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Fine Gael leader Deputy Enda Kenny has condemned those responsible for dumping rubbish at the graveyard beside Lough Lannagh. The dumping is taking place at the weekends and has occurred twice over the past fortnight. The Mayo TD visited the area last Saturday morning to see the damage for himself and assisted in the clean-up with Councillor Ger Deere and Mr Ernie Sweeney.

Independent councillor Catherine Connolly will launch a new book, called Transforming Children’s Services? by Paul Michael Garrett, in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, tomorrow at 6pm.

A moving and courageous book by a Castlebar man who is one off Ireland’s best known TV personalities, will be launched in Castlebar Library on Friday September 18 at 8pm.

An Taoiseach Brian Cowen has expressed positive assurance to Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn that the Government is fully aware of the importance of the N5. The Taoiseach told the Fianna Fáil deputy that he and the Minister for Transport would do everything possible to help maintain jobs and develop manufacturing opportunities in the west.

Castlebar Town Council withdrew part of the planning permission for McHale Park at its monthly meeting last Thursday. The meeting, which was attended by a large number of the residents of McHale Road, but not by members of the Mayo County Board, saw a motion put forward by independent councillor Frank Durcan and seconded by fellow independent councillor and Mayor of the town Michael Kilcoyne passed by six votes to three in the chamber.

A first-time buyer is someone who has not previously, either individually or jointly, purchased or built on his or her own behalf a house in Ireland or abroad. Where there is more than one purchaser, each must come within the scope of the definition in order to avail of stamp duty exemptions. In addition, it must be your principal private residence and no rent, other than rent under the stamp duty rent a room arrangements, can be derived from the property for two years after the date of the current purchase.

A 61-year-old man charged with possession of €70,000 worth of cannabis in Mullingar has been returned to Cloverhill prison.

The Lisbon Treaty referendum victory is a boost for Brian Cowen and Fianna Fáil nationally. In any match the captain, regardless of how well he played all season, is the recipient of the cup.

The Map Store, Castlebar, has moved premises to a spacious, state of the art, office above Property Partner Durcan auctioneers, Chapel Street, Castlebar.

Kilkenny Fine Gael senator John Paul Phelan has said that he was extremely taken aback at his party leader, Enda Kenny’s, shock statement that he would abolish the Seanad if Fine Gael got into government.