Garda car rammed in pursuit of drunk driver

Fri, Jul 03, 2009

A 20-year-old man who failed a roadside breath test, took off at speed, rammed a Garda patrol car and was then chased by three patrol cars, was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday where Judge Mary Devins sentenced him to jail for three months.

Castlebar taxi driver convicted for overcharging

Fri, Jul 03, 2009

Taxi driver Seamus Canning, Garryduff Court, Castlebar, was convicted and fined €100 at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday for overcharging after the Commission for Taxi Regulation issued proceedings for three breaches against the taxi regulation act, with Judge Mary Devins saying that while the prosecution was legitimately brought, a “very, very, very large sledgehammer” was used to crack a “very, very, very small peanut”.

Woman swapped prices on items and paid €110 less

Fri, Jul 03, 2009

A woman with 33 previous convictions was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday after she placed a €10 price sticker on a €120 pair of curtains and paid the lower amount for them.

Arrival of pipe laying ship to raise tensions in Corrib gas dispute

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

The arrival of the world’s largest pipe laying ship, the Solitaire, in Broadhaven Bay as it attempts to lay a gas pipeline to connect the Corrib gas project’s inshore refinery with the gas field at sea has fuelled tensions in Erris this week.

Father of young children cultivated cannabis at his home

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

A married father of four, whose children range in age from nine to one, was given a suspended sentence at Ballina District Court on Tuesday after he was detected cultivating two cannabis plants as well as having cannabis resin in his possession.

Garda update

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

Burglary in Horkan’s
Horkan’s Pet and Garden Centre, Turlough, was broken into on Wednesday night and a sum of cash was taken.

Garda protection granted for anti-Shell campaigners

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

Local Erris fishermen, Pat, Tony, Martin, and Jonathan O’Donnell, have been guaranteed protection at sea by gardaí through the presence of a Garda vessel and the issuing of an exclusion zone around the fishermen’s boats.

Mayo waste disposal collectors and former county secretary on trial

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

The trial continues in the Central Criminal Court sitting in Galway of three Mayo refuse collector companies and their directors, alongside a former county secretary for charges relating to breaching the competition Act 2002.

Drunk man told garda to mind his own business

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

A Ballina man who was in an intoxicated state in a public area and told a garda to mind his own business was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday.

Garda John Barrett received a complaint at 3.30am on Saturday March 7 that Joseph Muldoon, 26 St Patrick’s Estate, Ballina, was in an intoxicated state on Trawley Terrace, Ballina. Garda Barrett directed that Muldoon leave the area, however he was told to “mind my own business”.

Darling Buds of May returns to Castlebar

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

Over the years The Darling Buds of May has become a household name in Co Mayo and to its many customers in the UK, USA, and Australia where many proud Mayo people now reside. Many customers return again and again to use the service delivering flowers in county Mayo, throughout Ireland, and overseas through its Interflora membership. The Darling Buds of May staff are no strangers to Castlebar and have now re-opened at New Antrim Street in SuperValu car park. Following much demand from customers they have answered the need for a florist at this corner of the town. Members of Interflora, they also have on offer discount prices on flowers and plants and also 20 per cent extra free flowers on all orders for June and July 2009.

Prison sentence for former IRMS security guard

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

A man from Drogheda who previously worked for IRMS in Mayo, was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday where he was sentenced to prison for three months arising out of two public order charges.

IWAK appalled that Bus Éireann fails to provide transport to airport

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

Ireland West Airport Knock has reacted with dismay to the announcement of the planned decision by Bus Éireann to cut the existing shuttle bus service which operates between Charlestown, County Mayo, and Ireland West Airport Knock. The shuttle bus service serving Ireland West Airport Knock has been added to a list of routes to be axed as Bus Éireann confirmed it is forging ahead with a controversial cost saving plan hitting 99 routes nationwide.

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