Gardaí continue to police Greenway

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Supt Foley said that the gardaí are conscious of the importance of the Greenway for the town and said that a number of issues which had been taking place on the Greenway, such as illegal drinking, have been reduced.

Enough gardaí will be available for festival

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

JPC member James O’Doherty asked if there will be enough Garda resources for the large music festival taking place at Westport House this summer. Supt Foley said that there will be active resources available to police events such as this.

CCTV

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Cllr Hyland asked that the installation of a CTTV system for the town be moved “at a faster pace”.

Man who fixed his private parts in public remanded for sentencing

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

A Congolese national who pleaded guilty to public order charges in Castlebar District Court this Tuesday, was remanded in custody to appear today, Friday April 20 in Castlebar District Court for sentencing. The court was told that Yves Matondo, 36 Hilltop Crescent, Ballyhaunis Road, Claremorris entered a hair salon which was located on the first floor of a building on the main street of Claremorris on March 24, 2011 and asked for a comb. He went in and out of the salon on three occasions in total which caused staff and customers to become concerned. A member of staff and a customer looking out of a window later observed Matondo open his jeans and start fixing his private parts inside his jeans while he was looking up at them in the window of the salon.

Two to appear in court today following burglary arrests

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Two 19 year old men appeared in Castlebar District Court on Tuesday this week and were charged with a number of offences relating to a number of burglaries across the region over the last few weeks.

Jack Daniel’s drinker found drunk in charge of vehicle

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

A Lithuanian man who was found in the driver’s seat of a car in which he and his male companion were drinking whiskey beside Lough Lannagh was found to have been drunk in charge of a vehicle and disqualified from driving at Wednesday’s Castlebar District Court.

Man lobbed bottle through wife’s car

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

A Castlebar man who threw a bottle through his wife’s car, which shattered the rear window, was sentenced to jail at Wednesday’s Castlebar District Court.

‘Seedy texts’ led to skirmish in cafe

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

A man who damaged a door of a Castlebar cafe, after a fight broke out between him and the owner over text messages sent to the man’s girlfriend, was before Castlebar District Court this week.

Jail for women who stole cash from beauty salon

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Two Castlebar women who stole money from a salon in Castlebar were both sentenced to jail at this week’s sitting of Castlebar District Court.

SEAI to hold information day in Belmullet

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

As part of a national public consultation process, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is hosting an information day to provide an update on the current AMETS foreshore lease application.

Deere calls for seats to be moved to Lough Lannagh

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Fine Gael Castlebar town councillor, Ger Deere, this week called for a number of the 19 bench seats that have been installed on Barrack Bridge to be moved to Lough Lannagh. Deere said it made no sense to have all those seats there when they are not being used and would get much more use at the newly refurbished Lough Lannagh.

Castlebar Town Council to acknowledge Karen refugees who received Irish citizenship

Fri, Apr 20, 2012

Castlebar Town Council will hold a ceremony to mark the occasion of 53 Karen refugees who came to Castlebar three years ago, becoming Irish citizens at the start of the month. Sinn Féin councillor Therese Ruane proposed the idea at this week’s meeting of Castlebar Town Council, stating that the 53 refugees were made up by eight different families who have come to Ireland. Cllr Ruane was seconded by Cllr Michael Kilcoyne, with other councillors also supporting the idea.

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