€2,500 fine for man caught with green diesel in pick up

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

A Ballyhaunis man who pleaded guilty to using green diesel in his pick-up truck was given a €2,500 fine which was mitigated down from the maximum possible fine of €5,000 at Ballyhaunis District Court this week

Vehicle record case adjourned for RSA to inspect new system

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

The case against Western Brand Chicken, Knock Road, Ballyhaunis for two offences, one for a driver not taking adequate rest breaks and the second for not having the vehicle records for four different trucks available to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) for inspection, was adjourned until June 4 at Ballyhaunis District Court this week. Judge Mary Devins adjourned the case against the company until June 4, so that the RSA can confirm that a new monitoring system that the company has put in place, where it can monitor each truck in real time and that all records available in real time are running and up to the satisfaction of the RSA.

Mechanic before court on road traffic offences

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

A trainee mechanic was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday. On November 8 2012, at 12.02am, Garda Shane O’Boyle stopped Conor Concannon, Cummer, Rehins, Castlebar, at a checkpoint at Moneen.

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

Table quiz
A table quiz in aid of Chernobyl Children International will be held in Bosh on Tuesday March 19 at 9pm.

St Mary’s students Ballina scoop two first prizes in NNI Press Pass Awards

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

St Mary’s Secondary School, Ballina has scooped a double win in the first National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) Press Pass awards at a gala ceremony officiated at by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny.

Learn physics, the science behind technology

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

This new physics course uses an engaging hands-on method for teaching physics to develop the student’s basic understanding of the subject. The student can then use this knowledge to sit the higher level Leaving Certificate physics exam. The course is designed to help students work in teams to explore how the world works by creating experiments to test their ideas.

Unprecedented demand from companies wishing to recruit at GMIT tourism fair

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

For the first time ever, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) has to operate a waiting list for companies wishing to recruit students for jobs and work placements at GMIT’s annual Tourism and Hospitality Careers Fair, taking place on Wednesday, March 13 from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.

Irish and craic galore for less at Coláiste na n-Oileán

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

Located in the heart of the true Connemara Gaeltacht in Ceantar na nOileán, Coláiste na nOileán promises plenty of ceoil agus craic this summer. Established more than 50 years ago, Coláiste na nOileán is one of the longest-running Irish colleges.

Recession busting Irish summer course for only €570

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

Tá Coláiste Cholumba ag rith cúrsaí Gaeilge ar an gCeathrú Rua ar feadh caoga bliain. Le dhá bhliain anuas tá muid ag rith cúrsaí speisialta coicíse chun an seans a thabhairt do gach duine taithí a fháil ar ár dteanga dúchais i gceartlár na Gaeltachta.

Hospital sends woman home with wrong prescription

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A 59-year-old Castlebar woman who presented to Mayo General Hospital with chest pains last Saturday was sent home with the prescription of a 90-year-old man from Mulranny it was revealed this week. Independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne raised the issue at Tuesday night’s meeting of Castlebar Town Council where he told the meeting that the issue was only discovered the next day when a family member of the woman went to get her prescription filled in a pharmacy and it was the pharmacist who pointed out that the name on it was for a man who lived in Mulranny.

Castlebar councillors throw their support behind Humbert plan

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A plan to stage a massive re-enactment of General Humbert’s invasion of Ireland from his landing in Kilcummin through the taking of Killala and on to the capture of Castlebar has been given the backing of the members of Castlebar Town Council. The event which is called “In Humbert’s Footsteps” is being planned as a major event of this year’s Gathering festivities in Mayo. The members of the council were given a presentation on the planned event by Mick Baines and Damien Cashin from the committee who are organising the event, which will be staged over the weekend of Friday, August 16 to Sunday, August 18 starting in north Mayo and finishing off in Castlebar.

Costello and May to headline Westport Festival of Music and Food

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

Elvis Costello and Imelda May have been announced as the headline acts for the Westport Festival of Music and Food which was launched in Dublin on Wednesday night.

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