Balla mini companies pitch their business ideas to BNI members

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

Five Balla secondary school transition year mini companies were scrutinised and given valuable business advice by the members of St Colman’s BNI chapter at their meeting in the school this week.

Man who drove into woman at dangerous junction has case dismissed

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A 52-year-old man who admitted driving into a woman who was crossing the road in Ballina had his careless driving case dismissed at Ballina District Court.

Judge orders only two dogs to be kept in Lahardane residence

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

The disturbance to neighbours due to dogs being bred and kept in kennels led to Judge Mary Devins making an order at Ballina District Court this week which permits only two dogs to be kept in the residence.

Woman tasered after she came at gardaí with glass bottle

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A 35-year-old married mother of seven who produced a glass bottle in front of gardaí was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday.

Mother did not have her child restrained in car

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A 22-year-old woman who did not have her young child restrained while she was in her car was before Ballina District Court this week.

Man pushed garda out of the way

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A 27-year-old man who pushed a garda out of his way before he absconded was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday for the obstruction of a garda.

Case adjourned until man takes his driving test

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A man who was detected driving on a first provisional licence while unaccompanied had his case adjourned in order that the Ballina man sits his driving test and passes it.

Woman before court for parking in disabled space

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A Foxford woman was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday after she failed to pay a fine for parking in a disabled space in Ballina.

Man to contest sexual assault charge

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A man has been sent forward for trial to the next sitting of Castlebar Circuit Court in relation to a charge of sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy which allegedly took place in January 2010.

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

Charlestown Library
This year’s Seactain na Gaeilge will begin on March 4. The events at the library get started with oiche ceol agus craic le Joe agus a chairde on March 8. On March 9 there will be a puppet show at the art centre starting at 12 noon. The book club will be held on March 12 at 8.30pm and it will be a meeting with a difference as everyone will be using a cupla focal to discuss their books.

Councillors want right hand on the N5

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

A number of Castlebar councillors have called on the NRA to put in a number of right hand turning junctions on the N5 between Castlebar and Turlough. Cllr Michael Kilcoyne raised the issue through a notice of motion, looking for traffic calming measures to be put in place at the turn into the Abbeybreaffy nursing home for those travelling from Castlebar. Cllr Kilcoyne told the meeting, “I’m not looking for the road to be widened, it’s wide enough as it is. All it will cost is the gallon of paint to put the markings down on the road.” His motion received universal support from the other members, with Cllr Henry Kenny asking that consideration also be given to something similar to the turn into the Church of Ireland church in Turlough a few miles further out the road.