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Cathal & Michelle Sweeney — Abbey street/The Brook Abbeyhalfquarter, Ballina Co Mayo F26 W6F6. Convert Existing Domestic Garage to an Independent Living Unit and to carry out ancillary site works...
Maire Mahon — Knockfarnaght Lahardane, Ballina Co. Mayo.. Planning permission for 1) change of house design to that granted under previous planning permissio...
Anife Dowling — Drumsheen, Bonniconlon, Ballina, Co. Mayo. F26 D6E4. Planning permission for; (A) Reinstatement of former roof to existing dwelling, (B) Construction of ...
Alana Murphy — 9 Líos Na Síóga, Binghamstown, Ballina, Mayo F26 D7D7. The development will consist of the erection of an extension to the existing dwelling house, modific...
Padraig Egan — Cloonglasney, Knockanillaun, Ballina, Co.Mayo. Planning retention as constructed for an existing 4 bay enclosed loose house and installation of a s...
A yoga student banned for life from his teacher’s studio after an “outburst” about his opposition to celebrating Christmas last year has lost his claim for religious discrimination. Enniscrone, Co Sligo man Peter McKeon had pursued a complaint under the Equal Status Act 2000 against his former yoga
An "unfortunate situation" has led to the discharge of a jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his friend in circumstances of "almost indescribable savagery". Liam O'Leary (33) had pleaded not guilty to the murder of 58-year-old John Casserly at a Peter McVerry Trust housing unit on Tone S
A then-teenager who attacked another youth with a broken claw hammer during a violent brawl outside a school has had his sentencing hearing adjourned at Castlebar Circuit Court. Taylor Moran (23) of McDermott Street, Ballina, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm outside St Mary's Secondary School,
A murder accused told gardai that he was acting in self-defence when he "smashed" his flat mate's face with a glass and "gouged his eye out" after the deceased told him "you are dying tonight" and came at him with a knife. The defendant Liam O'Leary added: "I killed a man tonight, if you want, put m
A witness has denied seeing a neighbour who was killed in an "almost indescribably savage" way moments earlier "beating the s**t out" of the man accused of his murder using a metal pole. Declan Forde today gave evidence in the trial of Liam O'Leary (33), who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of J
The occupant of an apartment where a man died in "almost indescribably savage" circumstances has told a murder trial of how she and her son "fled" for their lives after the accused barged into her home and told her he needed sex. Joanna Forde said she got a feeling of "absolute dread" and knew it "w
An "incredibly kind" man died in circumstances of "almost indescribable savagery" involving serious violence, having had one eye removed from its socket and a knife inserted in his anus, a barrister has told a jury at the Central Criminal Court. Dean Kelly SC today opened the trial of Liam O'Leary (
A 33-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to a murder alleged to have occurred at a Fr Peter McVerry Trust housing unit two years ago. Mr Justice Paul McDermott swore a jury of nine men and three women to hear the trial of Liam O'Leary, which will begin tomorrow and is expected to last up to three we
A Co Mayo man has been jailed for 11 and a half years for abusing five children over a period spanning almost two decades. David Langdon (61) of St Patrick’s Estate, Ballina, pleaded guilty days before his scheduled trial at Castlebar Circuit Court last year to seven sample counts of sexual assaulti
A Mayo woman found with €62,000 of cannabis herb told gardaí she was holding the drugs under duress because of a drug debt. Bernadette Muldoon (40), of St Patrick’s estate, Ballina, pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs for sale or supply at a different address in the same estate on June 7, last ye
A driver who hit and killed a young man at a pedestrian crossing in Co Mayo – with the victim using his final moments to save his niece's life – has received a fully suspended sentence. James Moyles (33) of Mount Assumpta Terrace, Ballina, suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by car on Lord Ed
A yoga student who found himself banned for life from his teacher’s studio after an alleged “outburst” about his opposition to Christmas last year has accused her of discriminating against him on religious grounds. In her evidence however, the yoga teacher told a tribunal that the religious element
Anne McAndrew — Emlybeg Binghamstown Ballina. erection of a new extension and alterations to the existing dwelling, and to include all other ancil...
Geraldine & Desmond Langan & Langan — Corraveggaun West, Knockmore, Ballina, Co. Mayo. Rretention of 1) existing dwelling house constructed on site, 2) existing domestic shed and 3) all a...
Christina & Paul McDonnell — Bunaneraghtish Knockanillaun Ballina, Co. Mayo F26K6C7. Planning permission to 1) demolish existing domestic shed, 2) construct new single storey extension ...
Carrowteigue Community Water Connection (CWC) — Carrrowteigue Ballina Co. Mayo. The development will consist of: 1. The installation of approximately 1km of 90mm OD water trunk ma...
Mary Bourke — Carrowskeheen Lahardane Ballina F26X2C7. Permission to upgrade the existing effluent treatment system, together with all ancillary and associ...
Ciaran Kennedy — Curraghboy Binghamstown Ballina. refurbish/provide energy upgrades to existing vacant derelict dwelling, construct extension at groun...
Thawside Ltd — Nally Street Ballina Co. Mayo F26 P2E7. This development will consist of Permission to 1) Demolish existing dwelling house and outbuilding. ...
Kevin and Teresa Mcloughlin — Farrangarode Ballina Co Mayo. retention of alterations to an existing house and the retention of a domestic garage ...
Ballina Convent Regeneration CLG — Sisters of Mercy Convent Ballina McDermott Street Ballina F26T3P1. Ballina Convent Regeneration CLG intends to apply for permission and retention permission for develo...
Hillcrest Abbey Farming Limited — Rathbal Knockanillaun Ballina, Co. Mayo. Permission for: A) Demolition of existing derelict house and outbuildings B) Construction of an ag...
Liam & Ruth Shanahan — Doolough, Geesala, Ballina, Mayo F26 W2T7. The development will consist of the erection of an extension to the existing dwelling house, modific...
Nancy and Thomas Forde — 6 Greenhills Estate Ballina Co Mayo F26W5T3. an extension and alterations to an existing house at 6 Greenhills estate, Ballina, Co Mayo ...
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A man from Enniscrone, County Sligo, has lost a religious discrimination claim at the Workplace Relations Commission following his lifetime ban from a yoga studio in Ballina, County Mayo. Peter McKeon had pursued a complaint under the Equal Status Act 2000 against yoga teacher...
A jury has been discharged in the trial of a 33-year-old man accused of murdering a 58-year-old at a housing unit on Tone Street in Ballina, County Mayo in October 2024. The Central Criminal Court heard that the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge. The trial, which began...
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 man has pleaded not guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court following the death of his flatmate at an apartment on Tone Street, Ballina, County Mayo in October 2024. The prosecution alleges the deceased died from severe injuries sustained during an altercation,...
A witness has denied observing the deceased wielding a metal pole against the man accused of his murder during an altercation at a Ballina apartment. Declan Forde gave evidence at the Central Criminal Court in the trial of Liam O'Leary, aged 33, who has pleaded not guilty to...
A woman residing at a Peter McVerry Trust housing unit on Tone Street, Ballina, has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court describing how she and her son fled the apartment after the accused man forced his way inside and made unwanted sexual advances. The witness said she...
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard opening arguments in the murder trial of Liam O'Leary (33), who denies killing 58-year-old John Casserly at a Peter McVerry Trust housing unit on Tone Street, Ballina, County Mayo, between 23 and 24 October 2024. Dean Kelly SC told...
A 33-year-old man has entered a not guilty plea to murder at the Central Criminal Court. Liam O'Leary, formerly of Kiltimagh, is charged with the murder of John Casserly, aged 59, at Tone House on Tone Street in Ballina, County Mayo, between 23 and 24 October 2024. The alleged...
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 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 who struck and fatally injured a young pedestrian at a crossing in Ballina, County Mayo, has received a fully suspended sentence at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. James Moyles, aged thirty-three, died on February twentieth, two thousand twenty-four, after being hit by...
A man from Enniscrone has brought a complaint before the Workplace Relations Commission alleging religious discrimination after being issued a lifetime ban from a yoga studio in Ballina. Peter McKeon enrolled at Roots Wellness in September 2024 and attended classes twice weekly...
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...
A 34-year-old man has received a two-year suspended sentence at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to assault causing harm and possession of a weapon. The incident occurred at Cloonishlawn, Ballina, on 21 November 2023. The accused entered the victim's...
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 49-year-old man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death following a fatal collision in Ballina last year. The defendant appeared before Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court on charges relating to the death of a 33-year-old man on Lord Edward Street on February 20,...