‘Insolent’ Castlebar man before court

Fri, Apr 06, 2012

A Castlebar man who told a garda inspector that he was a “prick” was before Castlebar District Court this week for being threatening and abusive.

Detective Garda Hugh O’Donnell was in the foyer of the Courthouse, Castlebar, where there were around 20 people in the vicinity, when Michael McDonagh, 56 An Sruthan, Castlebar shouted towards him, “How are ya Hugh O’Donnell...how are ya Hughie.”

Westport judge slams ‘cash for gold’ stores and says he’d shut them if he could

Fri, Apr 06, 2012

A Westport native distruct court judge has slammed cash-for-gold stores and said he would close them down if he could.

Barrett wants Council building for "Men’s Shed"

Fri, Apr 06, 2012

Castlebar Labour Party Cllr Harry Barrett has thrown his weight behind the Castlebar Men’s Shed project.

Fashion fundraiser for suicide awareness group

Fri, Apr 06, 2012

Trends, tailoring and transformation will be in store for all who attend the Weight Watchers Fashion Show and night of transformation in The Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Friday April 13.

Mayo public asked to support CF awareness week

Fri, Apr 06, 2012

The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland (CFAI) has announced details of its national Awareness Week which will run from April 13 to 20.

Census figures show household charge cannot fulfil obligations in Mayo as more than 24,000 homes have septic tanks

Sat, Mar 31, 2012

With the household charge the hot topic this week and tomorrow (Saturday March 31) marking the closing date for payment, just-released figures from the 2011 Census expose a number of reasons why people might call for non-payment of the charge.

Fundraising website set up by Castlebar paramedic

Sat, Mar 31, 2012

An ambulance paramedic in Castlebar, Gordon Nimmo and his wife Mags, an oncology nurse at Mayo General Hospital, have launched a fundraising campaign to raise funds for children’s hospitals in Mayo and Dublin. This came about as their third child and first son, Kyle became seriously unwell just after birth and had to undergo treatments.

Free concert in Islandeady

Sat, Mar 31, 2012

The WhistleBlast Quartet will provide three days of concerts and workshops for the children of St Paul’s National School, Cloggernagh, Islandeady, which will culminate in a free concert in St Patrick’s Church, Islandeady at 7pm on Friday April 20.

National Spring Clean

Sat, Mar 31, 2012

An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign is about to kick off in Mayo with hundreds of groups organising clean-up events throughout the county in the coming weeks.

Men’s cancer support

Sat, Mar 31, 2012

The next meeting of the Men's Cancer Support Group will take place in the cancer support house in Belmullet on Wednesday April 4 at 8pm.

Green Sod Land Trust

Sat, Mar 31, 2012

The group chose the Swinford parade as their launch platform. The group aim to protect ecosystems and inspire people to be proactive in preservation.

Alzheimer’s Tea Day

Sat, Mar 31, 2012

The annual Tea Day campaign for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland will take place on Thursday May 3. The society is looking for over 1,500 hosts for the day. All money raised locally from Tea Day, will be invested in local services.

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