Bottles of bubbly and vodka stolen from Castlebar stores
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
A 19-year-old Lithuanian who stole vodka and champagne from two stores in Castlebar while he was drunk appeared before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.
Read more ...Prison for men who handled stolen goods
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
Three men from the Travelling community in Dublin were charged at Castlebar District Court this week for handling stolen goods.
Read more ...Supreme Court rules on €2 million Mayo Lotto win
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
A Mayo Lotto syndicate won its Supreme Court appeal to retain its 2001 Lotto winnings among four of its members, not five.
Read more ...Government told to give grants to open pubs and shops in rural Ireland
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
“Rural Ireland and in particular the areas outside our main towns is dying on its feet and unless urgent action is taken immediately the whole retail sector will close in its entirety”, according to the Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Councillor Joe Mellett.
Read more ...A Christmas message from Mayo Cancer Support Association
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
Mayo Cancer Support Association, now in its ninth year, provides emotional support and practical help for people living with cancer, their families and friends. The services available are a wig fitting service, a bra/prosthesis fitting service and weekly support groups for cancer patients. The drop-in centre offers a professional listening service, information and professional counselling, aromatherapy, massage, reflexology and stress management. All services are free of charge and are available to family members or friends.
Read more ...Prison for man who wielded knife in Castlebar
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
A man who brandished a kitchen knife following a disturbance with another was jailed by Judge Aeneas McCarthy at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday, while two other defendants who tried to intervene in his arrest faced public order charges.
Read more ...Thefts from cars continue
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
Gardaí have issued a warning to shoppers not to leave valuables visible in cars over the Christmas shopping period.
Read more ...Mayo Cancer Support Association collection
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
Mayo Cancer Support will be holding a church gate collection after Christmas on Saturday December 27 and Sunday December 28. Please give generously to your local Mayo charity which is supporting people living with cancer and relies totally on the kind donations of local people.
Read more ...Four months for stealing whiskey
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
A 21-year-old Romanian woman who stole ten bottles of whiskey from a Castlebar store was sentenced to prison at Castlebar District Court this week by Judge Aeneas McCarthy.
Read more ...Trucker owner fined more than €5,000
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
The owner of a heavy goods vehicles was fined more than €5,000 at Galway District Court this week for failing to have the proper carriers licence in place and failing to pay road tax.
Read more ...Online services for Mayo County Council to be enhanced
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
A self service online system will be expanded on the Mayo County Council website, with one of the new enhancements being an online planning system. This new service will include a validation system, which will reduce the need for further information requests, and will therefore speed up in the time it takes to submit planning applications. The development of this novel system was welcomed by committee members of the Cultural, Education, Heritage and Corporate Affairs SPC meeting in the library last Wednesday.
Read more ...More progress on decentralisation to Charlestown — Ó Cuív
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív TD has welcomed the next step in the process of decentralising his Department to Mayo.
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