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ISPCC Castlebar courses THE ISPCC launch certified programmes this month for parents and young people, which are free of charge. They are parenting courses for expectant patents as well as a positive parenting course. The younger people are cater for in a babysitting course, starting secondary school course and a self-development course. The organisation are currently recruiting volunteers and further information on all aspects of the ISPCC can be obtained from Deirdre on 094-25254 or 087-2255439 or Dympna on 094-24113. Eamonn's exhibition of excellence AN exhibition of photographs by Belmullet based snapper Eamonn O'Boyle has opened in the Foxford Exhibition Centre. Entitled 'Peopled Landscape' it includes 'straight' photographic images as well as images manipulated by computer. Eamonn has 40 pictures on display, including some of his work which won the Fugi Photographer '97 Award. His main purpose in staging the exhibition is the hope of getting a sponsor and a publisher to help complete his outstanding work. The exhibition will run until September 23 and is open Monday to Saturday 11-5 and Sunday 2-.5. Roads survey update THE National Roads Authority will hold a seminar in Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar on Thursday September 10, commencing at 10a.m. for the purpose of promoting awareness of the results and recommendations of a recent study with particular reference to this region. New lifeboat for Ballyglass THE British Ambassador to Ireland Dame Veronica Sutherland will officially name the new off-shore Severn class Ballyglass Lifeboat the 'Bryan and Gordon' at a ceremony in North Mayo on Saturday. It will replace the Arun class, 'Mabel Williams' craft which has been stationed at Ballyglass since 1990. The new lifeboat, with a crew of six, has a speed of 25 knots and a range of 250 nautical miles. Mean thieves rip-off dressing room A gang of mean thieves left soccer players fuming after they made off with cash and personal belongings from dressings rooms in Castlebar. The incident occurred between 2p.m. and 4pm on Sunday during a game between Swinford and Castlebar Celtic which kicked off at 2.30p.m. During the game, a Garda spokesman said, the dressings rooms were broken into and possessions belonging to footballers from both teams were taken, including between £200 to £300 in cash and other personal items. Any information to the Gardai in Castlebar on 094-22222. Cong Churches to benefit from golf outing A golf competition on Sunday next will reap ecumenical dividends. It will benefit both the Catholic and Protestant places of worship in Cong - the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Church of St. Mary. The Par 3 competition at Cross is being organised to commemorate the insurgents from Cross, Cong and TheNeale who rallied to Humbert's assistance and fought and died at the Battle of Ballinamuck 200 years ago. Entrance fee is £5 per player- enquiries to 092-46203. Cement site already too noisy - EPA EXCESSIVE noise levels already exist at the site near Kilkelly where it is planned to build a £30 million cement factory, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Now the Tooreen Action Group, which is opposed to the cement plant, says that almost all of the noise measurements taken by the EPA would be in breach of any license to build the proposed cement plant. "This means that even before the cement factory is built, the noise levels are above acceptable levels", Action Group spokesman Mr. Peter Cassidy stated last night (Tue). The EPA has also informed developer Mr. Frank Harrington that he should submit a revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) by November 9th or the matter "will be dismissed or otherwise determined". The difficulties with the EIS means that a Bord Pleanala decision on the cement factory won't be made until later this year instead of this month as earlier anticipated. Ballinrobe man returned for trial A BALLINROBE man has been returned for trial to Castlebar Circuit Court charged with dangerous driving thereby causing the death of a Castlebar man on December 7 last. Dallas Dallaghan Bridge St, Ballinrobe, was remanded by Judge Dan Shields, at Ballinrobe Court yesterday (Tuesday) on his own bail to Castlebar Circuit Court sitting in Westport on November 3. Dallaghan is charged with dangerous driving and causing the death of Finbarr Kelly, of Maryland Castlebar at Cahernicole, the Neale. He was also charged with having no direction indicators on the trailer he was towing with a sail boat attached; no stop lamps or parking break on trailer. |
