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  1. planningPlanning application received: The development will consist of the construction of a new dwelling and garage...
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  3. planningSingle-storey house with private water well and wastewater treatment approved

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Single-storey house with private water well and wastewater treatment approved

Michael and Emer Scally have been given the green light to build a single-storey house at Ranaranny, Charlestown. The development includes an on-site effluent treatment system, a soil polishing filter, and a private well to supply water. All the necessary site works and services have been approved.

Michael and Emer Scally
File ref: 2660201 · Mayo County Council
29 Apr 2026 · Mayo County Council (Planning)

Court Reports

Cases and rulings mentioning Charlestown from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.

Courts Reporting Scheme 2026-02-26 Courts News Ireland

Mayo jury returns insanity verdict in telecoms damage case

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...

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2025-01-30 Courts News Ireland

Driver theory impersonators who sat 88 tests for others are jailed

Two individuals have been sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following their guilty pleas to conspiracy charges relating to a scheme to impersonate learner drivers during theory examinations. Alina Glont, aged 42, of Charlestown Place, Finglas, Dublin 11, and Daniel...

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2025-01-29 Courts News Ireland

Driver theory test impersonators sat 88 tests for others

Two individuals pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to conspiracy charges relating to a scheme in which they impersonated learner drivers and sat theory tests on behalf of third parties. Alina Glont, aged 42 of Charlestown Place, Finglas, Dublin, and Daniel Stepien,...

Central Criminal Court 2024-11-05 Courts News Ireland

Murder accused inquired about renting storage unit, trial hears

At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a murder trial heard that Dean Caffrey (38) made enquiries about renting a storage unit shortly after the death of Sean McCarthy (28). Mr Caffrey, of Beaucort, Achill Road, Drumcondra, denies murdering Mr McCarthy, whose body was...

Central Criminal Court 2024-03-21 Courts News Ireland

Man who beheaded wife to remain in Central Mental Hospital

A man convicted of killing his wife in Finglas, Dublin in 2021 has been returned to the Central Mental Hospital for continued treatment. Diego Costa Silva, aged 35, was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity following his trial at the Central Criminal Court earlier...

Central Criminal Court 2024-03-05 Courts News Ireland

Husband decapitated wife in Dublin apartment, murder trial hears

A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard allegations that Diego Costa Silva, aged 35, fatally attacked his wife at their apartment on Charlestown Place, Finglas, Dublin in November 2021. The prosecution alleges that Mr Costa Silva struck his wife, Fabiola Camara De...

Central Criminal Court 2024-03-04 Courts News Ireland

Brazilian man goes on trial accused of murdering wife

A 35-year-old Brazilian man pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court today to the murder of his wife at their home in Dublin in November 2021. Diego Costa Silva is charged with the killing of Fabiola Camara De Campos Silva at Charlestown Place, Finglas. The trial, which...