Great finale to buys Ballinrobe race season
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Up to 1,600 people converged on Ballinrobe Racecourse on Monday last to attend the last race day of the season at what has become a hugely attractive venue.
Read more ...Mayo heroes honoured at bravery awards
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Three Mayo people were honoured this week at the National Bravery Awards Ceremony at Leinster House.
Read more ...Pensioners ‘intimidated’ by street collectors
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
The issue surrounding the number of charitable collections in Westport was raised at a Joint Policing Committee Meeting on Monday as committee members were concerned that the elderly were intimidated into giving money to such collections.
Read more ...Funding for five housing units in Castlebar
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Mayo is to receive funding for five housing units to meet the needs of persons with specific types of housing needs.
Read more ...Kelly’s award-winning butchers puts Newport on the map
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Good food and celebrations came together in Newport this week when Kelly’s Butchers in the town was recognised as an international producer of award-winning black pudding.
Read more ...Walk in Ballina for World Heart Day
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Ireland’s big walk takes place on World Heart Day, September 26, and the Irish Heart Foundation is calling on people in Ballina to join in for the good of their heart.
Read more ...Ballina looks to push ahead with CCTV
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
The reality of Ballina getting a monitored CCTV system moved a step closer this week. Chairperson of the Ballina Joint Policing Committee, Ballina town councillor Johnny O’Malley, told members that following a number of meetings, the project was ready to go forward to an application stage for funding under the RAPID programme. Ballina is one of a number of towns across the country which was given RAPID status, which makes funding available for a number of programmes to revitalise areas in the town.
Read more ...Fifteen CCTV cameras proposed for Westport
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
A 15 camera CCTV set-up is proposed for Westport according to the Garda Superintendent of the town, Mick Murray.
Read more ...Lights going out as householders unable to pay bills
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Fine Gael social protection spokesman Michael Ring TD has warned that “the lights are going out across Ireland” as the ESB and Bord Gáis warn that 110,000 customers are on payment plans.
Read more ...Welder banned from driving for three years
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
A Latvian welder was banned from driving for three years and fined €750 at Claremorris District Court this week after he pleaded guilty to drink driving.
Read more ...Sentencing adjourned on learner driver until January
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
Judge Mary Devins adjourned sentencing this week on a Ballinrobe man who pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. Thomas Ackroyd, Carrowkeel, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, was detected after being involved in an accident at Scardaun, Claremorris, on November 23 2009.
Read more ...Con man who swindled €390,000 pleads guilty to theft of a van
Fri, Sep 24, 2010
A Galway man currently serving five years in prison, for his part in a con operation where an elderly Galway woman was swindled out of €390,000, pleaded guilty to theft of a van from Claremorris motor auctions this week. Con Murphy with an address at 116 Castle Park, Ballybane, originally pleaded not guilty to the charge in court, but changed his plea to guilty because he told the court he wanted to get it sorted out and get on with his life.
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