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The Mulranny United annual dinner dance will be held in Nevins tonight (Friday February 19) at 8pm.

A Cork man who on 11 separate occasions claimed social welfare benefit using his brother’s name and card at Ballyhaunis Post Office, pleaded guilty to all 11 charges in Ballyhaunis District Court this week. Patrick Ward of 31 Blueberry Field, Broomfiled, Middleton, Co Cork, stole €2,247.30 in benefits over the course of 11 weeks before he was caught red handed by gardaí.

A Lahardane man who is currently serving a prison term for driving offences was given a two-month prison term and banned from driving for 15 years at Ballina District Court this week.

A case in which a man called the Galway Rape Crisis Centre and threatened staff has been adjourned until November.

A 32-year-old Galway woman, charged with harassing two people over an eight and four month period and with making nuisance phone calls, has been sent forward for trial.

Carlow county has been beleagured by burglaries in the last week. No less than four burglaries are being investigated by gardaí in Carlow town and Tullow. On September 11, a woman had her handbag pilfered in Cassy’s Beauty Salon in Tullow town. A total of €1,500 cash was stolen from the women’s bag in the store at around 2pm. On the same day, at St Joseph’s National School, a video recorder was taken when thieves forced a window open on the premises on St Joseph’s Road to gain entry. On Saturday, September 13 at around 3.30am, the main Post Office in Carlow town was tampered with when trespassers gained entry through an unlocked window. Though nothing was taken, gardaí are seeking anyone who has any information about the incident. Meanwhile, on Sunday evening, September 14 at around 8pm, two handbags were stolen from the kitchen of a house in Mill Race on the Old Burrin Road.

There's so much more to yawl racing than meets the eye! That's the verdict of people here generally as the annual Cruinniu Badoiri Acla continues to thrill the local population and visitors alike. This weekend past was no exception for great yawl racing despite “feast to famine” weather conditions which ranged from raging storm to midge friendly calm. Saturday's race in Tonragee (which translates as “back to the wind” ) was cancelled due to too much wind.

Local councillors have welcomed the positive nature of this year’s Tidy Towns report on Carlow town, but warned that there is still more to do.

A €20 million investment in the regeneration of a Kilkenny city shopping centre is set to create up to 120 jobs in construction and retail, according to the developer.

The announcement by the Government that it will guarantee all money saved with an Irish institution for two years has enticed overseas investors to withdraw their money fropm their own countries and put into the named Irish banks and institutions.