Mayo General A&E under threat due to staff shortages
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
Mayo General Hospital is short 12 junior doctors out of 80 posts, a situation which could lead to the axing of services in the future, most notably in the A&E department. The shortages are in the areas of emergency and medicine.
Read more ...Westport mourns passing of former TD and senator
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
The community of Westport and beyond were shocked on Wednesday to learn of the sudden passing of former county councillor, TD, and senator Myles Staunton (75).
Read more ...Medugorje fundraiser for children with special needs
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
A fundraising night will take place on Saturday June 25 in McGowan’s Bar, Main Street, Easkey, to enable special needs children to travel on a pilgrimage to Medugorje on July 10.
Read more ...Kilcoyne puts it up to Fine Gael to be ‘the law and order party’
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
“Fine Gael are the law and order party and I want them to show it in the county council,” Independent Castlebar town and county councillor Michael Kilcoyne said this week. Kilcoyne’s remarks related to the new draft anti-social behaviour strategy that was approved by Castlebar Town Council this week.
Read more ...EU award for Great Western Greenway
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
The Great Western Greenway has been awarded the 2011 European Destination of Excellence for Tourism and the Regeneration of Physical Sites by the EU.
Read more ...Durcan walks out of town council meeting over lack of prayer
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
Independent Castlebar town councillor Frank Durcan walked out at the start of a special meeting of the local authority after no prayer was said out loud this week. Only a matter of weeks ago at the May monthly meeting of the local authority, the members voted on a number of protocol issues for the council, one of those included the saying of a prayer before the meeting. At the May meeting the saying of either a Hail Mary or Our Father along with a Glory Be to the Father was passed by four votes to three in the chamber and the protocol arrangements were then passed fully at the ordinary June monthly meeting of the council.
Read more ...Knock native appointed new chairperson of Bus Éireann
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
A Knock native has been appointed the new chairperson of Bus Éireann.
Read more ...Public meeting to discuss proposed new Castlebar music festival
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
A public meeting will take place next Tuesday, June 28, in Bar Ritz, Main Street, Castlebar, at 8pm about the prospect of replacing the Blues Festival with a new music festival in Castlebar.
Read more ...Zumba classes in Castlebar
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
Lorraine Toner from Castlebar is teaching zumba fitness classes two evenings a week in Castlebar as well as zumba workshops for hen parties and birthdays.
Read more ...Drink driving case adjourned to arrange evidence from doctor
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
A drink driving case against a Claremorris man was adjourned for mention to the July sitting of Claremorris District Court so that it can be arranged that the doctor who took the blood sample from the man will give evidence in court. Michael Sweeney, 5 Bog Road, Ballinrobe, was in court to face a charge of drink driving after he was stopped on the old Ballindine Road, Claremorris, at 3.40am on September 3 last year.
Read more ...Man with no insurance ordered to pay €100 to Garda benevolent fund
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
A Ballyhaunis man who was involved in a minor accident in a supermarket car park while driving without insurance or a licence was given the benefit of the Probation Act and ordered to pay €100 to the Garda benevolent fund in Claremorris District Court.
Read more ...Three year driving ban for man who made ‘foolish decision’
Fri, Jun 24, 2011
An Aghamore man who made what his solicitor described as “as a foolish decision” when he attempted to drive a short distance home after being out drinking was disqualified from driving for three years and fined €500 at Claremorris District Court this week. Nicholas Cunnane, Meal Traine, Aghamore, Ballyhaunis, pleaded guilty to the charge in court.
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