Independents’ day in Castlebar as Fianna Fáil crash and burn
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
Castlebar Town Council
Total poll: 4,910
Cribbin tipped to chair Fine Gael majority council
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
Fine Gael now has an overwhelming majority on Mayo County Council following last Friday’s Local Elections. With 17 seats on the local authority, Enda Kenny’s crew will occupy the chairmanship of the council for the next five years with Ballyhaunis native John Cribbin tipped to be installed as the first Cathaoirleach.
Read more ...Posters, posters, everywhere but do they make a difference?
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
The clean up of election posters around the county will be in full swing this morning, but two men who had no posters up at all in Castlebar will be sitting down at the council table for the new term.
Read more ...Higgins slams Libertas leader’s ‘negative personal politics’
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
Five years and a month after Declan Ganley chaired the Libertas forum to discuss the European Constitution during Ireland's presidency of the European Union he walked off the political stage, as the sun began to set outside the count centre for the North West Constituency in Castlebar on Monday. Surrounded by a flash of cameras and a fan of microphones, the Libertas founder said his farewell to public life. “I have said that I would seek a mandate from the people and it's pretty clear that I did not get the mandate from the people here. I can take no for answer, I'm a democrat and I love my country.”
Read more ...Castlebar man makes it big in Athlone
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
There was an element of surprise and shock at the local election count for Athlone Town Council on Saturday last when Castlebar native and political newcomer Alan Shaw took home 455 first preference votes.
Read more ...Elderly woman airlifted off Reek
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
An American woman in her seventies was airlifted from Croagh Patrick on Wednesday night after sustaining serious head injuries.
The woman, who is from the state of Colorado, was walking on the mountain with her partner when she fell and suffered the injuries.
Read more ...Psychopathic Mayo native killed his father and raped an English tourist
Fri, Jun 12, 2009
A psychopathic rapist who was born in Mayo and who escaped from a life sentence and raped again six months later has been jailed for life at the Central Criminal Court.
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