Table quiz in Kiltimagh

Fri, Apr 15, 2011

Western Care is organising a monster table quiz in the Park Hotel, Kiltimagh, on Easter Thursday Night, April 21 at 9pm to raise funds to support the association’s services at St John’s Resource Centre, Ballinamore, Kiltimagh.

Walk from Murrisk to Louisburgh

Fri, Apr 15, 2011

Janet's Walk will take place on April 25 Murrisk to Louisburgh. The walk is in aid of Mayo Cancer Support Association.

Personal details of ‘rape tape’ victims leaked

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

One of the two women at the centre of the alleged garda ‘rape tape’ comments spoke publicly for the first time at a press conference in Dublin yesterday (Thursday).

Jerrie Ann Sullivan said she felt forced to come forward because personal details had been leaked to selected journalists, at least one of whom called to the Dublin address she had provided at Belmullet Garda station last week.

History repeating itself in royal visit to Newport for a number of reasons

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

Not for the first time the small village of Newport became a hive of activity because of a visit from the royal family of Monaco. On Wednesday, following in the footsteps of his late mother and father, Prince Albert of Monaco visited the ancestral home of his late mother, Princess Grace, in the west of the county.

A Journey of Hope – Barbara Rabbett reports on the Westport/Aror Partnership’s recent trip to Kenya

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

Ireland’s economic difficulties paled into insignificance as members of the Westport/Aror (Kenya) Partnership travelled through the Mukuru slum of Nairobi recently. The team from Westport (Michael O’Donnell, Gertie Foley, Margaret Joyce and Barbara Rabbett) were on their way to visit a dispensary, run by the Medical Missionaries of Mary, to see how funds sent from Westport had been put to use by the Sisters. As they made their way slowly through the slum towards the dispensary, they were overwhelmed by the sights and putrid smells of poverty, misery, and filth that surrounded them. It was hard to endure, even for a short time. And yet, these are the living conditions of almost two million people in Nairobi.

Buy a Block for Mayo Abbey National School

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

Friday night, April 1, saw the launch of the ‘Buy a Block’ initiative in aid of Mayo Abbey NS. The launch was held at an Irish night in Malachy Byrne’s. The wonderful Sister Act provided the music and the night was well supported by parents and people from the local community.

Work has started on a new three-teacher school in Mayo Abbey and the Buy a Block campaign is being run to help with fundraising. The first block for the new building was raffled at the Irish night and was won by Denise Duggan.

Man who threatenined to kill stepfather agrees to stay away

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

A 32-year-old man who threatened to kill/cause serious harm to his deceased mother’s husband, gave an undertaking at Castlebar District Court to stay away from this man.

Woman crashed into oncoming car

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

A woman who crashed her car into an oncoming vehicle, which was full of wedding guests, was convicted of careless driving at Castlebar District Court this week.

Local heritage and the living landscape

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

At a recent event in the Pontoon Bridge Hotel, Councillor Michael Burke, Cathaoirleach, Mayo County Council, made presentations to nine community groups which participated in a local heritage and living landscape course, organised by Mayo County Council and North East Mayo Leader Partnership Company, and supported by the Heritage Council.

Man tried to evade gardaí

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

A 36-year-old man who tried to evade gardaí after they followed him because he was on the wrong side of the road, was disqualified from driving for two years at this week’s sitting of Castlebar District Court after he was convicted of drink driving and dangerous driving.

Green representative fears Westport will return to ‘bad old days of planning’

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

Green Party representative for Westport, Fergus McAllister, said that Fine Gael attempts to row back on planning legislation introduced by John Gormley would set Irish planning back decades “to the bad old days of speculation and reckless zoning”.

Westport man found with cannabis

Fri, Apr 08, 2011

A 23-year-old man who threw a bag of cannabis on the ground while he was being searched for drugs, was convicted at Castlebar District Court this week.

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