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Thomas Tunney — Knappagh More, Westport, Co. Mayo. Retention permission for development at Knappagh More, Westport, Co. Mayo. The proposed development ...
Mayo County Council is working to implement national renewable energy guidelines despite outdated local regulations and community concerns.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
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 on June 6, 2024. Mihail Tanasevici, aged forty-two, also pleaded guilty to a road traffic breach concerning windscreen obstruction. The…
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 41 and residing in Dublin, pleaded guilty to a single count of careless driving causing death at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. The court…
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 collapsed. The jury rejected Kilroy's insanity defence, which centred on cannabis-induced psychosis. During the trial, psychiatric experts disagreed…
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, Westport, County Mayo, between 13th and 14th June 2019. Mr Justice Tony Hunt charged the jury following conflicting expert psychiatric…
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 murder of his wife at their home in Kilbree Lower, Westport, County Mayo, between 13th and 14th June 2019. Dr Johann Grundlingh, called by 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 Valerie French Kilroy at their home in Kilbree Lower between June 13th and 14th, 2019. Defence psychiatric expert Dr Lisa Wootton testified…
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 51, from Kilbree Lower, Westport, County Mayo, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his wife, Valerie French…
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 French Kilroy at their home in Kilbree Lower between June 13 and 14, 2019. The court heard that the accused accepts responsibility for…
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 Director of Public Prosecutions, told the court that the accused is expected to accept he caused his wife's death by blunt force trauma…
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 week. Justice Paul McDermott set the trial date for 29 May 2024. The previous proceedings had progressed for two weeks before halting due to…
The murder trial of James Kilroy, accused of killing his wife Valerie French Kilroy at their home in Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo, has collapsed for a second time at the Central Criminal Court. The trial, which had been in progress since November 8th, was unable to continue after a key defence witness, psychiatrist Professor Keith Rix, became unavailable to complete his testimony. Mr Justice Paul McDermott…
Karen Browne — The Demesne Westport Co. Mayo. Construction of a private dwelling house, a granny flat and together with all associated ancillary s...
Joe Corcoran — Upper Paddock Westport Co. Mayo. demolition of existing unfinished structure and construction of 5 No. 4-bedroomed terraced dwelling ...
Mark McNally — Lackaun Aghagower Westport. construction of a new dwelling house, and access drive and installation of new domestic waste water ...
Shane Corcoran & Emma Staunton — Slinaunroe Clogher Westport Co. Mayo. construction of dwelling house, domestic garage, the installation of proprietary treatment unit and...
BEN SHAKAL & CIARA O RIORDAN — KNAPPAGH MORE WESTPORT CO. MAYO. EXTENSION OF DURATION: EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE LINKED TO PROPOSED EXT...
Tracy Ann Horan — Rosmoney Westport Co Mayo. Alterations and extension to existing family dwelling house with associated site works and landscapi...
Liam Foy and Lauren Walsh — Kilbree Upper Islandeady Westport. Planning application for dwelling house, domestic shed, domestic wastewater treatment system and all...
Sian Devine — Drummin East Westport Co. Mayo. The development will consist of 1) The retention of a domestic garage and 2) permission to construct...
Jennifer Murtagh Gaël Hillion — Aghamore Westport Co.Mayo. The proposed dwelling consists of a single-storey house, domestic garage and associated site develop...
John Glendon — Roscahill Kilmeena, Westport Co. Mayo F28 C586. Planning Permission to decommission the existing septic tank serving the existing dwelling and insta...
Peter (Snr) and Maureen Flynn — 10/11 Kings Hill Westport Co. Mayo F28 FA34. Proposed new ‘Granny Flat’ attached to the side of existing house together with associated site work...
Eoin Costello — Derrygorman Westport Co. Mayo. The development consists of 1.) the retention of minor site maintenance works including removal of c...
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...