Louis Walsh and Siamsa Sráide honoured by Muintir Mhaigh Eo

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

Music mogul Louis Walsh from Kiltimagh has been announced as the Mayo Person of the Year.

Woman sent forward for trial after €150,000 drugs find

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

A Chinese woman, who was presented with a book of evidence at Ballina District Court on Tuesday, has been sent forward for trial to Castlebar Circuit Court in April on four counts for possession and the unlawful sale or supply of €150,000 worth of drugs, which were detected in the Crossmolina area in November 2008.

McGuinness clarifies point on Traveller accommodation

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

Fine Gael Councillor Paddy McGuinness took some time at the monthly meeting of the Castlebar Electoral Area meeting to clarify his position in relation to Traveller accommodation in private camp sites. Cllr McGuinness told the meeting, “At a meeting here previously, I spoke about the transient sites for Travellers. I put forward a number of ideas on this issue, one of these I suggest to be looked into is that private camp sites may be opened up to the Travelling community who stay for short periods of time during the summer in and around the Knock festival and Reek Sunday. I wasn’t calling on these camp sites to be opened up, it was only one suggestion of a number that I made that day, which was synopsised in the press and some people took up as me calling for these sites to be opened up.”

John Cunningham memorial to be unveiled

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

The Order of Malta in Castlebar is synonymous with the GAA, Reek Sunday, the St Patrick’s Day parade and many other social and sporting events, but one man ensured that Castlebar Order of Malta secured a strong reputation in Mayo and across the country.

Lorry driver seen doing doughnuts on the road

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

A man appeared before Ballina District Court this week after he was observed speeding and doing doughnuts on a road in Ballina.

The Life Channel launches school television network in Davitt College

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

The Life Channel is launching its groundbreaking school television network at Davitt College, Castlebar, the first Irish school to implement the satellite TV channel.

Growth of green schools project in Mayo welcomed

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

The members of the Environmental and Emergency services SPC of Mayo County Council welcomed the continued growth of the green schools project in Mayo following a presentation they received this week. Eva Gannon, an education officer with An Taisce, outlined the new green schools travel programme that is currently being rolled out through Mayo.

Bulgarian ordered to return home after theft

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

A Bulgarian national who stole a wallet from a woman in Castlebar was ordered to leave the jurisdiction at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.

O’Malley memorial not for moving - Murray

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

Sinn Fein County Councillor Gerry Murray has said that the Ernie O’Malley memorial on the Mall in Castlebar should not be moved from its present location.

SPC welcomes river basin report

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

The members of the Mayo County Council Environment and Emergency SPC welcomed the publication of the draft report on the River Basin management for the western region at their meeting this week. The committee were given a presentation by Pat Canney, co-ordinator of the western river basin’s district office on the draft report compiled by his office which is currently out for public consultation.

Convicting illegal dumpers a priority of Mayo County Council

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

The issue of what happens once illegal dumping is reported to the council raised its head at this week’s monthly meeting of the Castlebar electoral area committee. Fine Gael Councillor Henry Kenny brought up the issue asking: “I have reported illegal dumping myself on a number of occasions, I’d just like to know what the follow up is on this dumping, do they come along and remove the materials that are dumped and what do they do after to investigate who is doing the dumping?” Cllr Kenny’s enquiry was backed up by Labour party Cllr Johnny Mee who told the meeting, “I agree with Cllr Kenny, there is an ongoing problem in this area where rubbish is just being dumped by people in the town. It’s a sad sight and it’s an appalling behaviour that has to be clamped down on by the council and the public in general.”

Responding to the question director of services for Castlebar Seamus Granahan told the meeting, “There are a number of full time enforcement officers in the county. All reports of illegal dumping are logged and followed up on. We’ve had a number of successes in courts recently where people have received large fines after being detected dumping illegally. We now have mobile CCTV cameras which we are using to detect people who are engaged in this activity. People are, though, getting wise to not leaving any correspondence in their rubbish so it makes them hard to track down, but illegal dumping is a priority of this council.”

Safe driving tuition with Jacqui

Fri, Jan 30, 2009

Safe Driving School of Motoring headed up by Jacqui Moran is based in Ballinrobe. A former driving examiner (SGS) and approved driving instructor (RSA), Ms Moran has years of experience in the business having worked previously as an instructor in Co Kildare before moving here with her husband Michael from Kilmaine and her two children.

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