Inishturk wished well for Pride of Place Awards

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

The community of Inishturk were wished well in the adjudication this weekend for the Pride of Place Awards by members of the Westport Area Committee, who held their monthly meeting on the island on Tuesday evening.

Twelve arrested during Corrib protest

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

Twelve people were arrested following a protest against the Corrib gas pipeline this week, including previously jailed Rossport Five member and 2007 Goldman Environment Prize winner Willie Corduff.

Snubbed topless model to support Mayo cancer charity

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

Snubbed by three breast cancer organisations, an Irish glamour model will now be raising money for Mayo-based breast cancer organisation, Rock Chicks, when she takes part in a television charity event next month.

Polish man sentenced in his absence for damage to Ballina hotel

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

A Polish man, Daniel Novac, 77 Oakfield Park, Sligo, who caused damage to a hotel bedroom and threatened a member of staff was given a three-month sentence for public order offences and a one-month sentence for criminal damage to run consecutively in his absence at Ballina District Court.

Lack of funding to meet housing grant applications

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

Members of the Westport electoral area committee were this week informed that there was not enough funding to meet this year’s Housing Aid for Older People Scheme due to inadequate funding received from the Government.

Senior executive officer Martin Keating explained that €3.8 million was the expected grant aid which was to have been given to the county for 2008 but it has fallen “far short of this at €2.4 million”. The housing officer said that as expenditure on previous years’ grant applications are running at a high cost level was deemed that the distribution of payments for new grant applications would not be viable.

Sixteen years on, the Balla 10km, goes from strength to strength

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

For the past 15 years the Balla 10km has been one of the highlights of the Mayo athletics calendar and this year promises to be no different. Tomorrow (July 26) will see the 16th running of this event, which has become much more than just a serious athletic event.

Mayo tourism grants unveiled

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen TD, has announced that funding of up to €4,329,125 has been allocated under Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Infrastructure Fund to 27 tourism projects around the country. This allocation of funding is in addition to over €18 million in Tourism Infrastructure Fund grants already announced. The details of funding for Mayo projects have been outlined and include cycle routes, walking routes and facility improvements at Croagh Patrick and the National Famine Monument.

Delivery driver loses his licence

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

An Italian man who resides in Westport was convicted for drink driving at Westport District Court this week.

Man fined for telling Garda he’d give him AIDS

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

A Ballina man was ordered to pay €150 to the Garda benevolent fund after he was convicted of a public order offence in Ballina District Court.

Fifteen-year ban and two months in prison for Lahardane drink driver

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

A Lahardane man who is currently serving a prison term for driving offences was given a two-month prison term and banned from driving for 15 years at Ballina District Court this week.

Ballina man took friend’s car and crashed it while drunk

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

A Ballina man who drove his friend’s car without the owner’s permission, when drunk, and was involved in a traffic accident was fined a total of €1,300 and banned from driving for three years at Ballina District Court this week.

Cost of text messaging abroad to be slashed - Calleary

Fri, Jul 25, 2008

EU measures to slash the cost of sending a text message when abroad will result in big savings for Irish people holidaying abroad, according to Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary.

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