Woman ‘concerned about street cred’ did not display L plates
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Judge Mary Devins said that a woman who had her L plates not clearly visible and whose number plates were in bold lettering was more concerned about her “street cred” than obeying the rules of the road.
Read more ...Council not ruling out judicial review of N26 refusal
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Mayo County Council have not ruled out taking a judicial review against the refusal of An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for the long awaited phase two of the N26 to Bohola.
Read more ...€3.7 million allocated to housing repair grants
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Mayo County Council has received an allocation of €3.7 million for the housing repair grants for the elderly for 2010. This year’s allocation is an increase from the €2.9 million allocation in 2009. But it comes nowhere near meeting the requirements to pay out the number of applications that have been received for the grants according to Fine Gael councillor Patsy O’Brien at the Claremorris Electoral Area this weekend. “This allocation is nowhere near half enough,” Cllr O’Brien said. “There are people who are over a year waiting for this money to come through after they submitted their allocations.”
Read more ...Lottery scratch card withdrawal is ‘another attack’ on rural post offices
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
The Rural Affairs Minister Éamon Ó Cuív TD has been called on to intervene in a dispute which is brewing between the National Lottery and rural post offices.
Read more ...Man struggled with garda to prevent his car being seized
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
A man who refused to give a garda his car keys after he was informed that his car was being seized was convicted at Ballina District Court this week for the obstruction of a peace officer and for road traffic offences.
Read more ...Mayo jobless numbers dropped last month
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
There has been a decline in the number of people in Mayo on the live register last month, with a reduction of 189 from 13,346 signing on in January of this year to 13,157 in February.
Read more ...Green’s revamp on RTÉ 1’s Retail Therapy
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Next Tuesday Feargal Quinn's Retail Therapy will feature Claremorris family run department store Green's.
Read more ...Council to lease lands to Ballyhaunis soccer club
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
The Claremorris electoral area gave the go ahead to lease part of a green area at Station Rise in Ballyhaunis to the newly formed Ballyhaunis soccer club at its monthly meeting this week.
Read more ...Blacked out car windows leads to conviction
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
A man whose car had blacked out windows, a bald tyre, and non conforming number plates was before Belmullet District Court on Wednesday.
Read more ...Jury discharged in Mayo barman rape case
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
A jury in the Central Criminal Court trial of a Mayo man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting two children in the pub where he worked as a barman has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.
Read more ...Drunk woman tried to get into solicitor’s office
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
An intoxicated woman who tried to enter a Ballina solicitor’s locked office was before Ballina District Court this week for being intoxicated in a public place.
Read more ...Councillors call for CCTV in Ballinrobe
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Ballinrobe is need of a CCTV camera system according to a number of councillors who spoke at the monthly meeting of the Claremorris electoral area committee this week.
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