlebar

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

Dramatic scenes unfolded on Hopkins Road on Wednesday as a pedestrian was struck by a delivery truck and ended up trapped under the lorry for up to half an hour. The incident unfolded at around 2.30pm, on the wet afternoon, when the rigid lorry struck a 59-year-old woman outside Dunne’s Stores. The ambulance, fire service, and gardaí attended the scene and the injured woman, who did not sustain serious injuries, was brought to Mayo General Hospital.

Castlebar open for business as usual

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

The Mayor of Castlebar, Councillor Ger Deere, has appealed to the business community and the public to exercise patience with the major upheaval being caused at present by the redevelopment project in the town centre.

Appeal for help in Kenyan village dairy plan

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

A Castlebar man is appealing for support in a fundraising charity walk to help set up a small dairy business in a rural part of Kenya.

New national school building for Brackloon

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

A new four-classroom school for Brackloon in Westport has just been approved, according to Beverley Flynn, TD.

Pedestrians jumped out of drunk driver’s path

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

Pedestrians on the way home from a night out were forced to jump out of the way of a drunk driver as his car sped off from gardaí.

Extension approved for Castlebar school

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

An extension for St Patrick's NS, Castlebar, has been welcomed by local TD Beverley Flynn.

Hollywood star seeks ancestral Mayo home

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

A Hollywood actor-turned-pop star is on a quest to discover his ancestral home in Mayo.

Tributes to Mayo family resource centres

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

Mayo's seven family resource centres are providing an invaluable service across a wide range of activities, according to Mayo TD Beverley Flynn.

Bald-tyred car rear-ended vehicle at traffic lights

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

The driver of a car who crashed into a stationary vehicle at traffic lights appeared before Claremorris Court on Tuesday.

Drunk man urinated in Garda cell

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

A man who, when arrested for being intoxicated in public, urinated all over the cell door and floor in Castlebar Garda Station, was before Castlebar District Court this week where Judge Mary Devins said that his actions on the night were “worse than animal behaviour”.

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