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A 53-year-old, married father of six who, after climbing the Reek, went for a few beers and then drove back to Ballina, was disqualified from driving at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.

A 53-year-old, married father of six who, after climbing the Reek, went for a few beers and then drove back to Ballina, was disqualified from driving at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.

A petrol station on the Dublin Road in Swinford was broken into on Thursday February 25 between the hours of 5.20am and 6.20am. The culprits gained entry through the back of the premises and stole cigarettes and some cash.

Ballina Town will be looking to pick themselves up from last weekends defeat at the hands of Ballinasloe Town in the Connacht Cup fourth round at home this Sunday where they have a place in the FAI Junior Cup seventh round at stake. Standing in their way in Beleek are Shangan Athletic from Dublin who overcame the challenge of Straide and Foxford United in the last round of the competition. Ballina came from three goals down before half time last weekend to pull the game back to 3-2 but were not able to find that third goal they needed to force the game level. Mick Duffy and Daniel O’Hara were on the scoreboard for Brendan Kenny’s men and Duffy in particular will be looked for to spearhead their attack on Sunday against the side from Ballymun. Ballina booked their place in this round of the competition thanks to a comprehensive win over Cashel Celtic in the fifth round with Brendan Lavelle scoring a hat trick, the aforementioned Duffy a brace, and Ross Kenny getting himself on the scoreboard before the end of their trouncing of Cashel Celtic. Shanagan Athletic used their home advantage to see of Straide and Foxford United in the last round by 3-1, they went one up before Straide and Foxford levelled through, Chris Downey on the half hour. But the Dublin outfit had enough class to see off the Mayo men to book their date with Ballina.

The elected members of Ballina Town Council once again called for a public toilet to be put into the town. Following a request from the members at a previous meeting, town clerk Carmel Murphy had researched the cost of providing such a convenience and had contacted a number of other towns of the same size as Ballina to see what they had done. She told the meeting that of 11 towns she contacted, four had no toilet and some of the other seven had discontinued their use because they were very expensive.

A married father of two who damaged a rental property after he was locked out of his house was before Ballina District on Tuesday.

A Ballina woman was convicted of littering this week after being brought before Ballina District Court after a bench warrant was executed for her appearance.

A 20-year-old, who in an unprovoked attack hit a man in the face, was before Ballina District Court this week where he was given a one month prison sentence suspended for 12 months.

A woman from Ballina who dumped rubbish in the Humbert Street car park in Ballina was convicted of illegal dumping at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.