Former Social Services employees took unfair dismissal cases

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

Allegations of unfair dismissal against the social services centre in Castlebar have emerged following RTÉ’s Prime Time programme which aired on Tuesday night and which investigated complaints against FÁS made by the chairman of Castlebar Social Services.

Garda laid to rest

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

Twenty-nine-year-old Mayo garda Enda Hughes, who died following a fall while celebrating a stag night in Letterkenny, was laid to rest in St Mary of the Rosary Church in Cong on Tuesday.

Corrib Forum chairman to attend People’s Forum

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

Chairperson of the Corrib Forum Joe Brosnan will attend, for the first time, the People’s Forum in Belmullet today (Friday).

Dangerous driving conviction for man who drove on Castlebar footpath

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

A 24-year-old man was disqualified from driving at Castlebar District Court this week after he drove his car onto a footpath in Castlebar.

Drink driver threw urine sample jug and told doc to f**k off

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

A 63-year-old farmer who refused to give a sample after being detected for drink driving and threw the urine sample jug at a wall, was convicted, fined, and disqualified at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

Mayo rents continue to decrease

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

With the banking crisis deepening and first time buyers delaying entering the property market because they either can’t get mortgages at present or they think it is more prudent to assess the economic situation further before taking the leap, the good news is that rental prices are decreasing in Mayo.

Man was abusive in Garda station after Traveller dispute

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

A 22-year-old man who was threatening and abusive towards gardaí in Castlebar Garda Station was brought before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

Eco friendly development ready for residents

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

Phase one of the Tubberhill development is now drawing to completion, with new residents set to live in the 43 units by Easter.

Material contravention passed

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

Following a failed effort last year to pass a material contravention in relation to an application which was submitted by Brendan Byrne and Sons Ltd for a mixed use residential scheme (including residential, crèche and gym) on zoned land in the Lodge Road area, all councillors, bar Councillor Myles Staunton, were in favour of the development.

New footpaths for Westport’s Mill Street

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

More than €44,000 is to be spent in the provision of improving footpaths on Mill Street, Westport, under the 2009 roadworks scheme which was before members of the Westport Electoral Area committee at a meeting on Monday.

Gardaí treating fire with open mind

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

Gardaí in Castlebar are treating a fire at a house in Hollow Grove, Castlebar, with an open mind as they carry out further investigations to establish if it was accidental or started deliberately. A Garda spokesperson told the Mayo Advertiser: “We are investigating a fire in a house at Hollow Grove which broke out at 8.30am in the utility room on February 18, with an open mind. We will be carrying out further investigations into the incident.”

Man assaulted while pushing his daughter in her buggy

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

An “appalling attack” by a Castlebar man who assaulted a father who was pushing his two-year-old daughter in a buggy through Castlebar town centre on a Sunday afternoon, led to Judge Mary Devins commenting that the case represented the “cult of the self”, “cult of the ego”, and the “cult of the individual” which is rampant in society, during Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

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