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  1. planningConstruction of a dwelling house and independent living unit with attached garage with
  2. planningHouse converted to short-term holiday rental accommodation
  3. planningShed conversion and property subdivision creating two homes from one
  4. courts'Beyond any mother's darkest imaginings': son gets life for murdering ailing mother
  5. courtsMan who claimed ailing mother (58) attacked him is convicted of murder
  6. courtsJury to continue deliberating in matricide trial
  7. courtsJury might reject matricide accused's evidence as 'bulls**t', prosecutor says
  8. courtsMurder accused takes the stand and tells trial he defended himself from attack by mother
  9. courtsMurder accused told gardai he waited 20 minutes before calling ambulance for mother
  10. courtsMurder accused's mother had been smothered and strangled, pathologist tells trial
  11. courtsMan accused of murdering mother seemed 'nervous and evasive', garda tells trial
  12. courtsMurder accused claimed mother 'went a bid mad' and struck herself with knife, ex-partner tells trial

Crime & Courts

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'Beyond any mother's darkest imaginings': son gets life for murdering ailing mother

At the Central Criminal Court on 3 June 2025, Nigel Canavan, aged 39, with an address at Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, County Mayo, was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for the murder of his mother Angela Canavan at her home in St John's Terrace, County Sligo on 1 May 2023. The sentence was backdated to 30 April 2025. On 16 May 2025, a jury had convicted Canavan of murder, rejecting his pleas of provocation…

Courts News Ireland report
03 Jun 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Erris Knock

Man who claimed ailing mother (58) attacked him is convicted of murder

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted a 39-year-old man of murdering his mother at her home in Sligo on May 1, 2023. The man had pleaded not guilty and claimed he acted in self-defence during an alleged attack. He also asserted that his mother had inflicted stab wounds to her own thighs. The State Pathologist's evidence revealed extensive injuries to the deceased, including signs of strangulation and…

Courts News Ireland report
16 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Jury to continue deliberating in matricide trial

A jury at the Central Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of Nigel Canavan, aged 39, who denies murdering his mother. The accused, with an address in Crossmolina, County Mayo, is charged with the death of Angela Canavan at her home in County Sligo on 1 May 2023. The jury has already spent more than four hours over two days considering their verdict. Mr Canavan has pleaded not guilty to…

Courts News Ireland report
15 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Erris

Jury might reject matricide accused's evidence as 'bulls**t', prosecutor says

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard closing arguments on Wednesday concerning the death of Angela Canavan, aged fifty-eight, at her home in St John's Terrace, Sligo on May 1st, 2023. The accused, Nigel Canavan, aged thirty-nine, with an address at Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, County Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to her murder. The prosecution submitted that the accused's account of self-defence or…

Courts News Ireland report
14 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Murder accused takes the stand and tells trial he defended himself from attack by mother

A 39-year-old man has testified at the Central Criminal Court that his mother died during a struggle in which he was defending himself from her attack. Nigel Canavan, from Crossmolina, County Mayo, is charged with the murder of Angela Canavan at her home in Sligo on 1 May 2023. He has pleaded not guilty. Mr Canavan told the court his mother attacked him with a knife and struck at him with her hands and feet during a…

Courts News Ireland report
13 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Murder accused told gardai he waited 20 minutes before calling ambulance for mother

A man accused of murdering his mother at her home in County Sligo in May 2023 told gardaí during interviews that he delayed contacting emergency services for approximately 20 minutes after discovering her body. Nigel Canavan, aged 39, of Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, County Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Angela Canavan at St John's Terrace, Sligo on 1 May 2023. The Central Criminal Court trial heard…

Courts News Ireland report
09 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Murder accused's mother had been smothered and strangled, pathologist tells trial

A pathologist has given evidence at the Central Criminal Court regarding the death of a 58-year-old woman from County Sligo in May 2023. State Pathologist Dr SallyAnne Collis told the trial of Nigel Canavan, aged 39 and with an address in Crossmolina, County Mayo, that the deceased died from external asphyxiation caused by suffocation and manual strangulation. Dr Collis outlined injuries consistent with smothering…

Courts News Ireland report
08 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Man accused of murdering mother seemed 'nervous and evasive', garda tells trial

At the Central Criminal Court, a detective told jurors that Nigel Canavan appeared nervous and evasive when questioned hours after his mother's death in Sligo on May 1, 2023. Detective Garda James Conneely met the 39-year-old accused outside Angela Canavan's home on St John's Terrace and later conducted a voluntary interview at Sligo Garda Station. Mr Canavan, with an address in Crossmolina, Co Mayo, denies murder…

Courts News Ireland report
07 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Erris Knock

Murder accused claimed mother 'went a bid mad' and struck herself with knife, ex-partner tells trial

A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that Nigel Canavan told his then-wife his mother "went a bit mad" and struck herself with a knife before her death. Mr Canavan, aged 39, of Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, County Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Angela Canavan at her home in County Sligo on 1 May 2023. The prosecution alleges fatal violence and manual strangulation caused her death. Claire…

Courts News Ireland report
02 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Psychotherapist who had 'glittering career' strangled by son in her own home, State to argue

A trial has commenced at the Central Criminal Court concerning the death of a woman in her Sligo home. The State alleges that Nigel Canavan, aged 39, of Erris Gardens in County Mayo, strangled his mother, Angela Canavan, aged 58, on 1 May 2023. Mr Canavan has pleaded not guilty to murder. The prosecution opening outlined that the deceased had enjoyed a successful career as a psychotherapist before developing severe…

Courts News Ireland report
01 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Jury sworn-in for trial of Sligo man accused of murdering his mother

A jury comprising ten women and two men has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a 39-year-old man from Crossmolina, County Mayo, who denies murdering his mother in Sligo. Nigel Canavan pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering Angela Canavan at an address in St John's Terrace, County Sligo on May 1, 2023. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo presided over the arraignment. The trial is scheduled to…

Courts News Ireland report
30 Apr 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Second WRC hearing grinds to halt after High Court application

The High Court has granted a second stay on Workplace Relations Commission proceedings within a fortnight, following an application by Vincent Maughan of Crossmolina, County Mayo. Mr Maughan, a former retained firefighter with Mayo County Council, claims he was prejudiced by the adjudicating officer and that she should have recused herself from the case. Permission for judicial review was granted, and Mr Justice…

Courts News Ireland report
11 Mar 2025 · Courts News Ireland

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Planning

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Construction of a dwelling house and independent living unit with attached garage with

Daniel and Heather Gibbons is seeking permission construction of a dwelling house and independent living unit with attached garage with effluent treatment system and for all associated site works at Mullenmore North, Crossmolina, Co Mayo. Conditional decision on 11/05/2026.

Daniel and Heather Gibbons
File ref: 2560733 · Mayo County Council
11 May 2026 · Mayo County Council (Planning)

House converted to short-term holiday rental accommodation

Nora Langdon wants to turn a house at 11 Saint Patrick's Avenue in Crossmolina into a short-term rental property. The application is for permission to change the use of the existing dwelling to holiday or tourist accommodation, along with any associated works needed to make that happen.

Nora Langdon
File ref: 2660360 · Mayo County Council
07 May 2026 · Mayo County Council (Planning)

Shed conversion and property subdivision creating two homes from one

A shed behind a house on Erris Road in Crossmolina is being converted into a new home, with the original property also being split into two separate sites. Both houses will share a driveway that accesses the public road through the existing gateway. The plan was approved with conditions in May 2026.

Maria & Aaron Caden
File ref: 2660200 · Mayo County Council
06 May 2026 · Mayo County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Erris

Court Reports

Cases and rulings mentioning Crossmolina from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.

Courts Reporting Scheme 2025-10-24 Courts News Ireland

Man died pushing niece to safety, court hears

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...

Courts Reporting Scheme 2025-07-11 Courts News Ireland

Man Pleads Guilty to Dangerous Driving Causing Death in Ballina

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,...

Central Criminal Court 2025-05-15 Courts News Ireland

Jury to continue deliberating in matricide trial

A jury at the Central Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of Nigel Canavan, aged 39, who denies murdering his mother. The accused, with an address in Crossmolina, County Mayo, is charged with the death of Angela Canavan at her home in County Sligo on...

High Court 2025-03-11 Courts News Ireland

Second WRC hearing grinds to halt after High Court application

The High Court has granted a second stay on Workplace Relations Commission proceedings within a fortnight, following an application by Vincent Maughan of Crossmolina, County Mayo. Mr Maughan, a former retained firefighter with Mayo County Council, claims he was prejudiced by...

High Court 2021-10-11 Courts News Ireland

Irishman caught in child abuse sting will be extradited to US

A 46-year-old man from Crossmolina, County Mayo, has been ordered to be extradited to the United States following a High Court ruling. The man was convicted in 2012 in Georgia after pleading guilty to attempting to entice a child for indecent purposes. He had sent explicit...

High Court 2020-12-16 Courts News Ireland

Irish man wanted in US after child abuse police sting gets bail

A 45-year-old man from Crossmolina, County Mayo, wanted by United States authorities on foot of an arrest warrant, was granted bail by the High Court on 16 December 2020. The man had been arrested by gardaí on 8 December following his identification as a registered sex offender...