Massive farming protest and rally organised for Monday
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
Mayo farmers will be out in force next Monday when they conduct a tractorcade through Castlebar to highlight Government cuts and the devastating impact that collapsing farm incomes have on the rural economy in Mayo.
Read more ...€2.8m for Castlebar and Ballina projects
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
The Border, Midland, and Western Regional Assembly has announced the allocation of €2.8m to the linked Mayo hub towns of Ballina and Castlebar under the European Regional Development Fund. In Ballina this will fund the refurbishment of Pearse Street along with the addition of a link road to Market Square and the refurbishment of a former bank on Pearse Street to house the Jackie Clarke Library and Archives.
Read more ...Woman charged with dangerous driving causing death
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
A Lithuanian woman appeared before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday charged with dangerous driving causing death.
Read more ...Mayo choir to compete in RTÉ’s All Island School Choir competition
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
Jesus and Mary Secondary School, Crossmolina, will be one of 20 choirs which will compete in the first All-Island second level schools competition on RTÉ. Four regional heats of the competition — each featuring five choirs — will be aired on successive Sundays beginning on Sunday October 18 at 7.30pm on RTÉ One in a series presented by Anne Cassin. The Mayo choir can be seen performing on Sunday November 8.
Read more ...Owl and Pussycat launch RoolaBoola
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
Two of the best known newlyweds in literature arrived in town to launch this year’s RoolaBoola children’s arts festival at the Linenhall Arts Centre last Friday evening. No strangers to launching things, the Owl and the Pussycat docked their beautiful pea-green boat in Castlebar after a monumental journey back from the land where the Bong-tree grows, stopping off in Australia, Sweden, New Zealand, USA, Italy, Spain and Achill — we know, we’ve seen the postcards they’ve been sending to the Linenhall over the past weeks.
Read more ...Jail for ‘menace’ who drove while disqualified
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
A Polish man who drove around Mayo sightseeing, even though he was disqualified from driving, and was detected drink driving in Castlebar after attending a party, was sentenced to six months in prison by Judge Mary Devins at Castlebar District Court this week.
Sebastian Kasprzyk, 18 Dun Durrach, Dublin Road, Longford, was arrested by gardaí on August 10 at 1.55am on Main Street, Castlebar, for drink driving. A breath sample showed 84mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.
Read more ...New cycling and walking route to be developed in Westport
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
The Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, has announced that he is making €620,000 in the period 2009 to 2012 available to Westport Town Council to develop a new walking and cycling greenway in Westport town, linking Westport Quay to Knockranny. The project will be largely based on an existing network of disused railway lines and will create new cycling and walking links between Westport’s urban areas, residential areas, and schools. The new greenway aims to encourage a shift to cycling and walking over short urban journeys. The overall cost of the scheme is €1.04m, with Westport Town Council funding the remaining €420,000.
Read more ...Balla Mart report
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
On Saturday October 3 Balla Mart held its usual cattle sale. There were 1,000 cattle on offer in three rings. Trading prices were good and were on average similar to last week, with more farmers buying and the quality lots were improved.
Read more ...Man testing kegs convicted for drink driving
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
A 51-year-old Castlebar man who while setting up some kegs for his sister’s party, tried them out to make sure that they were in working order, was convicted of drink driving at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.
Read more ...Judge accepts facts of case but dismisses green diesel charge
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
Judge Mary Devins this week dismissed a charge of using green diesel in a truck while accepting the facts in the interests of natural justice. The court was told by customs officer Sean Fitzgerald that he was operating a roadside checkpoint for marked gas oil on August 6 2008 at 12.30pm in Cloonfad, along with his colleague Carmel Godwin, when they stopped Thomas Shannon, Lavellyrow, Ballyhaunis, and carried out a roadside test for green diesel. The test proved positive for green diesel and he took three samples from the truck. He said that Shannon told him he had no idea how it had got in there. Fitzgerald told the court that on September 18 he handed custody of the samples over to Godwin to be tested with the next batch of tests. Godwin told the court that she sent the sample off to be tested on October 1 and then received the results back on December 9 which showed a proof of marked gas oil in the sample at 21 per cent.
Read more ...Young adults encouraged to take part in EU Night Without Accident
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) will be holding the third European Night Without Accident on Saturday October 17 as part of Irish Road Safety Week. The initiative is aimed at promoting responsible behaviour behind the wheel among young adults.
Read more ...€200 million in redundancy payments paid out by Enterprise Department
Fri, Oct 09, 2009
The Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment has paid put €206.5 million to more than 32,000 applicants in redundancy claims according to information provided to Fine Gael Mayo deputy John O’Mahony.
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