Prison sentence for women who stole from Dunnes

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

Two women were sentenced to prison at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday after they stole €200 worth of items from Dunnes Stores Castlebar.

Bullying on increase during recession

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

A seminar to be held in Castlebar next week will try to combat the problem of bullying at home and in the workplace, which according to research carried out by the Samaritans is increasing during these times of economic downturn, with one in four homes experiencing incidents of bullying and one in four employees being bullied in the workplace.

‘Slap in the face' for Mayo carers

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

Mayo carers have received what the Carers’ Association is calling a “slap in the face” with the Government's announcement that the committed National Carers Strategy, for which the organisation has been lobbying for over five years, will now not be published. Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin met with the Carers’ Association this week to inform them of this decision. The organisation's members nationwide, who have submitted their proposals towards this strategy, have placed enormous priority on the publication of the strategy to implement vital supports for Mayo’s 5,440 family carers.

Ballina Town Council agrees to give residents’ association €3,300

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

Ballina Town Council agreed to give Castlecourt residents’ association €3,300 under the capital assistance scheme for works in the estate at its monthly meeting this week. Town clerk Carmel Murphy told the meeting that the residents’ association had submitted an application under the scheme and fulfilled all the criteria required. The cost of the works that will be carried out by the association will total €6,600 with the rest of the money coming from the residents and prize money the residents won in the tidy towns competition.

Man stole bottles of wine from Castlebar shops

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

A man who stole three bottles of wine from stores in Castlebar in October and November last year appeared before Castlebar District Court this week.

Castlebar man led gardaí on car chase

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

A 31-year-old man who was chased by gardaí for more than 25 kilometres from Castlebar towards Mayo Abbey — with the defendant driving dangerously on the wrong side of a narrow road while approaching bends on hills — was disqualified from driving at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

Belmullet food business ordered to close

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland stated on Thursday that four closure orders and one prohibition order were served on food businesses during the month of February for breaches of food safety legislation pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998, with one of these closures being made in Belmullet.

Farmer with animal cruelty conviction ordered to reduce stock levels or go to jail

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

A farmer from Crimlin, Brickens, Claremorris was told he would face three months in prison unless he reduced his stock levels at Ballyhaunis District Court this week.

Driver fined for having child unrestrained in front seat of van

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

A Ballinrobe man was convicted and fined €750 in his absence in Ballyhaunis District Court this week for allowing a child to be carried unrestrained in the front of his van.

Ballina councillors generally welcome Pearse Street refurbishment

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

The members of Ballina Town Council gave a general welcome to the refurbishment works that will be carried out on Pearse Street in the town, but expressed some reservations in relation to the time scale of the project and the positioning of the taxi rank during and after the process. Town engineer Michael O’Grady told the elected members that the public consultation period of four weeks and the submission period of another two weeks had now passed and that two submissions were received. The submissions were from the Ballina Taxi Association in regard to the position of the taxi rank in the future and Ballina Chamber of Commerce. O’Grady told the members that while the rank will have to be temporarily moved during the refurbishment process, the taxi rank issue was not part of this current process but would have to be dealt with under town council bye laws.

Ballina developers to pay €3,500 in extra development contribution

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

The elected members of Ballina Town Council narrowly passed a revised supplementary development contribution scheme at their monthly meeting. The revised plan which saw the cost of the contribution cut from €4,500 per residential unit to €3,500 was passed by a vote of five to four in the chamber after a lengthy debate. The proposal to put the item through but with a reduced charge was made by Fianna Fáil councillor Padraig Moore, which was a counter motion to Independent councillor Mary Kelly’s proposal to shelve the item for 12 months and bring it back to the council then.

€200,000 funding announced for Mayo community projects

Fri, Mar 06, 2009

The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív this week announced that two Mayo community radio projects in Claremorris and Castlebar will be in receipt of more than €200,000 under the Community Services Programme.

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