Drunk man turned his car upside down
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
A Czech man who turned his car upside down on a road while he was driving intoxicated, was disqualified from driving for two years at this week’s sitting of Ballyhaunis District Court.
Read more ...Defects on car land Ballyhaunis man in court
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
A Ballyhaunis man who had a number of road traffic defects with his car was convicted and fined at Ballyhaunis District Court this week.
Read more ...St Anthony’s to lose three SNAs
Fri, Mar 05, 2010
The Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe has confirmed to Mayo Fine Gael Deputy John O’Mahony that St Anthony’s Special School in Castlebar will lose three special needs assistants from Easter.
Read more ...Education Minister will not reverse St Anthony’s SNA cuts
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has said he will not reverse the decision to cut four special needs assistants from St Anthony’s Special School in Castlebar. The Minister was approached by Fine Gael deputy John O’Mahony outside the Dáil on Wednesday night, while at the same time a public meeting was being held in the Castlebar school to protest against the proposed cuts.
Read more ...Man kicked in head outside Supermac’s
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
A 20-year-old man who kicked a man who was lying on the ground in the head, was given the Probation Act at this week’s sitting of Ballina District Court after he was before the court for a disorderly conduct charge.
Read more ...Gritting of roads will impact on regional and local roads grants
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
The announcement this week that €20,370,746 has been granted to Mayo County Council under the 2010 Regional and Local Roads Programme, the third highest allocation in the country, which was welcomed by Mayo TDs Dara Calleary and Beverley Flynn, was described as a shortfall by the acting director of services with Mayo County Council, Michael Mongan, who outlined that in the past two years that this grant has seen a dramatic decrease.
Read more ...Priest offers quickie Masses
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
A Ballyhaunis priest has a novel approach to making sure that parishioners who are stuck for time are able to attend Mass by offering a 15-minute Mass.
Read more ...Crossmolina man threatened sergeant that he is a ‘dead man’
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
A 21-year-old man who threatened a garda sergeant was convicted of being threatening and abusive at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...Mayo Marist brother convicted of sexually abusing four schoolboys
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
A former Marist brother and primary school teacher has been convicted by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury of 35 charges of sexually abusing four young boys at a Sligo school over 40 years ago.
Read more ...CRC Oireachtas broadcast to be repeated tomorrow
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
Community Radio Castlebar made history this week when it became the first community radio station to broadcast live from the Communications Unit of the Houses of the Oireachtas on Kildare Street in Dublin.
Read more ...If women had been involved, as they are now, the response to clerical sex abuse would have been different
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
The Archbishop of Tuam, Dr Michael Neary, has told the priests of the diocese that Pope Benedict asked for the forgiveness of the clerical sex abuse victims during a meeting with Irish bishops on February 15.
Read more ...€3.2 million for St Colman’s Day Care Centre
Fri, Feb 26, 2010
The HSE has sanctioned funding of €3.2 million for St Colman’s towards the provision of a new day care centre in Bunnacurry, Achill, according to Minister of State Dara Calleary.
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