Westport wins again

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Westport continued its winning streak this week as it was named Ireland’s Tidiest Large Town, in the SuperValu Tidy Towns Awards for 2012, at an awards ceremony which was held in Dublin on Monday. Westport was just one point behind the winner of the Tidiest Town in Ireland for 2012, which was awarded to Abbeyshrule.

Relay for Life all set for weekend fundraiser

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

The Relay for Life Castlebar committee invite you to go along, support, and join in the fun at their 24-hour team relay which takes place this Saturday at the TF Royal Hotel and Theatre.

Relay for Life is an overnight community celebration which honours current and former cancer patients, their families, and friends. Teams of friends, neighbours, families, and colleagues get together in groups of 15 to 20 people to take part in the event. All funds raised through sponsorship will go to the Irish Cancer Society to support their work in eliminating cancer as a major health problem and in improving the lives of those living with cancer.

The Peyton Memorial Centre collects the proceeds of Notre Dame Pep Rally

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

The Fr Patrick Peyton’s CSC Memorial Centre, Attymass was one of the charities presented with a cheque of €13,500 following the sell-out event Notre Dame, A Welcome Home; Pep Rally in the O2 at the end of August. More than $150,000 (€121,500) was raised and eight charities were presented with cheques of €13,500 by Miriam O’Callaghan and Neil Naughton of Glen Dimplex, at a presentation in O’Connell House.

STOP suicide meetings in the northwest

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

From a small office in the town of Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim, the voluntary group STOP (Start Telling Others Prevent) Suicide are dedicated to helping those who feel under such duress that they contemplate taking their own lives, as well as those who have been bereaved due to suicide.

Michelle Fox, the co-ordinator, works round the clock to ensure that those seeking help are linked with a free counsellor. The group has counsellors in every county in the northwest. “Last year, 15 people in the Sligo Leitrim area died by suicide,” she said. “This is the second highest rate in the country and an extremely sad statistic. We are committed to providing assistance in a number of ways. Firstly we offer free counselling sessions to those experiencing difficulties. This is solution based counselling and very focused work which can often get the very root of the issue and we work together to find achievable goals and coping skills for the future. It is entirely free to those who need it and we are so grateful to the many kind volunteers who raise money for the organisation, so that we can continue this work.”

River Deel Flood Relief Scheme invites public comments

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Ryan Hanley, in association with McCarthy Keville O’Sullivan, has been appointed by the Office of Public Works to carry out an environmental impact assessment of the proposed River Deel (Crossmolina) Flood Relief Scheme. A public consultation will be held at Crossmolina Town Hall today (Friday), September 14, from 4pm to 8pm at which members of the public are invited to give their comments.

Two innocent men attacked in ‘orgy of gratuitous violence’

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

An unprovoked attack on two men as they walked home from a night out in Ballina was described by Judge Mary Devins as “an orgy of gratuitous violence”.

Ballina residents give undertaking not to engage in anti-social behaviour

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Two members of the same family gave an undertaking at Ballina District Court on Tuesday to not engage in anti-social behaviour.

Rossport protester before court

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

A protester from the Rossport Solidarity Camp was before Ballina District Court this week for public order charges arising out of an incident which took place on July 31 2012 at Gurteens, Ballina.

Six months in prison for handbag theft

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

A woman, who has 38 previous convictions for theft alone, was sentenced to six months in prison at Ballina District Court this week.

Woman before court for hole drilled in ESB meter

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

A married mother of seven was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday for unlawfully interfering with an electricity meter.

Duo before court for being drunk in Crossmolina

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

Two people who were intoxicated in a public place in Crossmolina were both before Ballina District Court this week.

Raheens Wood is successful in NeighbourWood Scheme

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has welcomed confirmation that an application for Raheens Wood outside Castlebar was successful in being selected under the NeighbourWood Scheme. The recently re-opened NeighbourWood Scheme is a forestry-support initiative to assist communities to create their own 'close-to-home' woodland amenities. The Minister of State for Food Safety, Forestry and Horticulture, Shane McEntee, recently visited the woodland area to view the site with the Taoiseach following the recent opening of new Coillte offices in Castlebar.

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