Scoil Raifteirí students enjoy pizza making demonstration at Domino’s
Fri, May 29, 2009
Domino’s Pizza in Castlebar, which has been enjoying a busy seven weeks since it opened, treated the fifth class pupils of Scoil Raifteirí to a pizza making demonstration on Monday.
Read more ...Lorry driver disqualified for driving the wrong way up one-way street
Fri, May 29, 2009
A lorry driver who drove the wrong way on a one way system, instead of taking the diverted road out of Ballina, was disqualified from driving for one year and convicted and fined by Judge Mary Devins at Ballina District Court this week.
On December 4 2008 at 10.40pm, Garda Pat McCann observed the lorry forcing a car to drive up onto the footpath so that the lorry could get by, even though the right hand lane of the Sligo road was closed.
Read more ...Major funding boost for Ballinrobe youth centre
Fri, May 29, 2009
The Tacu Family Resource Centre in Ballinrobe have been granted €150,000 for the development of youth facilities at the Maple Hall, the Mayo Advertiser has learned.
Read more ...Garda upate
Fri, May 29, 2009
Man from Knock died on train
The man in his 30s who was found dead on the train from Dublin to Westport earlier this week has been named as Gary Heasman, 2 Drum Crescent, Knock and Dublin.
Drunk Foxford man tore garda’s shirt
Fri, May 29, 2009
A part-time shop assistant from Foxford, who when arrested on suspicion of drink driving became agitated and uncooperative and lashed out at gardaí — where he tore the shirt of one garda — and failed to give a sample, was disqualified from driving for four years at Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Tourists targeted in Bank Holiday road safety campaign
Fri, May 29, 2009
A road safety campaign targeting tourists was launched yesterday (Thursday) with a view to enhancing their awareness of road safety and enlightening them on the importance of complying with the rules of the road.
Read more ...Jail threat for Ballina man who refused to leave bank premises
Fri, May 29, 2009
A 33-year-old Ballina man who was found asleep in a bank and refused to leave as he had personal issues with the financial institution was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...Broadband for Ballyheane
Fri, May 29, 2009
Eircom has announced it has broadband enabled the telephone exchange serving the residents of Ballyheane, outside Castlebar. The announcement comes as part of eircom’s public commitment to broadband enable more than 400 exchanges across Ireland by the end of this year.
Read more ...Council to replace misspelt road signs
Fri, May 29, 2009
Road signs in Mayo which were incorrectly spelt are to be corrected following years of lobbying by Castlebar man Seán Ó Héalaí.
Read more ...Man grabbed by throat and punched in his car
Fri, May 29, 2009
A 24 year old man who grabbed another man by his throat and punched him a number of times through the open window of a car, was before Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Suspended sentence for vicious assault caught on CCTV
Fri, May 29, 2009
Two men who were seen on CCTV viciously assaulting a foreign-national man in an unprovoked attack received five month suspended sentences.
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