Castlebar Fianna Fail Cumann meeting

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

A meeting of Castlebar Fianna Fail Cumann will be held at the Welcome Inn Hotel on Saturday February 18 at 8.30 pm.

Sexual assault accused sent for trial

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

A Mayo man accused of sexual assault has been sent forward for trial to the next sitting of Galway Circuit Criminal Court.

Three new superintendents appointed in Mayo

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

As part of 33 senior appointments announced by An Garda Síochána this week, to fill positions left by retirements, three new superintendents have been appointed in the Mayo region.

Slovakian man arrested for drink driving not long after arriving in Ireland

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

Ballyhaunis District Court was told this week that a Slovakian man had only been in Ireland a few weeks when he was arrested for drink driving and driving without insurance. Ladislav Centar with an address at Abbeyquarter, Ballyhaunis, pleaded guilty to a number of motoring offences in Ballyhaunis District Court this week.

Fine for woman caught not closing level crossing on CCTV

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

A Kilkelly woman was fined €250 and ordered to pay €250 costs when she pleaded guilty of failure to shut a level crossing gate.

Book of evidence to be served in sexual assault case

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

Gardai will serve the book of evidence against an east Mayo man charged with sexual assault at the March sitting of Ballyhaunis District Court. At Tuesday’s sitting of the court, Garda Rosaleen Harrison gave evidence of arresting the man at 9am on Tuesday, February 7 and taking him to Claremorris Garda Station where she charged him. The man made no reply to the charges in the station.

€100 fine for man found face down on footpath during the afternoon

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

A Dunmore man was given a €100 fine for being intoxicated in a public place at Ballyhaunis District Court this week.

Mayo secondary schools to receive high speed broadband — Minister Ring

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

Twenty five secondary schools in Mayo are to get high speed (100Mbps) broadband over the next few years as part of a national programme being rolled out in all secondary schools. Welcoming the announcement, Minister for State at the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport, Michael Ring detailed the Mayo schools as follows:

Country cottage on offer from just €7,500 at Dublin auction

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

A country cottage in Leitrim is to be offered for sale at a reserve price of €7,500 at an upcoming property auction, due to take place in Dublin at the Shelbourne Hotel on Thursday March 1, which will include a number of ‘distressed properties’; also on offer are three Enniscrone Marella Holiday Village two-four bedroom houses, whose individual reserve price is not to exceed €55,000, as well as a Galway city centre two-bed townhouse, located over the Eyre Square Shopping Centre, starting at just €75,000. Also included is a vacant flat in Clifden, €55,000. No Mayo properties are included on the list.

€300 fine for woman who parked car blocking road

Fri, Feb 10, 2012

A Ballyhaunis woman who didn’t pay a fixed charge penalty notice after she parked her car at a 45 degree angle on the Main Street in Ballyhaunis causing the traffic to back up through the town was convicted and fined €300 this week in Ballyhaunis District Court.

Garda Alan Ryan told the court that on July 21, 2011 at 2.40pm he saw a car parked on the Main Street which was parked at a 45 degree angle, partially blocking the road. He left and came back ten minutes later and the car was still there. He went on to tell the court that he was unable to stay around to speak to the driver when they came back so he issued a fixed penalty notice which was never paid.

Westport €5 million Smart Travel win progresses ‘ideal town’ model

Fri, Feb 03, 2012

Westport is on track to become a world class model of an ‘ideal town’ after winning yet another major award this week of €5 million, having been selected as the number one Small Town in Ireland in the Smarter Travel sustainable transport awards.