Maura Harrington convicted of criminal damage and dangerous driving

Fri, Jan 10, 2014

Shell-to-Sea activist and retired schoolteacher Maura Harrington has been convicted of dangerous driving, criminal damage, and four public order offences in the district court.

Woman found not guilty of assaulting neighbour’s child

Fri, Jan 10, 2014

A woman was found not guilty of assaulting a former neighbour’s child following a case at Ballyhaunis District Court sitting in Castlebar this week. The woman was alleged to have grabbed the child by the neck, twisted his ear, and slapped him on his bottom in the incident. The case saw the child give evidence through a video link to the court, and the court was also shown a DVD of an interview carried out with the child shortly after the incident by trained Garda personnel.

Man criminally damaged broadband tranmission equipment on hill

Fri, Jan 10, 2014

An American man who came to Ireland as a volunteer organic farmer but became involved in protesting in north Mayo caused more than €5,000 damage to broadband transmission equipment and fencing on Dooncarton Hill in Erris.

€150 fine for mountain rescue for man driving with mobile phone

Fri, Jan 10, 2014

Judge Mary Devins struck out the charge of driving while using a mobile phone against a Claremorris man after he agreed to pay €150 to Mayo Mountain Rescue in Ballyhaunis District Court, sitting in Castlebar this week.

Probation report on man who threw pint glass at barmaid

Fri, Jan 10, 2014

A Ballyhaunis man who pleaded guilty to an assault charge arising out of an incident where he ended up throwing a pint glass at a barmaid and narrowly missing her has had the sentencing in his case adjourned until April 1, while a probation report is carried out on him. However, he was warned by Judge Mary Devins that this was something she was taking very seriously and “could warrant a custodial sentence.”

Chambers accuses Government of punishing schools with book rental schemes

Fri, Jan 10, 2014

Fianna Fáil representative in Castlebar Lisa Chambers has called on the Government to reconsider its decision to discriminate against schools that made sacrifices to start their own school book rental schemes. The local election candidate has accused the Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn of punishing schools in Mayo that fundraised heavily, cut money from elsewhere and got into debt to establish book rental schemes to help parents out.

The Wolf of Wall Street

Fri, Jan 10, 2014

Castlebar Rotary Club is organising a gala evening at Mayo Movie World to raise funds for a school building project in South Africa.

Stormy battering continues but end is in sight

Mon, Jan 06, 2014

The stormy conditions which have been battering the county continue today (Monday) but look set to abate later this week.

Calls for government funding to tackle storm damage

Mon, Jan 06, 2014

Calls are going out today for government funding to address serious storm damage in the county.

Giant whale prompts unusual tourism idea

Fri, Jan 03, 2014

The 20 metre whale beached at Keel, Achill, over Christmas has prompted some calls for a new tourism attraction focused on the region’s whale history.

Council warning for low-lying coastal householders

Fri, Jan 03, 2014

Mayo County Council has warned householders in low-lying coastal areas to prepare for further high tides tonight.

Two men killed in New Year’s Day crash

Fri, Jan 03, 2014

There was a tragic start to the New Year on Mayo’s roads with the death of two men early on New Year’s morning following a head on collision on the Ballina to Foxford road at Ballynahaglish. The two men have been named as 43-year-old Terence Beagan with an address at Proleek, Ravensdale, Louth, and 47-year-old Gearoid O’Scolai from Childers Heights, Ballina, Co Mayo. Both men were travelling alone when the incident happened shortly before 5am on Wednesday. Both men were treated at the scene by ambulance personnel who happened to be on the road at the time of the accident. The scene was also attended by ambulance personnel who used cutting equipment to free the two men from their vehicles, however despite their efforts both men were pronounced dead at the scene and their remains were transferred to Mayo General Hospital for post-mortem examination.

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