Early bird train service to commence next month

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Iarnród Éireann has announced that additional train services, including an early bird train service from Westport which will arrive in Dublin’s Heuston station at 8.50am daily will commence on November 30.

Councillors moot two-way traffic system in Westport

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Westport town manager Peter Hynes has said that the issue surrounding traffic in the town — which was discussed during a special meeting of Westport Town Council — is being examined, but as the town “was not designed for the car in mind” it will always mean that it will take some time in order to pass through the town. However if Westport is shortlisted for the Smarter Town Travel scheme and is in receipt of funding Mr Hynes said that cars will eventually be replaced by a larger uptake of people cycling and walking in the town, which will help alleviate traffic problems.

Tackle the fraudsters before increasing taxes

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

As Budget 2010 looms and fears intensify about how financially worse off the Irish citizen will be following its implementation, one area which needs to be policed more vigourously is benefit fraud. The State is losing hundreds of millions of euro each year through social welfare fraud.

Ó Cuív to visit Ballina to discuss the town’s new RAPID involvement

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Eamon Ó Cuív will be holding a public meeting in Ballina on Monday November 2 at 8pm in the Ballina Sports and Leisure Centre.

Achill teenager laid to rest

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

An Achill teenager who died after his car plunged off the edge of a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean was laid to rest this week.

Ballina brawl saw man needing stitches from chimney rod wound

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

A brawl in the doorway of a house in Ballina involving five people ended up with two men and a woman being convicted for assault in Ballina District Court this week. One of those involved, Shane Downes, Behmore, Ballina, pleaded guilty to the charges in court, while Stephen Duffy, Corimbla South, Ballina, and Clara McGoldrick, 17 Church Manor, Ballina, were both found guilty of an assault. The brawl occurred at 5 The Brook, Ballina, on August 9 2008, when Duffy, Downes, and another man Keith Clarke called to the house of McGoldrick and her boyfriend Alan Delve looking for another girl who was living there.

Castlebar Grandparents Association formed

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Grandparents in Castlebar have established a branch of the newly-formed Catholic Grandparents Association in the town.

Mayo householders urged to avail of insulation grants

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Energy Minister Eamon Ryan has urged householders in Mayo to avail of the Government’s Home Energy Saving Scheme; as over half of the budget has already been applied for.

Ballina man fled scene of accident because he panicked, court hears

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

A Ballina man who has a number of previous convictions and panicked after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crashing into another car, refused to give a sample to the gardaí, Ballina District Court heard this week. The defendant was given a four year driving ban and a number of fines as a result.

Awards night for council abattoirs and manufacturing premises

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Mayo County Council will host an awards night on Thursday November 5 in Áras an Chontae, Castlebar, to celebrate the excellent standards attained and the progress achieved by both the local authority abattoirs and small meat manufacturing premises that are under the regulatory remit of the council.

Mayo County Council should increase its services — Flynn

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

In a discussion surrounding Mayo County Council’s corporate plan, which spans a five year period from 2010 to 2014, Fine Gael councillor Peter Flynn suggested that the council should increase its range of services, due to the scaling back of other government agencies, with Mayo County Council taking on these additional services so everything is dealt with “under one umbrella”.

Judge finds evidence of husband and wife ‘self serving and in no way believable’

Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Judge Mary Devins adjourned sentencing until April 13, 2010 on a Ballina man who she found guilty of assaulting another man with a spade as he tried to dig the foundations out for a new house.

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