GAA dinner dance
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
To celebrate the Mayo Masters’ third All-Ireland title a victory dinner dance is to take place on Saturday March 27 in Knockranny House Hotel, Westport.
Read more ...Céilí in Ballyheane
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
On St Patrick’s night at 10pm a céilí with Matt Cunningham will take place in the Ballyheane Community Centre.
Read more ...Durcan rips up reprimand letter, while Condon tells him to ‘cop on’
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Independent councillor Frank Durcan showed in no uncertain terms this week what he thought about a letter and a copy of the code of conduct for councillors, which he received from county secretary John Condon, reprimanding him for his actions at the previous meeting of the local authority. Walking from his seat in the chamber to the top bench, Cllr Durcan told the meeting, “You can do what you want with that (the letter) as far as I’m concerned, and the code,” as he started to tear the letter into small pieces before dropping the remains of it on front of the county secretary.
Read more ...Overcrowding and strike action ongoing at Mayo General
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
There was serious overcrowding experienced at Mayo General Hospital this week with 23 patients being treated on trolleys on Wednesday, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation trolley watch survey.
Read more ...Garda update
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Mother and son injured in collision
A woman in her sixties and son in his thirties were injured on Monday afternoon when the car in which they were travelling was in a collision with a lorry near Foxford.
Child knocked down near realigned Castlebar junction
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
A child who was knocked down near the newly realigned Sacred Heart junction in Castlebar on Tuesday sustained minor cuts and bruising.
Read more ...Man with ‘blatant disregard for the law’ jailed
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
A Lithuanian national who Judge Mary Devins said “has a blatant disregard for the law and people using the roads” was jailed and disqualified from driving for a total of six years for drink driving, careless driving, and for having no insurance.
Read more ...Lunatics have taken over the asylum - Flynn
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Westport based Fine Gael councillor Peter Flynn has hit out at the industrial action being taken by the members of the public service unions in Mayo County Council in their dispute over pay cuts saying, “The lunatics have taken over the asylum”.
Read more ...Casual trading by-laws to be introduced in Ballinrobe
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Casual trading by-laws will be introduced to Ballinrobe in the near future to try to curb the unregulated on-street trading that is currently happening in the town.
Read more ...Jail for man who shot bird through car window
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
A security officer who shot and subsequently killed a cormorant at Bachelor’s Walk, Ballina, in front of his son, was sentenced to 28 days in prison for recklessly discharging a firearm.
Read more ...By-pass route back in Kiltimagh area plan
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
The threat of a huge proportion of the town of Kiltimagh being sterilised for planning, as a result of an amendment which was made to the Kiltimagh local area plan, was averted at the monthly meeting of Mayo County Council this week.
Read more ...Minors caught drinking alcohol in Ballina bar
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
A Ballina publican who permitted the sale of alcohol to a minor was convicted and fined by Judge Mary Devins and ordered to close his premises for 48 hours.
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