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Two schools from Mayo have qualified for the national finals of the F1 in schools technology challenge.

A Lithuanian woman appeared before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday charged with dangerous driving causing death.

Castlebar Town Councillor Harry Barrett has labelled as “short-sighted” a decision by Government to halt planned spending on almost 80 national road-building schemes, worth billions of euro, until further notice. Four schemes between Longford and Westport on the N5 will be affected along with four other schemes on the N13, N14, and N15 group of roads in the northwest.

A 29-year-old man who was bare chested outside a bar in Castlebar and failed to leave the scene after being directed by a garda was convicted and fined of the public order offence at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

On March 26 1969 Gerry and Bridie McGuire opened the doors of their new premises on Tone Street in Ballina. They were setting out to bring something different to the area and they more than achieved this because 40 years later Gerry McGuire Shoes is now the west of Ireland’s most famous and much loved ladies shoe boutique.

Labour candidate for Castlebar Town Council Dr Bernie Courtney has received notification of her removal from the liaison committee between Mayo VEC and GMIT-Castlebar Campus; a somewhat timely occurrence following the controversy the dental surgeon sparked with her recent remarks about the future of the Castlebar campus of GMIT— in that the campus was to be downgraded — comments which were refuted in a statement issued from GMIT.

The level of abuse towards retail workers in Mayo has reached such a level that their union, Mandate, will launch a ‘respect retail workers’ campaign in the county.

An 18-year-old student who was detected having cannabis in his car was before Castlebar District Court this week.

For those looking for the perfect value for money family day out, look no further than Westport House and its recently rebranded Pirate Adventure Park – ‘a treasure trove of family fun’. Built on the ruins of a former castle of legendary Pirate Queen Grace O’Malley and still owned by her direct descendants, this magnificent house and fun-packed Pirate Adventure Park has something to appeal to everyone, young or old.