Barrett urges people to check bank records

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Castlebar Labour Party town councillor Harry Barrett has urged people to check their bank records in the wake of The Central Bank report, issued recently, that named six banks that it is investigating for wrongly selling insurance products to thousands of customers. The banks have been ordered to carry out independent reviews of the sales of the payment protection insurance to find out the scale of the problem, and pay restitution. Payment protection insurance or PPI repays a loan or credit card if a person becomes sick or unemployed. Since August 2007, more than 300,000 PPI policies were sold in Ireland.

Compántas Lir presents two one-act comedies

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

On Saturday, October 27 at 8pm Compántas Lir presents two one-act comedies in Ballina Arts Centre. It's hard to know what is more important to Charlie... the birth of his first grandchild or the birth of a prize foal...and what happens when a confused senior thinks she is a chief officer in a gun run? The award-winning Clare/Galway-based Compántas Lir presents two hilarious one-act comedies with their distinct brand of comedy. With a new play by Mayo playwright Clement Shevlin a night of high comedy awaits. Tickets cost €12.50 and booking is advised.

JPC members want Westport Courthouse to remain open

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Members of Westport’s Joint Policing Committee backed a motion proposed by Councillor Myles Staunton that Westport Courthouse should not close.

Westport’s Quay school has lost 50,000 in funding

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

The Quay school in Westport is down in funding by up to €50,000 a year as a result of education cuts, and this is a typical scenario in other small schools around the country, according to Westport Fianna Fáil cumann chairman, John Meaney, who is also principal of the Quay school.

Belmullet Tidy Towns to hold information evening

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Belmullet Tidy Towns will host an information evening on the national Tidy Towns adjudication process on Monday October 22 in The Talbot Hotel function room, Barrack Street, Belmullet.

Tidy Towns national adjudicator Frank Hanley has accepted the group’s invitation to visit Belmullet to deliver a power point presentation in which he will explain the categories in the competition.

Mayo County Council honoured at Repak Awards by WEEE Ireland

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Mayo County Council was honoured at the Repak Awards during National Recycling Week last week. WEEE Ireland, the Irish compliance scheme for electrical and battery recycling, selected Mayo County Council as a recipient of its Special Merit Award and as a finalist in the WEEE Ireland Best Participating Local Authority Category for its hard work during the year and participation in the WEEE Ireland Collection Programme.

Out and Proud roadshow coming to Mayo

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

To celebrate Social Inclusion Week 2012, an exciting and colourful roadshow will be coming to Mayo. The roadshow will be in Mayo on Tuesday October 16. The Out and Proud roadshow has been organised to raise awareness of the Family Resource Centres’ Western Region LGBT Network, which provides local supports to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

The Out and Proud bus will bring an abundance of information, music, and laughter to Mayo’s family resource centres.

St Mary’s Secondary School presents The Sound of ‘Modern’ Music

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Ballina’s St Mary’s Secondary School marks the 30th anniversary of its proud tradition of musical theatre with a unique take on a classic – The Sound of ‘Modern’ Music.

Calleary calls for full restoration of AEOS and DAS

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Mayo TD Dara Calleary has spoken out on a Fianna Fáil motion calling for the Government to reverse its cuts to the Agri Options Scheme and the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme.

Civil order granted prohibiting antisocial behaviour

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Judge Mary Devins granted a civil order at Ballina District Court this week prohibiting Ann Collins, 124 Greenhills Estate, Ballina, and James Collins, 68 Riverside Drive, Ballina, from engaging in antisocial behaviour—it is an arrestable offence if they breach the order.

Chain of evidence concern relating to GoSafe prosecutions

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

Contested GoSafe prosecutions led to Inspector John McDonald, who is responsible for running the fixed charge processing unit in Thurles, being before Ballina District Court this week to outline the role of GoSafe and the procedure which takes place from between time of speeding detection, and a fine being issued, and if necessary the issuing of a summons.

Charges struck out for serial theft offender

Fri, Oct 12, 2012

A woman from Scotland, whom Superintendent Joe Doherty described as “an absolute scourge” to society, had four theft charges struck out at this week’s sitting of Ballina District Court.

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