Co. Mayo • 4 stories • Since 30 Apr 2026 • Latest 25 May 2026
Orla & Derek O'Connor — Moyne Townland Moyne Killala. for the construction of a new dwelling house, effluent treatment plant with associated percolation a...
Stanley Rose Duncan has received conditional approval to keep an existing house and garage at Ballybroony, Killala that are already built on the site. The permission covers the dwelling, garage, access road, and boundary works. This is a retention application, meaning the buildings were constructed and now have official planning permission retroactively.
Darragh Fiachra Mcgarry has been granted permission to keep a dwelling house that's already been built at Greenpark House on George Street in Killala, along with the site works around it. The council approved this retention application, which essentially means they're regularising a house that was constructed without prior planning permission.
Siobhan Donohoe is seeking permission substantial demolition of existing house and the construction of new single storey extension to an existing dwelling house, decommissioning of existing foul water system and installation of a new wastewater treatment system and all ancillary works at Ross, Killala, Co. Mayo. Conditional decision on 30/04/2026.
Cases and rulings mentioning Killala from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Three men have been sentenced to a combined 43 years imprisonment following their guilty pleas to manslaughter in connection with the death of a pensioner in Co Sligo. At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Paul McDermott imposed sentences of 16 years on John Irving (31) of...
Three men with a combined 106 previous convictions pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Tom Niland at the Central Criminal Court on Monday. John Irving (31) of Foxford, Co Mayo; Francis Harman (58) of Ballina, Co Mayo; and John Clarke (37) of Ballina attacked the 82-year-old...
A Mayo woman seriously injured when struck by a Bus Éireann van in Ballina last May has expressed no ill-feeling towards the driver. At Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court on Friday, the court heard that Ann Bourke was briefly trapped beneath the vehicle on Kevin Barry Street on...
A man has pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of Tom Niland at the Central Criminal Court, five days into his trial. John Irving, aged 31, of Shanwar, Foxford, County Mayo, changed his plea on the morning of July 17th. He is the third person to admit to manslaughter in...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage documenting movements in County Sligo and Mayo on January 18, 2022, the date of an alleged assault on 73-year-old Tom Niland at his home near Skreen. A garda detective presented a montage compiled from multiple camera...
A pensioner was so severely beaten during an alleged home invasion that neighbours did not recognise him as he walked along the road covered in blood with swollen eyes, the Central Criminal Court has heard. Witnesses described the victim as "crying blood" with multiple...
A trial has commenced at the Central Criminal Court concerning charges against John Irving of Shanwar, Foxford, County Mayo. The prosecution alleges that Mr Irving, along with Francis Harman of Ballina and John Clarke of Ballina, broke into the home of a pensioner at Doonflynn,...
Michael Golden, aged 73, of Crosspatrick, Killala, County Mayo, was convicted unanimously by jury at the Central Criminal Court last month of seven counts of indecent assault, four counts of sexual assault, and nine counts of oral rape against four children between 1980 and...
A 20-year-old plasterer from Killala, County Cork, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment and fined €1,000 at the Central Criminal Court for contempt of court. Craig O'Donoghue was issued a witness order on 3rd May 2021 requiring his attendance at a trial related to...
At the Central Criminal Court, Darragh O'Connor of Deermount, Deerpark, Cork was sentenced to two months imprisonment for contempt of court. Justice David Keane described the contempt as "blatant and premeditated", noting that O'Connor had prioritised a holiday to Cyprus over...
A contempt of court hearing concerning two witnesses has been adjourned until Friday at the Central Criminal Court. Darragh O'Connor, aged 20, of Cork, and Craig O'Donoghue, aged 20, of Killala, Cork, were arrested and are expected to face trial for contempt of court. The State...
A witness from Killala, County Cork has been arrested and remanded in custody to face trial for contempt of court after failing to appear at proceedings in the High Court. Craig O'Donoghue, aged twenty, had been served with a witness order in May requiring him to give evidence...
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision refusing to annul the bankruptcy of a Ballina woman who alleged she was overcharged on her mortgage by Bank of Ireland. The three-judge court, comprising Ms Justice Caroline Costello, Mr Justice Brian Murray and Mr Justice...
The High Court has dismissed an application by a woman from Killala, County Mayo, seeking to annul her bankruptcy following a mortgage overcharging dispute with Bank of Ireland. Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington found the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the annulment, despite...
The High Court has ordered the appointment of a receiver over three luxury watches alleged to have been purchased with proceeds of crime. Christopher Waldron, aged 37 and with an address at Killala Road in Cabra, is facing proceedings brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau...
A woman who lost her family home in County Mayo and was subsequently adjudicated bankrupt has sought to have that bankruptcy annulled following a Bank of Ireland overcharging scandal. The High Court heard that Deirdre Dennis was charged more than twice the correct amount on her...
A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting a commuter on a Luas tram on 11 November 2016. Lee Murray, formerly of Blanchardstown, admitted attacking the victim and producing a screwdriver during the incident. The court heard the victim was...
A Mayo man convicted of assaulting a garda sergeant has maintained his innocence, claiming he was "set up" and "framed" by gardaí. Joseph Doocey, aged 51, from Knoxbarret in Ballina, was found guilty by jury verdict in October of eleven counts including assault causing harm to...
A man from Cabra West in Dublin has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, following his conviction for involvement in a cocaine importation scheme at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Michael Moore (62) of Killala Road pleaded guilty to...
The High Court has awarded approximately €700,000 in damages to Mary Molloy, the former owner of Bartragh Island in Killala Bay, County Mayo. Ms Justice Miriam O'Regan ruled on Friday that Ms Molloy was entitled to the damages arising from a 1996 option agreement with Sean...