Balla Secondary School
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
Balla Secondary School is hosting a children's fancy dress party in Balla Community Centre on Tuesday October 30 from 6pm to 9pm.
Read more ...Campus.ie and Irish Independent launch major journalism competition
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
Campus.ie, Ireland's premier source for all things college, is partnering with the Irish Independent to bring journalism students and writers the most exciting competition of the year.
Read more ...Mayo-based Project Maths support system rolled out
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
A new website created in Mayo, www.TheMathsTutor.ie, had its official launch at the MathsFest 2012 education show in Cork on Saturday October 20.
Read more ...Maths week at the Quay School
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
The Quay School in Westport recently marked Maths Week with a wide range of activities which were suitable for all classes.
Read more ...Suspended sentences for people who attacked men in ‘orgy of violence’
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
A man and a woman who subjected two men, who were walking home from a night out, to a violent unprovoked attack were given suspended sentences at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...Three drink driving convictions for Ballina man
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
A 64-year-old man received three drink driving convictions at Ballina District Court this week after being detected drink driving in March and April of this year.
Read more ...Man supplied cannabis to young people
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
A 43-year-old Ballina man who was found in possession of cannabis and admitted that he supplied drugs to others was before Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Ballina man sentenced to six months in jail
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
At Ballina District Court on Tuesday a man was sentenced to six months in jail for theft, driving while disqualified, and for resisting a garda.
Read more ...Driver crashed into pedestrian in Ballina
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
A 32-year-old woman who collided into a pedestrian was convicted and fined €100 for driving without due care and attention.
Read more ...KC takes Foley’s afternoon hot-seat
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
Listeners to Today FM’s lunchtime show will be saying good-bye soon to Ballina’s Ray Foley, when he heads to 98FM to take up hosting duties on their breakfast show. But as one Mayo man departs the prestigious slot another will seamlessly slip and take-over the national airwaves during lunchtime.
Read more ...Engrossing economics events held by Mayo Community Platform
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
Mayo Community Platform in association with Economics Inc, held two economics based events in Mayo, which gave a great overview into the fundamental principles of economics.
Read more ...Derrymartin residents still have no water connection
Fri, Oct 26, 2012
Up to eight households in the Derrymartin area of Castlebar still have no connection to running water despite “all that needs doing is the opening of a valve” according to Fianna Fáil councillor Blackie Gavin. The Castlebar based councillor has raised the issue of the plight of the people in Derrymartin on a number of occasions at different council meetings. At this week’s Water Supply and Sewerage SPC of Mayo County Council, Cllr Gavin called for the committee to “write out to whoever is in charge of the Nephin Valley Group Water Scheme and get them to turn on the water supply to the Derrymartin scheme, there are seven or eight houses there who have gone long enough without water.”
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