More than €10,000 for Mayo environmental projects - Flynn

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn has confirmed the allocation of €10,288 to Mayo County Council for local environmental projects.

Drunk driver almost crashed while performing U-turn

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

A 47-year-old father of three, who was observed by gardaí completing a u-turn in the middle of the road while drunk, was disqualified from driving at a special sitting of Ballina District Court this week.

Appointing new manager from within could save council €100,000 annually

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

A former Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council has called on the Minister for the Environment to fill the position of county manager from within the ranks of the council. According to Councillor Joe Mellett this will save the council €100,000 annually.

Westport Town Council briefs

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

Local groups benefit from grants
Twenty one local groups benefited from €35,000 set aside by Westport town councillors in the 2009 budget. The top three main beneficiaries last year were Westport Arts Festival which received €5,000; McConville Park Community Playgroup which was in receipt of €4,500; and Westport Youth Activities Club which was given €3,000.

Road sweeping rota for Castlebar

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

Director of Services for Mayo County Council and Castlebar town manager Seamus Granahan gave an undertaking to draw up a rota system for road sweeping between the two authorities following heavy criticism from a number of councillors in relation to the sweeping of the streets in the town.

Ballycastle farmer disqualified from driving

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

A farmer from Ballycastle who, following a complaint from a member of the public in relation to his driving, was stopped and arrested for drink driving, was disqualified from driving for four years at Ballina District Court this week.

Jail for man for theft of vodka and public order offences

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

A married man was sentenced to a total of eight months in prison for a number of public order offences and to a charge of theft in Claremorris District Court.

Councillor looking to regulate size of headstones

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

Castlebar Fine Gael town councillor Ger Deere brought a motion calling on Castlebar Town Council to enact bye-laws that govern the size and scale of headstones in the new cemetery in the town to last week’s town council meeting. “This is an issue I’ve had a lot of representations about from people in the town,” Cllr Deere told the meeting. “They are concerned about the size of headstones that are going up in the cemetery and we need to preserve the dignity of the cemetery for everybody.”

Lough Lannagh village could become tourist hot spot

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

Castlebar’s Lough Lannagh holiday village could become a mini-Trabolgan, according to Councillor Frank Durcan. Cllr Durcan put forward a motion calling on the council to upgrade the holiday village. Town manager Seamus Granahan said he would explore the possibilities of doing so, and congratulated the people who are currently running the facility on doing a good job, but warned that finances would be a stumbling block at this current time.

Three month suspended sentence for man convicted of assault

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

A bar manager was convicted and fined €750 and sentenced to a three month prison sentence suspended for a year at Claremorris District Court this week. Patrick Coleman, Oughhan, Tubbercurry, Sligo, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Tom Reidy on November 15 2008, however Judge Mary Devins found that there was no doubt in her mind following the evidence that Coleman did assault Mr Reidy.

Ballinrobe at centre of ‘help Santa lose weight’ appeal

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

The town of Ballinrobe, which has a long and close association with Santa Claus, has received an incredible request from the big man’s wife: help him to lose weight, or he might not be able to get down the chimneys this year.

Council did not seek injunction against McHale Park development

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

During a discussion on the development row at McHale Park at last week’s Castlebar Town Council meeting, Mayor Michael Kilcoyne told the meeting that he was disgusted that the council did not seek to get a High Court injunction following the breach of a warning notice issued by the council.

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