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In the first quarter of 2009 more than €1,241 million was spend on international travel by people in Ireland. This is the equivalent of €36 million spent by people in Mayo alone. Ireland’s consumers are exposing themselves to a variety of risks by purchasing travel insurance as a commodity rather than seeking expert advice in relation to the cover, according to Brian Mullins, Irish Brokers Association Council member in Mayo.

Westport solicitor Seamus F Hughes, who also acts as a State solicitor, is to be appointed as a District Court judge.

The Lisbon Treaty bill has been published and the Lisbon II referendum is set for Friday October 2. To start the debate in Athlone, the chamber has organised an information evening on Wednesday August 26 at 6pm in the Radisson Hotel in Athlone, with expert speakers to talk from their differing perspectives on the Lisbon agenda.

Controversy over the Galway City Outer Bypass continues to rumble on but long term plans for the Seamus Quirke Road, raised at Monday’s city council meeting, show there are more positive ways of tackling the city’s traffic congestion.

A 20-year-old NUI Galway commerce student was crowned Queen of Ballinasloe Fair at a gala evening at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, at the weekend.

A man who refused to pay a taxi fare and then held a shotgun to the neck of the taxi driver and threatened to kill him, after the driver went to his house to look for the fare, was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

Mayo AC had 17 finishers in the Dublin City Marathon, three first time marathoners, many improved times, and all enjoyed the tremendous atmosphere and fantastic Mayo support among the thousands lining the 26.2 mile route. TJ McHugh was the first Mayo AC finisher in a brilliant 2.38, and Tom Waldron brought the team home in an amazing 4.59 in his o70s category. The race incorporated the Irish Marathon Championships and results are being checked by AAI. A quick check of the overall results indicates that three Mayo AC athletes are in with chance of individual medals. The masters men's o35 and o50 teams will also be in the running.

An exhibition of work by artist and AIT lecturer, Margo McNulty, will open at Roscommon Arts Centre on November 19. The exhibition, entitled Imprint, presents a body of work that has been created over the last four years and has been exhibited in part in Cologne, Paris, Louvain, and Poland.

A 54-year-old Bonniconlon man who threw a salt container at chip shop staff, punched one garda in the stomach, kicked another, and hit one in the mouth, was before a special sitting of Ballina District Court on Tuesday.