Co. Mayo • 21 stories • Since 29 May 2014 • Latest 28 May 2026
A local radio bulletin reported that US Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk visited Ballinrobe races with JP McManus on Monday evening and attended Sunday's Limerick vs Tipperary Monster Championship Hurling Semi‑Final.
US Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk and JP McManus attended the 8‑race jump card at Ballinrobe this evening. Jockey Dave Keena spoke with a spectator from the Limerick‑Tipperary hurling semi‑final.
A 42-year-old Ballinrobe woman has admitted assaulting two gardaí at Claremorris Garda Station during an incident in June 2022. Rosemary Sweeney, of Bridge Street, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. She is remanded in custody pending sentencing, which is scheduled for July 16. Judge Eoin Garavan ordered the preparation of a prison governor's report ahead of the…
A High Court action brought by a woman employed for more than two decades at a meat processing plant in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, has been resolved. Ms Lisa Flanagan, who worked as a receptionist and administrator for Martin Jennings Wholesale Limited, sought an injunction to prevent her dismissal following a workplace dispute with a senior colleague. Ms Flanagan alleged she had been subjected to bullying and that…
A receptionist and administrator employed by Martin Jennings Wholesale Limited in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, has brought High Court proceedings seeking an injunction to prevent her dismissal. Lisa Flanagan, who worked for the company for over twenty years, admits using intemperate language towards a senior colleague during a workplace incident in December, but denies formally resigning. The company subsequently…
The trial of a man accused of coercing a woman into marriage has been discontinued at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Yasir Ali, aged 31, of Lighthouse Apartments, East Wall, Dublin, had pleaded not guilty to coercion at apartments in Ballinrobe and Hollymount, County Mayo, between January and July 2015. The jury was discharged on the opening day of the trial after the State prosecutor received instructions from the…
A man has received a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to burglary at a takeaway in Castlebar, County Mayo. Yasir Ali, aged 29, of Lighthouse Apartments, East Wall, Dublin, stole equipment valued at €11,484.50 from Thomas Street Takeaway on 18 May 2015. The stolen items included commercial freezers, deep fat fryers, a burger fryer, microwave, food blender, and…
A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to burglary at a takeaway in Castlebar, County Mayo on 18 May 2015. Yasir Ali of Lighthouse Apartments, East Wall, Dublin removed equipment valued at €11,484.50 from Thomas Street Takeaway, including commercial freezers, deep fat fryers, and stainless steel fixtures. Ali had been operating the premises after subletting it without the owner's consent. He was arrested shortly after the…
A cattle dealer from Claremorris, County Mayo has brought proceedings in the High Court against Aurivo Co Op, formerly Connaught Gold Co Op Society Ltd, claiming breach of contract over credit terms at the co-operative's marts in Balla and Ballinrobe. Finbar Tolan alleges that following an agreement signed in July 2012 concerning revised credit arrangements, the co-operative subsequently sought further changes at a…
A 36-year-old man from Ballinrobe, County Mayo, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment, with the final twelve months suspended, following a series of attempted robberies across Dublin and County Louth in early 2014. Arthur Boland pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of attempted robbery at post offices in Dublin 2 and one count of making threats to kill or cause serious harm at Pearse…
A 35-year-old man from Claremorris in County Mayo has been acquitted of murdering his 70-year-old father at their home in May 2012 on grounds of insanity. The Central Criminal Court heard that the accused was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia and had been in receipt of disability allowance. Expert psychiatric evidence established that he experienced paranoid delusions and psychotic symptoms at the time of the…
A 35-year-old man from Claremorris in County Mayo has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the murder of his 70-year-old father on May 6, 2012. The accused has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty by reason of insanity. The court heard evidence that the deceased was shot twice with his own shotgun at their home in Ballynalty, Cross. A state pathologist confirmed death resulted from shotgun…
HQ Gym Health and Wellness Ltd. — HQ Gym Knockfereen Commercial Centre Kilmaine Road, Ballinrobe. Ground floor side extension (163m2) to existing Gym facility and all landscaping and boundary treatm...
Rosshaven Developments ltd — Cill Ó Séighin, Killosheheen, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo. Planning for alterations to previously granted Planning Permission, Planning Reference No. 24/60055,...
Catherine Shaw — Caher Ballinrobe Co. Mayo. Retention of the existing incomplete dwelling and planning permission to complete the dwelling with ...
Jon Evans — Caher Ballinrobe Co Mayo. change of use of the house for commerical use and retention of the ancillary buildings...
Paul and Amanda Gilligan have been granted permission to build a rear extension onto their house in Ballynakillew, near Ballinrobe. The extension will add extra space to the back of the property. The decision was made on 14 May 2026.
Gerard Duffy and Laura Joyce have been granted permission to build a new house and garage at Killimor, The Neale, near Ballinrobe. The development will also include a new site access and an effluent treatment system to handle wastewater. The decision came through with conditions attached.
David Ailish Killeen wants to knock down an existing house on Abbey Street in Ballinrobe and build a new dwelling house in its place. The application includes associated site works to prepare the ground for the new build.
DAVID & AILISH KILLEEN is seeking permission EXTENSION OF DURATION: DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS at ABBEY STREET, BALLINROBE. Refused decision on 29/04/2026.
Zak Feerick & Leah Treacy is seeking permission The development will consist of the construction of a two storey dwellinghouse, detached garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated siteworks at Cappacurry, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo at Cappacurry Td.,, Ballinrobe,, Co. Mayo. Conditional decision on 27/04/2026.
Cases and rulings mentioning Ballinrobe from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
A Galway man has been sentenced to four years in prison, with the final year suspended, following a violent assault at a petrol station in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo in January 2023. Tommy Sweeney, aged 23, of Castlepark, Ballybane, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and producing...
A 42-year-old Ballinrobe woman has admitted assaulting two gardaí at Claremorris Garda Station during an incident in June 2022. Rosemary Sweeney, of Bridge Street, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. She is remanded in...
A High Court action brought by a woman employed for more than two decades at a meat processing plant in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, has been resolved. Ms Lisa Flanagan, who worked as a receptionist and administrator for Martin Jennings Wholesale Limited, sought an injunction to...
A receptionist and administrator employed by Martin Jennings Wholesale Limited in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, has brought High Court proceedings seeking an injunction to prevent her dismissal. Lisa Flanagan, who worked for the company for over twenty years, admits using...
A Mayo businessman described suffering severe physical, mental and financial stress following the theft of catering equipment valued at over €10,000 from his premises in Castlebar. Hassan Bilal, aged 38 and from Church Street, Tullamore, County Offaly, pleaded guilty at Dublin...
The trial of a man accused of coercing a woman into marriage has been discontinued at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Yasir Ali, aged 31, of Lighthouse Apartments, East Wall, Dublin, had pleaded not guilty to coercion at apartments in Ballinrobe and Hollymount, County Mayo,...
A man has received a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to burglary at a takeaway in Castlebar, County Mayo. Yasir Ali, aged 29, of Lighthouse Apartments, East Wall, Dublin, stole equipment valued at €11,484.50 from Thomas...
A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to burglary at a takeaway in Castlebar, County Mayo on 18 May 2015. Yasir Ali of Lighthouse Apartments, East Wall, Dublin removed equipment valued at €11,484.50 from Thomas Street Takeaway, including commercial freezers, deep fat fryers, and...
A Ballinrobe man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary at a Castlebar takeaway in May 2015. Yasir Ali, aged 29, admitted stealing commercial kitchen equipment valued at €11,484.50 from Thomas Street Takeaway. The stolen items included freezers, deep fat...
A cattle dealer from Claremorris, County Mayo has brought proceedings in the High Court against Aurivo Co Op, formerly Connaught Gold Co Op Society Ltd, claiming breach of contract over credit terms at the co-operative's marts in Balla and Ballinrobe. Finbar Tolan alleges that...
A 36-year-old man from Ballinrobe, County Mayo, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment, with the final twelve months suspended, following a series of attempted robberies across Dublin and County Louth in early 2014. Arthur Boland pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal...
A 35-year-old man from Claremorris in County Mayo has been acquitted of murdering his 70-year-old father at their home in May 2012 on grounds of insanity. The Central Criminal Court heard that the accused was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia and had been in receipt of...
A 35-year-old man from Claremorris in County Mayo has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the murder of his 70-year-old father on May 6, 2012. The accused has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty by reason of insanity. The court heard evidence that the...