Castlebar’s hospice shop official opening

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

Mayo Roscommon Hospice invites the public to the official opening of its new hospice shop on New Antrim Street, Castlebar (in SuperValu car park beside Beverly Hills and Annette Gerald’s).

O’Mahony criticises maternity benefit charges for men by health insurers

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

Private health insurers are charging men for maternity benefit even though they know that men will never avail of the benefits. The policy is unfair according to Mayo Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony who has asked the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly to request the Competition Authority to look into the matter.

Final year student disqualified for driving with no insurance

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

A Lithuanian man who is in his final year studying in GMIT was disqualified from driving for a year and fined €600 for driving without insurance at Castlebar District Court this week.

Probation report ordered on man who trespassed into girls’ accommodation block

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

A probation report was ordered on Nathan Dooner, Lislea Cottage, Aughboy, Killoe, Co Longford, who pleaded guilty to a charge of trespassing at an adventure centre where he was a trainee, at Castlebar District Court this week.

Man had €1,500 worth of drugs in his home

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

A 24-year-old man from Balla who bought methylethcathinone (MEC) over the internet told Castlebar District Court this week that he became addicted to the “feeling of euphoria” but now wants help to deal with his drug problem.

‘Grass’ found in a stone wall

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

A man who hid cannabis in a stone wall in rural Mayo was before Castlebar District Court this week.

One year disqualification for drink driving

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

A Galway man who pleaded guilty to drink driving was disqualified from driving for one year in Castlebar District Court this week. Garda Peter Sarsfield told the court that he was on duty on May 5 2012 at 7am, when a report of a car going off the road at Streamstown, Claremorris, was phoned into the station. He told the court he went to investigate and stopped a car being driven by Patrick Lawrence, 69 Riverdale, Oranmore, Co Galway, at 7.20am. He administered a road side breath test which Lawrence failed and then arrested him and brought him to Claremorris Garda Station, where Lawrence gave a blood sample which returned a reading of 87mlgs per 100ml of blood.

Man with ninety nine year driving ban stole car

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

A man who has a 99 year driving disqualification was before Castlebar District Court this week for the unauthorised taking of a car and driving while disqualified.

Man told gardaí to ‘f**k off’

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

A man who was abusive to gardaí when they were called to a disturbance in a residential area was before Castlebar District Court this week.

Woman sent forward for trial on forty five theft charges

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

An Aghamore woman was sent forward for trial to the Circuit Criminal Court on 45 separate theft charges this week. At Castlebar District Court on Tuesday the court heard evidence from Sgt Regina Curley that she served the book of evidence on Caroline Barrett, Raith, Aghamore, Co Mayo, earlier that morning outlining the 45 charges of theft from an individual between December 5 2008 and January 21 2012.

Ballyhaunis man sent forward to Circuit Court on drugs charges

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

A Ballyhaunis man was sent forward for trial to the Circuit Criminal Court for five offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act on April 6 2012 at Lower James Street, Claremorris, at a sitting of Castlebar District Court on Tuesday this week.

Council commemoration strategy committee hold their first meeting

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

With Ireland about to enter a decade long period of commemoration of the historic events that shaped the nation, Mayo County Council has put together a committee to come up with a definite plan to commemorate the centenary of these historic events.

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