CARI thanks you
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
On behalf on CARI (Children At Risk in Ireland), Karen Conway would like to thank everyone who attended its fundraising table quiz recently.
Read more ...Workshops for Rural Social Scheme participants
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
The HSE’s Health Promotion Services in Mayo and South West Mayo Development Company are holding two one-day seminars in November (on November 6 and 20) to further strengthen their partnership in promoting the health and wellbeing of the Rural Social Scheme participants.
Read more ...Three men convicted for arson attack on Garda’s house
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
Three Ballina men who caused a “callous”, “cowardly” and “vicious” crime against a Ballina garda when they performed an arson attack on his premises were convicted at Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Suspended sentence for man found urinating in laneway
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
A Ballina man with 39 previous convictions appeared before Ballina District Court this week on foot of public order charges after an incident occurred after he was observed urinating in a laneway.
Read more ...Kilcoyne staying independent for now
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
Independent Castlebar town councillor Michael Kilcoyne is staying Independent for now, but he is willing to talk to the Labour party if they come to him. The former Labour party councillor spilt with the party before the last local elections over candidate selection issues. Speaking to the Mayo Advertiser this week Cllr Kilcoyne said: “Well as of now, I’m staying independent. If Labour want to talk to me I will talk to them. I have no problem talking to Eamon Gilmore and he knows this.”
Read more ...Footloose and Jacques/Precis Petit competition winners
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
The winners of the Jacques Vert/Precis Petit competition are Margaret Herbert, Ballina, Co Mayo; Anne Lavelle, Ballindine, Co Mayo; and Breege Joyce, Castlebar, who each will receive a €200 voucher from Precis Petit/Jacques Vert which can be used in Shaws department stores in Castlebar and Ballina.
Read more ...Jail for brothers who assulted men at petrol station
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
Two men in their twenties who assulted two others at a petrol station in Ballina — which resulted in one of the injured parties being rendered unconscious and recieiving staples in his head — were sentenced at Ballina District Court this week.
Read more ...Gardaí dispute
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
Gardaí have denied that burglaries in Mayo increased by 69 per cent from June 2007 to June 2008 as claimed by Eircom PhoneWatch last week.
Read more ...Reprieve for Ballyhaunis Court
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
The Courts Service have informed Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD that the Court Service will continue to operate in Ballyhaunis until the new facility is available in Claremorris.
Read more ...Man crashed into car on wrong side of the road
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
A man who crashed into a car on the opposite side of the road was convicted of dangerous driving at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Read more ...€500 fine for man who let dog roam estate
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
A man who has previous dog control convictions and whose dog was caught roaming his neighbourhood was convicted and fined at this week’s sitting of Ballina District Court.
Read more ...New book celebrates Mayo’s emigration stories
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
The emigration stories of five Mayo people who left home in the 50s and 60s are told in a new book, Coming Home which has been produced by the Safe Home Programme and was launched by Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin TD.
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