Former Rose of Tralee Aoibhinn to co-present new RTÉ series

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

Mayo Rose of Tralee Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin will be one of three presenters in a brand new seven part traditional music series on RTÉ.

Vote for Mayo’s Hardy Bucks in final four of RTÉ/YouTube competition

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

Hardy Bucks is a web-based comedy series gaining notoriety among comedy-hungry You Tube users. It is currently in the final four of RTE’s Storyland competition, having made it through two rounds of voting. The series follows the lives of Eddie and Buzz, two ‘sturdy, reliable fellas’ from the fictional Mayo hamlet of Castletown, as they struggle to hold down a job, while dabbling in various money-making schemes, all the time faced with their own incompetence, and having to contend with their arch-nemesis ‘the Viper’.

The show is the brainchild of Chris Tordoff and Martin Maloney, who moved to Swinford, Co Mayo – from Leeds and Liverpool respectively – in their early teens. Their outsiders’ perspective gave them a unique insight on small town Irish life. Having roped in their friends, Owen Colgan (‘Buzz’ McDonnell) and Peter Cassidy (‘French Toast’ O’Toole) they began making a few short episodes in the ‘mockumentary’ style. They entered the Storyland Internet drama competition, and have made it to the final four, due in no small part to their dedicated fans who follow their every move on You Tube and the Storyland website.

Three year driving ban for mother of three

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

A 22-year-old mother of three children whose children are all under the ages of three, was disqualified from driving at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday after she was convicted of drink driving.

Three year driving ban for mother of three

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

A 22-year-old mother of three children whose children are all under the ages of three, was disqualified from driving at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday after she was convicted of drink driving.

American woman died in N5 collision

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

The woman who was fatally injured in a road traffic collision on the N5 at Bohola on Friday night has been named as Annette Scott, aged 51, from Thayne, Wyoming, USA.

Gormley approves €2.6m for Kiltimagh wastewater plant

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

The Mayo County Council has been given approval to place a €2.677 million contract for the provision of a new wastewater treatment plant in Kiltimagh. The news was announced to Swinford electoral area councillor Jimmy Maloney by the Environment Minister John Gormley. Response Engineering Ltd has been granted the contract.

Double yellow lines struck out as managerial order was not signed

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

A woman who was before a court for parking on double yellow lines in Castlebar had her case struck out, as it emerged at Castlebar District Court this week that the local authority managerial order which governed this illegal parking came into effect after the offence occurred.

Two year ban for man brought from Cloonfad to Castlebar for testing

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

A 29 year old Ballyhaunis man was given a two year driving ban after pleading guilty to drink driving in Ballyhaunis District Court this week. Garda Leslie McMaster told the court that he stopped Michael Burke of Tullaghane, Ballyhaunis, at Curragh, Cloonfad, at 1am on the night of September 28 2008. He arrested him on suspicion of drunk driving and conveyed him to Castlebar Garda Station where McMaster gave a breath sample which gave a reading of 52mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

Man warned it’s prison next if convicted for driving offences again

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

A Ballyhaunis man who was convicted for drink driving, and has a history of previous driving convictions dating back from 1991 to 2003 for drink driving and having no insurance, was given a five year driving ban and a €1,000 fine after being convicted of drunk driving this week.

Midwest head of news wins prestigious radio award

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

Head of news at Midwest Radio Teresa O’Malley is the Irish winner in the radio section of the 2009 European Journalism Awards.

€100,000 secured for Westport water schemes

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

Westport has secured an extra €100,000 from the Department of the Environment and Local Government to progress the eight outstanding recommendations of the EPA action plan. The funding was secured on foot of a recent EPA report regarding aluminium levels in the drinking water in Westport and Louisburgh.

Man failed to provide sample after mounting footpath

Fri, Jun 05, 2009

A Russian who was observed veering from side to side before he mounted a footpath, and after being arrested on the suspicion of drink driving refused to provide a sample, was disqualified from driving for six years at Castlebar District Court this week.

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