Courses at counselling therapy centre

Fri, Jun 25, 2010

Castlebar counselling and therapy centre is currently offering a number of courses for those interested in exploring a new profession in the coming year.

Drunk man demanded lift home from gardaí

Fri, Jun 25, 2010

A 22-year-old man from Crossmolina, who after a night out in Ballina wanted a lift home from gardaí, was before Ballina District Court this week.

Man given a month to come up with compensation

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

A Claremorris man who caused €1,119.11 worth of damage to a car and €153 worth of damage to a window in a Chinese restaurant was given one month to come up with compensation to both injured parties in Claremorris District Court this week.

Rent Supplement cuts deplored

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

Sinn Fein councillor Therese Ruane has condemned proposed cuts to rent supplement for those living on social welfare.

Man who jumped out at Garda car faces prison

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

A man who jumped out in front of a Garda car twice in a short period of time is facing a prison term as he is currently serving a suspended sentence from another court case.

Probation report on man who was drunk before noon

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

A 20 year old unemployed Lithuanian man who was found drunk in the company of a minor has had a probation report ordered on him by Judge Mary Devins this week in Claremorris District Court.

Rowdy behaviour disturbs Westport campsite

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

The grounds of Westport House were subject to rowdy behaviour by youths during the week when gardaí and the fire brigade had to be called to the campsite on the estate.

The Village Notes

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

Well there was a great turn out for the annual spit fada competition here in the village after Mass last Sunday. There was fierce practising going on Saturday and large amounts of cheese and Guinness were being consumed to improve spit viscosity and projection, as well as vast amounts of water to counteract the concentrating action of the cheese and the dehydrating action of the alcohol. The winner this year was Pa Murray for the second year running. He managed to cast a spit 25 feet using a variant of what he calls the ‘long throw-in technique’ used by soccer players, which involves running up to the spitting line with his arms clasped behind his head, and then bending right back from the waist before catapulting his upper body forward.

Suspended sentence for man who broke car window and fell asleep inside

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

A Castlebar man had a 28 day suspended prison sentence imposed on him after he pleaded guilty to a number of public order offences in Castlebar District Court this week. Paul Ludden of 89B Chestnut Grove, Castlebar, was arrested by gardai on April 24 after failing to follow their instruction to go home on a number of occasions. Garda Kate Conlon told the court that she arrested Ludden after she met him on Main Street, Castlebar, at 3.40am, she found him in an intoxicated state and asked him his name and told him to go home, which he refused to do. He became agressive and started shouting and roaring before he kicked a bin, she eventually arrested him on Mill Lane, just off the Main Street. He was transported to the Garda station in the back of a patrol car. Garda Ger Dillion gave evidence to the court that after initially being quiet when he was put in the car and had a pair of handcuffs placed on him, Ludden became agressive resulting in Garda Dillion having to pin him against the side of the car for his own protection and of the driver. He also told the court that it took three gardai to get Ludden from the patrol car into the station, and even when he was taken inside the station he continued to be abusive and agressive towards the gardai.

Domino’s pizza goes back to school

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

Domino’s Pizza has been back to school to help fifth class pupils from Scoil Raifteiri in Castlebar learn more about the skilled art of pizza making. The workshop was designed to teach the pupils, aged 11 years old, more about food preparation and how a business such as Domino’s operates.

New anti-social behaviour policy up for debate

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

The issue of anti-social behaviour was the catalyst for a long debate at a meeting of the Castlebar Joint Policing Committee this week. The meeting was told of a number of incidents of this type of behaviour over the recent past, with one member of the public retelling the harrowing ordeal he is currently suffering at the hands of his neighbours and the lack of interest the landlord of the rented property has shown towards the issue. Castlebar Mayor Cllr Michael Kilcoyne also told the meeting of an incident he was made aware of early in the week. “I got a call from a relative and the carer of an elderly man about an incident at the weekend. The man, who lives on Linenhall Street, was outside at 1.30am last Saturday night on the street and three young fellas urinated on him. The gardaí know about this and are investigating it, but the poor man is traumatised after it and his carer and his relative who rang me are very concerned about him.” Cllr Ger Deere told the meeting, “This was a terrible act to carry out and I hope that those who carried it out were caught on camera on the street to help the gardaí investigate this properly.”

Some dissatisfaction from residents over Kiltimagh plan

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

The new Kiltimagh local area plan, which has proved controversial at a number of stages, was finally given the goahead this week at the monthly meeting of Mayo County Council. Its passage through the various stages up to now has been rocky with a number of issues holding it up. At Monday’s meeting, the plan was proposed by Cllr Eugene Lavin and seconded by Cllr Joe Mellet. However Sinn Fein councillor Gerry Murray put forward a counter proposal to have a constraints study carried out on the link road in the town that is included in the plan, following representations from a number of constituents in the area. Cllr Murray asserted he was able to call for the constraints study as the council had included in the County Development Plan an objective to upgrade the road in Kiltimagh to a national primary route, and because of that a constraints study should be carried out on the road. However Cllr Murray’s submission was refuted by the council executive which asserted that the link road would only ever be a local road under council control, not a national primary route under the control of the NRA, and no constraints study could be carried out on the road. After a lengthy debate between Cllr Murray and the council executive, the motion was carried as proposed and seconded.

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