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Niamh O'Connor & Jonathan Dow — Streamstown, Westport, Co. Mayo, F28 V294. Westport Co. Mayo F28 V294. The development will consist of the alteration and extension of the existing dwelling including the ...
Liam Foy and Lauren Walsh — Kilbree Upper Islandeady Westport. Planning application for dwelling house, domestic shed, domestic wastewater treatment system and all...
Jane & Liam Shevlin — 32 Sli Na Misean Carrownalurgan Westport. construct new granny flat attached to side/rear of the existing dwelling together with all associate...
Thomas & Patricia O'Malley — Raigh Liscarney Westport, Co. Mayo F28 HE09. The development will consist of the extension to existing dwelling house to include a new utility an...
Darren Foy — Carrowkeeran Murrisk Westport. construct dwelling house and domestic garage, with connection to effluent treatment system together ...
Mayo County Council is working to implement national renewable energy guidelines despite outdated local regulations and community concerns. Flooding risks and public consultation issues complicate the process.
Eleven rural national schools in the West of Ireland face closure due to housing challenges, according to the INTO. The Canadian Prime Minister's visit to Mayo highlights local connections and community engagement.
A thief and fraudster who is serving a 10-month sentence has been spared further jail time for stealing an electric scooter worth €773. Edward Collins (21), of St Mary’s Villas, Westport, Co Mayo, pleaded guilty at Dún Laoghaire District Court to stealing a Kukirin G2 Max e-scooter from Beechwood Co
The daughter of a woman killed tragically by a delivery truck outside a supermarket in Co Mayo has said she holds no ill will' towards the driver. Mrs Maureen Hopkins (76) of Rosmoney, Carrowholly, Westport, died after she was hit by a lorry in the car park of SuperValu, Westport on June 6, 2024. In
A man has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a pedestrian in her 70s outside a supermarket in Co Mayo last year. Maureen Hopkins, of Rosmoney, Carrowholly, Westport, died after she was struck by a lorry in the car park of Supervalu, Westport, on June 6, 2024. At a sitting of Cas
James Kilroy, who was jailed for life last summer after a jury rejected his claim that he was insane when he beat, stabbed and strangled his wife to death, has been granted legal aid to appeal his conviction. Kilroy was unanimously convicted of murdering Valerie French Kilroy at their home in Kilbre
A jury may consider whether cannabis-induced psychosis qualifies as a mental disorder that could result in a man who killed his wife being found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity. Mr Justice Tony Hunt delivered his charge this afternoon to the jury in the trial of James Kilroy, who beat
Two toxicologists have told the Central Criminal Court it is "highly unlikely" that a man accused of murdering his wife was intoxicated from cannabis at the time of the killing. James Kilroy has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his wife Valerie French Kilroy. Psychiatrists h
A park ranger was likely suffering from an acute and transient psychotic disorder when he strangled, beat and stabbed his wife to death, a murder trial has heard. Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Lisa Wootton was called by the defence in the trial of James Kilroy, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of i
A leading psychiatrist does not agree that drug-induced psychosis can be considered a mental disorder resulting in persons being found not guilty of serious crimes by reason of insanity, a Central Criminal Court murder trial heard today. Professor Harry Kennedy, the former clinical director of the C
A park ranger who said he was "on a mission from God" after being found wandering naked through a field having killed his wife was not suffering from a mental disorder and did not meet the criteria for detention under the Mental Health Act, a psychiatrist has told his murder trial. James Kilroy (51)
A Central Criminal Court jury has been told that two psychiatrists disagree on whether a man who is accused of murdering his wife at their rural home in Mayo five years ago satisfies the criteria for a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. Anne-Marie Lawlor SC, for the Director of Public Pros
James Kilroy, whose second trial for the alleged murder of his wife Valerie collapsed last week, will go on trial for a third time in May next year. At the Central Criminal Court this morning, Mr Justice Paul McDermott was told that the defence is looking for a "replacement" for an expert witness wh
The murder trial of James Kilroy, who admits killing his wife Valerie at their rural Co Mayo home, has collapsed for a second time at the Central Criminal Court as a key defence witness, who was in the process of giving his testimony, is now unavailable to give evidence. Evidence in the trial was sc
Padraig Foy of Drummindoo Stud — Knockranny Westport. construct an all weather sand arena, construct an all weather turnout paddock and construct a covere...
Donal Gargan — The Granary Upper Quay Westport, Co Mayo. The development will consist of a revision to the design of the previously permitted extension Ref: ...
Martin Moran Builders (Newport) Limited — Westlands (Cloonmonad townland) Quay Road Westport Co. Mayo. Planning Permission for minor revisions to the 15-unit residential development previously permitted ...
Amy Murray Brian O'Malley — Carrowmore Liscarney Westport, Co. Mayo. Planning permission to construct dwelling house, garage, car port, wastewater treatment unit and per...
Sandra & Emmet O'Donnell — Sandyhill Killaghoor Westport, County Mayo.. Construction of agricultural shed and associated site works....
CAROLINE O'FLAHERTY — KNAPPAGH BEG WESTPORT. EXTENSION OF DURATION: CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND GARAGE, TOGETHER WITH PROPRIETARY TREATMEN...
DSFC Quirke Design Ltd. — Ballinvoy Westport Co. Mayo F28 TK23. The development will consist of (1) the change of use from meat processing plant, previously granted...
Tom & Selina Gill — Deerpark West, Murrisk Westport Co. Mayo. Construction of a new permanent single-storey family dwelling house, wastewater treatment system,...
Conor Joyce — Summerville House Rosbeg Westport, Co Mayo F28 AC61. The development will consist of the construction of a three bedroom two storey house on family lands...
McGing Developments Ltd — Quay St Westport Co. Mayo. The development will consist of the construction of a residential development comprising 4 no. own-d...
Felicity Cooper — Moyna Kilmeena Westport, Co. Mayo F28 DC67. The development will consist of the upgrade of the existing septic tank system, and all associated s...
Ellen Joyce — Cartoor Kilsallagh Westport. construction of a dwelling house together with a proprietary effluent treatment unit and all ancilla...
Local residents are invited to a literary event in Westport where author Martina Devlin will give a talk at Westport Library on Tuesday, June 23rd at 7 PM. The event is part of the Female Literary Giants series.
Anti-racism demonstrators gathered outside the GPO in Dublin today, following race riots in Northern Ireland. The event, organised by United Against Racism and Le Caille, called for solidarity and condemned fascist presence in Ireland.
Cases and rulings mentioning Westport from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
A thief and fraudster who is serving a 10-month sentence has been spared further jail time for stealing an electric scooter worth €773. Edward Collins (21), of St Mary’s Villas, Westport, Co Mayo, pleaded guilty at Dún Laoghaire District Court to stealing a Kukirin G2 Max...
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 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 man who travelled to Dublin City Centre armed with a knife and determined to attack a stranger has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court. Darragh Quigley, aged 26, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a 64-year-old woman on 16 November...
A man has been remanded in custody pending sentence at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to the attempted murder of a grandmother in Dublin city centre on November 16, 2023. The victim, originally from the north and recently returned to settle in Westport,...
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 man has admitted careless driving causing the death of a woman in her 70s at a supermarket car park in County Mayo last year. The incident occurred on June 6, 2024, at Supervalu in Westport, when a lorry struck the pedestrian in the vehicle forecourt. Mihail Tanasevici, aged...
A Brazilian man has received a three-year suspended sentence following an assault outside a Westport nightclub that left his victim requiring extensive dental treatment. Joao Hermino Sousa Correia, aged 23, of Middletown, Manulla, Castlebar, pleaded guilty to assault causing...
James Kilroy, 51, from Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo, has been granted legal aid to appeal his murder conviction. He was unanimously convicted at the Central Criminal Court of murdering his wife in June 2019, following his third trial after two previous proceedings...
James Kilroy was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court today following his conviction for the murder of his wife, Valerie French, at their home in Kilbree Lower, Westport, County Mayo, between 13 and 14 June 2019. Kilroy had pleaded not guilty by reason...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has unanimously convicted James Kilroy of the murder of his wife, Valerie French Kilroy, at their home in Kilbree Lower, Westport, County Mayo, in June 2019. The conviction marks the conclusion of his third trial since 2021, with previous...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court is considering whether cannabis-induced psychosis constitutes a mental disorder that could support an insanity defence in the trial of James Kilroy, charged with the murder of his wife Valerie French Kilroy at their home in Kilbree Lower,...
A former seminarian's prison sentence has been increased by two years following a Court of Appeal ruling that his original five-year term was unduly lenient. Aidan Gallagher, aged 41, of Dadreen, Killadoon, Westport, County Mayo, was convicted by jury in May 2023 of six counts...
At the Central Criminal Court, two toxicologists have given evidence that it is "highly unlikely" a man accused of murdering his wife was intoxicated from cannabis at the time of the alleged killing. James Kilroy, aged 51, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the...
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that a Westport man accused of killing his wife was experiencing acute and transient psychotic disorder at the time of the alleged killing. James Kilroy, aged 51, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of...
A former clinical director of the Central Mental Hospital has told the Central Criminal Court that drug-induced psychosis does not constitute a mental disorder qualifying for an insanity verdict. Professor Harry Kennedy gave expert evidence in the trial of James Kilroy, aged...
A psychiatrist has testified at the Central Criminal Court that a Westport man accused of murdering his wife was not suffering from a mental disorder at the time of her death. James Kilroy, aged 51, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the charge of murdering Valerie...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed the bloodied knife and hatchet used in the killing of a woman at her home in Westport, County Mayo. James Kilroy, aged fifty-one, a park ranger, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his wife Valerie French...
A Central Criminal Court jury has heard that psychiatric evidence is disputed in the trial of James Kilroy (51), charged with murdering his wife Valerie French Kilroy (41) at their rural home near Westport and Castlebar in County Mayo in June 2019. Anne-Marie Lawlor SC, for the...
A 50-year-old man from County Mayo will face trial for a third time in connection with the alleged murder of his wife. At the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, the defence team indicated they require a replacement expert witness following the collapse of the second trial last...