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ANNA FLEMING — KNOCKMOYLEEN BALLYHEAN CASTLEBAR CO. MAYO. EXTENSION OF DURATION: CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TRE...
Noel Cawley — No. 11 Breaffy Woods Cottage Road Breaghwy Castlebar. retention permission for the existing domestic garage as constructed and associated site works...
Tom McCarthy — Creevagh Ballyheane Castlebar, Co. Mayo F23 AW70. (1) The retention of minor elevational changes to a dwelling house previously granted under Planning...
Tommy O'Reilly — 24 St Patricks, Ave Castlebar Co. Mayo F23 XH33. Permission to extend the rear of the property and make internal alterations to the ground and first ...
by Fiona Magennis A man has had his conviction for defiling a 16-year-old girl overturned, after the Court of Appeal found the trial judge “crossed a line” in his charge to the jury. The three-judge court struck down the conviction after hearing that the trial judge had suggested that if the jury re
A couple in the west of Ireland has been sentenced for multiple counts of child neglect after a court heard details of squalid, filthy conditions endured by their two young autistic children. The 40-year-old father was jailed for 18 months while his wife (37) got a suspended sentence in what a judge
An aero-nautical engineer who damaged telecommunications masts at ten sites across Mayo and Galway was experiencing an acute psychotic episode caused by schizophrenia, a court has heard. Adrian Behan (44) has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a spate of vandalism offences including snip
The trial has begun of a Co Mayo man caught destroying GPS cables as part of a spate of vandalism offences at substations and telecom masts across two counties. Adrian Behan (44) pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 33 offences carried out at 10 different locations in counties Mayo and Galway
A man whose dog savagely mauled a woman, leaving her with life-changing injuries, has been jailed for four years for this and separate offences, including assaulting two gardaí. David Barrett (41) of Ballymacredmond, Knockmore, Co Mayo, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm of Sandra Killeen, who h
A Mayo man who hit his brother over the head with a shovel, knocking him unconscious, will be sentenced later pending the outcome of other cases in a protracted family dispute. PJ Higgins (47) pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to his brother Michael Higgins at their address in Cloongullaune, Sw
Tesco bosses made a “fatal” error by failing to search bins for a missing €20 note in an investigation that led to the sacking of a veteran 61-year-old worker who was the main breadwinner at home, a tribunal has found. A Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator found that there was no dishon
by Fiona Magennis A 33-year-old man, who claims a judge “denigrated” his case by referencing prosecution remarks referring to it as a “Bart Simpson” defence, has been granted bail pending his appeal against his conviction for defiling a child at his home six years ago. Lawyers for the man contended
A couple who subjected their children to years of “relentless, degrading” physical and emotional abuse and were caught when the victims handed secret recordings over to gardai have been jailed for a combined eight and a half years. Handing down sentence at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court today, Jud
Two teenagers who fled their home to report parental abuse gave gardaí over 180 secret audio recordings of their parents hitting or screaming at them and their siblings, a court has heard. The six siblings were all taken into care after the two eldest children walked into a garda station in the west
by Paul Neilan A teenage girl has been approved a payout of €700K after the HSE admitted liability in ante-natal care given to her mother at Mayo University Hospital in 2009 that left the child with "an array" of neuropsychological difficulties. At the High Court today, the HSE admitted liability fo
A man who stole over €34,000 in multiple thefts within a single week from a supermarket in County Mayo has an ‘egregious addiction’ to gambling, a court has heard. The thefts took place at Lidl, New Road, Westport before and after Christmas 2023. Mantas Kerusauska (39) of Lakeview, Rathbawn, Castleb
Evelyn Moran & David Carr — Barney, Breaghwy, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Planning permission to construct a single-storey dwelling house with a gross floor area of 250 sq.m,...
Adrian Healy — Annagh Castlebar Co. Mayo. Planning permission to retain existing access road to farmyard and to construct a Class 6 Agricultur...
Western Care Association — The IPI Centre, Golden Mile Industrial Park, Breaffy Rd, Castlebar, Co. Mayo F23 V125. We, Simon Beale + Associates, are applying to Mayo County Council, on behalf of Western Care Associa...
John Jennings — Cuillalea Balla Castlebar. construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and polishing filter a...
Caoimhe & Henry Jackson — Lugaphuill Belcarra Castlebar. change of design to the house granted planning permission pursuant to reference number P25/445, the ...
Larchbury Properties Ltd. — Cuillare Belcarra, Castlebar Co. Mayo. The development will consist of the following: construction of 16no. Dwellings (comprising of: 10no....
Coalquay Leisure Ltd. Coalquay Leisure Ltd — Gold Rush Casino Rush Street Castlebar F23HY04. Application for retention permission for development that shall include a) the retention of the incl...
Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB, Davitt College — Springfield, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 VY15. The installation of a single-storey modular building containing a Biomass Boiler System including fl...
Breaffy GAA Club — Breaffy GAA Club Demesne, Breaghwy Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Planning Permission for a new free-standing sign at the entrance to the club including all associate...
Justin Feeney — Graffa More Castlebar Co. Mayo,. Planning Permission to retain and complete slatted shed as build and planning permission to construc...
Sean Naughton — Ballynacarriga Pontoon Road Castlebar. To improve an existing Farm access and create a farm access road....
Sinead Coleman — Roslahan Upper Belcarra Castlebar. construction of a dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary treatment unit and percolation area a...
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the twenty-one students who attend a school (details supplied) and applied and paid for school transport through Bus Éireann can instead be accommodated on existing routes from Westport and Castlebar, following their own application being declined after all students were assessed as concessionary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the extended waiting times of up to 70 minutes at Manulla Junction for passengers on the 7:28 a.m. Castlebar to Ballina service; the reason for the current timetable configuration which requires passengers to wait for the Athlone service; and if he will request Irish Rail to review this arrangement with a view to reducing delays a
Cases and rulings mentioning Castlebar from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
by Fiona Magennis A man has had his conviction for defiling a 16-year-old girl overturned, after the Court of Appeal found the trial judge “crossed a line” in his charge to the jury. The three-judge court struck down the conviction after hearing that the trial judge had...
A 23-year-old man from Ballina has pleaded guilty to assault causing harm following a violent incident outside St Mary's Secondary School in April 2021. Taylor Moran admitted attacking another youth with a claw hammer during a brawl involving a group of ten to twelve people in...
A couple at Castlebar Circuit Court has been sentenced for child neglect after their two young autistic children were discovered living in severely unsanitary conditions. The 40-year-old father received an 18-month custodial sentence, with one year suspended, while his...
A delivery driver has been sentenced to five months in prison at Castlebar Circuit Court after pleading guilty to careless driving causing the death of a seventy-six-year-old woman in Westport. Maureen Hopkins died following a collision with a lorry in the car park of SuperValu...
A jury at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court has returned a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict in respect of an aeronautical engineer charged with damaging telecommunications infrastructure across Mayo and Galway. Adrian Behan, aged 44 of Newport Road, Castlebar, faced 23...
A man from County Mayo has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 33 offences alleged to have occurred at telecommunications and utility sites across Mayo and Galway between September and October 2023. Adrian Behan, aged 44, of Ballyfarna, Belcarra, Castlebar, faces 23...
A Knockmore man has been sentenced to four years in prison at Castlebar Circuit Court for offences including the savage mauling of a woman by his unmuzzled dog. David Barrett, aged 41, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm following an attack on November 20th, 2022, at Mount...
A 47-year-old man from Swinford has pleaded guilty to assault causing harm following an incident in which he struck his brother with a shovel at their home in Cloongullaune on 27 July 2022. The victim was rendered unconscious and transported to Mayo University Hospital with a...
A 61-year-old man from Ballina in County Mayo has been sentenced to 11 and a half years imprisonment for sexually abusing five girls over nearly two decades. David Langdon pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Court to seven sample counts of sexual assault on children aged...
A Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator has found that a 61-year-old Tesco worker was unfairly dismissed following the loss of a €20 note at a Castlebar store in 2023. Declan Kavanagh was suspended in October 2023 pending investigation and subsequently dismissed in January...
A 33-year-old man convicted of defiling a child at his home has been granted bail pending his appeal against conviction at the Court of Appeal in Dublin. The man, whose identity is protected to safeguard the complainant, was convicted by majority jury verdict at Castlebar...
A man in his fifties and a woman in her forties have been sentenced to a combined eight and a half years imprisonment at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court following their conviction for the systematic abuse of six children over several years. The man received six years and three...
At Castlebar Circuit Court, two parents have admitted to multiple counts of child cruelty following an investigation into the abuse of their six children. The case emerged after two teenagers walked into a garda station in the west of Ireland to report ongoing physical and...
A teenager has been awarded €700,000 by the High Court following the HSE's admission of liability for failures in ante-natal care at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar during 2009. The girl, now aged sixteen, sued the health authority through her mother over circumstances...
A Castlebar man has pleaded guilty to three thefts totalling over €34,000 from a Lidl supermarket in Westport during the Christmas and New Year period of 2023. Mantas Kerusauska, aged 39, admitted to stealing €11,250 on Christmas Eve, €10,700 on December 29th, and €12,300 on...
A ballet teacher from County Galway has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, following his conviction for sexually assaulting two young girls at a dance school in County Mayo. Leighton Morrison, aged 49, of Tuam, pleaded guilty to six...
A Galway man has been sentenced to four years in prison, with the final year suspended, following a violent assault at a petrol station in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo in January 2023. Tommy Sweeney, aged 23, of Castlepark, Ballybane, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and producing...
A ballet teacher from County Galway has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, with twelve months suspended, following his conviction for the sexual abuse of two young girls during dance classes in County Mayo. Leighton Morrison, aged 49, of Tuam, pleaded guilty to six...
A 40-year-old woman from Ballina in County Mayo has pleaded guilty to possessing €62,000 worth of cannabis herb for sale or supply. Bernadette Muldoon, of St Patrick's estate, admitted the offence relating to drugs found at a different address on the same estate on 7 June last...
A man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for sexual offences against a woman in County Mayo. Jorge Paris, aged 62 and resident in Dublin, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault and one of...