Ballina Town Council within budget to end of February
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
Ballina Town Council stayed within the expected budgetary spending in the first two months of the year the elected members were told this week. At the local authority’s annual budget meeting the members had requested to be updated on a quarterly basis of the income and outgoing of the council. Town clerk Carmel Murphy gave the members their first update this week. Ms Murphy told the members that up to the end of February this year the council had spent €660,129 which equates to 10.31 per cent of the total budget for the year. She went on to tell the members that the total income for the council for the first two months of the year was €715,587 or 11.17 per cent of the budgeted income for the year. Both income and expenditure were in line with what was planned for in the budget. However she warned the members that managing the finances of the council will require constant vigilance and the realisation of the council’s income will be critical in the coming months to ensure the council stays in budget.
Read more ...Rural Ireland will thrive under Fine Gael — Ring
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
Westport based Fine Gael TD Michael Ring told his party’s national conference last weekend that over a decade of continuous Fianna Fáil governance has chipped away at rural Ireland, while service after service has been axed. He went on to say that he would bring a number of rural transport proposals to the party which would ensure a thriving rural Ireland into the future.
Read more ...Bar brawl in Crossmolina
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
Seven man were before Ballina District Court this week following a bar brawl in Crossmolina which took place in April 2009.
Read more ...Man receiving disability payments worked on building sites
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
A 59-year-old married man who claimed disability allowance while he worked as a sub contractor was before Kiltimagh District Court last week.
Read more ...Drunk man slumped in driver’s seat
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
A man who was observed slumped in his parked car by an off duty garda was convicted of drink driving at Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Ring thief escapes convictions
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
A Ballina man who stole a gold ring from a jewellers and money from a pub was not convicted for these thefts which he committed in 2008, because he has stayed out of trouble and paid full compensation for the stolen ring.
Read more ...Farmer disqualified from driving got behind the wheel
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
A 66-year-old farmer who drove while disqualified was further disqualified from driving for six years by Judge Mary Devins at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...Jeep driver collided with oncoming vehicles
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
The driver of a jeep who caused a traffic accident in Bohola was convicted of careless driving at Kiltimagh District Court last week.
Read more ...Over half Ballina road budget to be spent on improvement works
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
The 2010 road works programme for the Ballina area was welcomed by the members of Ballina Town Council this week.
Read more ...Husband kicked intoxicated man out of house
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
A 25-year-old man who, when intoxicated, failed to comply with a garda direction was convicted and fined €200 at Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Ballina man drove while disqualified
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
A Ballina man who drove while disqualified was further disqualified from driving for six years as he appeared before Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...‘Who’s Calling?’ Childline: supporting young people in Ireland
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
This year Westlife are helping the ISPCC’s Childline service to launch it’s “Who’s Calling” awareness initiative, the aim of which is to highlight the difficulties with which Ireland’s children are contacting the society. Young people are able to contact the service for a wide range of reasons; 63 per cent of calls from children were about their personal life. This can cover a lot of topics such as school, bereavement, and mental health issues. Childline is accessible to all children and young people throughout Mayo and Ireland. The ISPCC’s staff call to various schools throughout the county making as many as possible aware of the service, and indeed the various means of accessing it.
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