A man threw a package of cocaine valued at more than €50,000 into a ditch as he attempted to flee Gardaí following a high-speed chase.

A pair of Brazilian men threw glasses at two other males in separate incidents on the same night.

A Mayo man has been convicted of the defilement of a teenage girl. The five-day trial was heard before a jury at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. The man was 28 when the offending occurred.

A man was found to be in possession of extreme child sexual abuse material after he reported a ‘sextortion’ attempt to Gardaí.

A Ballina man still bears scars following an assault in a housing estate. Stephen Lawrence, aged 23, of Cloonislaun, Ballina, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm.

A Ballina man has been jailed after a cocktail of drugs and alcohol saw him launch an unprovoked attack on two strangers.

A man who left another male with a “foot-long” laceration to his neck has been jailed.

A drug overdose contributed to the death of man who was found collapsed on the street. An inquest into the death of Thomas Cody, aged 52, of Tara Court, Castlebar, took place at Ballina Courthouse.

A coroner has warned of the perils of recreational helium use after the death of a 32-year-old man. Stefan Danicic, of St Gerald's Court, Ballyhaunis, was discovered in his bedroom by his parents on September 13 last.

There were warm tributes to Judge Fiona Lydon during her final day at Ballina District Court last Tuesday.

There was nothing suspicious about the death of a 61-year-old Inishbiggle man who drowned after his car entered a freshwater lake on the island, an inquest has heard.

A 52-year-old man has been jailed for five years for the “brazen” theft of over €6,000 of valuables and cash from US tourists at Enniscrone Golf Club.

The Aurivo dairy co-operative has been fined €350,000 for environmental breaches at a facility in Ballaghaderreen that led to a foul odour engulfing the town, forcing residents indoors.

A man who sent explicit images and messages to people he believed were teenage girls has been jailed.

Animosity between two sisters boiled over into a violent mass brawl on the streets of Ballina.

A man threatened an innocent passerby with a slash hook and crashed a stolen jeep into a HSE-owned vehicle that was carrying a person with serious disabilities.

A man caught with child sexual abuse images claimed he was the victim of blackmail before eventually admitting his guilt.

A man headbutted a former school friend and threatened to kill him with a hammer.

A man who threatened to put his ex-partner’s young children “in a white box" has received a suspended jail sentence.

A Palestinian man who fled the war in Gaza has received a suspended prison sentence after his careless driving caused the death of a Mayo grandmother.

A judge has told a woman caught with more than €40,000 of cannabis that she seems to believe she is “immune” from going to jail.

A man whose reckless driving while under the influence of drugs left a retired Mayo GP with catastrophic and life-altering injuries has been jailed.

A heartbroken family said they will never forgive a man whose careless driving caused the death of a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.

A woman who was found in possession of drugs valued at over €10,000 owed money to dealers higher up the chain, a court has heard.

A sexual predator, described by a judge as “every parent’s worst nightmare”, has been jailed for five years for an assault on a 10-year-old boy.

Two brothers wielded golf clubs during a violent fracas between feuding families. The row broke out in broad daylight outside Supermac’s in Ballinrobe.

A man who “could have played rugby for Ireland” has been jailed for 18 months after he stole a fishing boat and burgled a garage.

A man who is "fed up with being a criminal" asked a district court to give him the maximum prison sentence so he could avail of educational courses while in custody.

A man had his jaw broken in an unprovoked attack outside a Ballina takeaway. Conor Maloney, aged 21, of Oaklawns, Killala Road, Ballina, admitted the assault when he appeared before Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

A golf course owner who struck a Garda with his jeep has received a suspended prison sentence.

A man caught with more than €7,000 of cannabis remains under serious threat from drug dealers, a court was told.

A man was the “author of his own misfortune” when he videoed and shared online an attack on a male who had insulted his mother at her birthday partyJay Wilson, aged 25, of Barr na Farraige, Achill Sound, pleaded guilty to a charge of affray when he ...

A Mayo man found guilty of 17 counts of indecent assault committed more than 50 years ago has been jailed.

A man could have killed his brother when he stabbed him in the chest following a drink and drug-fuelled row. Brian Ward, aged 28, of Church View, Ballinrobe, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm.

Two women have been hailed for their courage after foiling a robber who was armed with a knife.

A Westport mother-of-two who was caught with more than €40,000 worth of cannabis has been told to sell her BMW to pay for drug testing.

A man with a “paedophilic fetish" has been jailed for six years for the abuse of his granddaughters.

A former HSE manager has pleaded guilty to the possession and distribution of “depraved” child sexual abuse images and photographs.

A man who left another male with lacerations to his neck and head has been found guilty of assault causing harm. Eddie Cleary, aged 25, of Headford Road, Galway City, contested the case before a jury at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

A coroner has recommended that anti-roll bars be fitted on quad bikes. Pat O'Connor made the comments at his final sitting of the coroner's court in Swinford last week after hearing evidence in the case of Michael J.

Gardaí found cannabis plants with a street value of more than €400,000 when they raided an old schoolhouse near Claremorris.

A mother described how tears rolled down her face when she discovered her two young daughters were being abused by their grandfather.

A Mayo man who preyed on a 10-year-old boy is “every parent’s worst nightmare”, a court was told.

A Leitrim man who subjected a Mayo woman to a “sinister and disturbing” campaign of harassment has been jailed.

A man with more than 200 previous convictions broke a Garda’s ribs and left him with chronic daily pain following a “savage” assault.

The harrowing details of a road traffic accident that claimed the lives of two young men were recounted at an inquest in Swinford last week.

Two North Mayo brothers who became involved in a land dispute with their neighbours have been bound to the peace for three years.

A man told Gardaí he accidentally discovered over €8,000 worth of cannabis when he stopped at the side of the road to go to the toilet.

An inquest has recorded an open verdict in the case of an Achill Island native who drowned at a popular beauty spot in Castlebar. The hearing into the death of Thomas Weir, aged 67, took place at Swinford Courthouse last week.

A 63-year-old nurse died from extensive injuries sustained in a road traffic accident near Newport last summer.

A supermarket employee died from multiple injuries sustained in a traffic accident on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road in Mayo, an inquest has heard.

A 20-year-old had drugs in his system and was driving a defective vehicle when he struck a cyclist causing life-changing injuries.

A man stripped naked and smeared faeces, blood, and urine all over a Garda station cell.

A Mayo family has laid bare the harrowing and devastating impact of dangerous driving after a retired GP suffered catastrophic and life-altering injuries.

Mayo coroner Pat O’Connor has retired after 38 years in the role. The Swinford native presided over his final Coroner’s Court in his hometown yesterday (Monday).

A Ballina man has been found guilty of possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply. Raymond Langdon Snr of Ferran Terrace, Ballina contested the case at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

A young mother died after falling down the stairs in a holiday home in South Mayo, an inquest has heard.

A man who sexually assaulted a teenage babysitter has been jailed for two years.

A young man who defiled a girl when she was 14 and he was 17 has received a suspended prison sentence. The victim waived her right to anonymity so the accused could be named.

A Swinford couple after a fire that broke out in a bedroom engulfed their entire home.  An inquest into the deaths of Thomas (Tom) and Eileen Mahon, of Deerpark, Swinford, took place in their native town on Monday, October 7 last.

A man with a number of drink driving convictions has been warned he is in the “last chance saloon” when it comes to avoiding a prison sentence.

A case brought against Western Care Association by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has been dismissed.

A fisherman was not wearing a lifejacket when he went overboard at sea and drowned, an inquest has heard.

A prominent Mayo solicitor has decided to step away from the criminal law side of his practice. Ballina-based solicitor Michael Bohan made the announcement that Wednesday’s sitting of Belmullet District Court was to be his last for criminal business.

An inquest has been opened into the death of a Galway man who was killed in a single-vehicle collision near Claremorris.

A coroner has expressed concern at the high number of road deaths in Mayo since the start of this year.

An inquest has been opened into the death of a man who suffered a cardiac event while driving an electronic scooter in Castlebar.

The inquest into the untimely death of Lahardane man Patrick Rowland, who drowned in the Castlebar River after he absconded from Mayo University Hospital in January 2023, was one of the longest to be ever held in Mayo.

An inquest has recorded a verdict of accidental death in the case of an elderly Kiltimagh woman who died in a house fire earlier this year.

An inquest has been opened into the death of a teenager who died in a motorcycle collision near Castlebar last March.

A man could have died after he was attacked by his friend following a drinking session.

A man caught with heroin on the train from Dublin to Ballina has received a suspended jail sentence after the court heard that he was a recovering addict.

A man sent explicit images and messages to three online decoys he believed were young teenage girls.

A farmer has been convicted of animal cruelty after five dogs were found in a malnourished and filthy state on his farm.

A man who viciously assaulted his former partner has been jailed. Patrick Orme, aged 27, of Derrynamuck, Corroy, Ballina, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to three counts of assault causing harm.

A man threatened to put his ex-partner’s young children “in a white box". Patrick Moran, aged 36, of Oak Mill, Balla, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of making threats to kill or cause serious harm.

A man was caught “red-handed” with more than €9,000 worth of cocaine. Darragh Reidy, aged 31, of Rushbrook, Clogher, Westport, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to possessing controlled drugs with intent to supply.

Two men who were “gardeners” in a major cannabis growing operation have been jailed. Vietnamese nationals Hoang Nguyen, aged 34, and Anh Pham, aged 24, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to cultivating cannabis.

A Ballina man viciously attacked another man in a local pub “in a moment of jealous rage”.  Dale Hopkins, aged 28, of St Patrick’s Estate, Ballina, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of assault causing harm.

A chef who was caught dealing drugs has avoided a prison term after the court heard that he had turned his life around.

A man struck his wife in front of Gardaí following a row over his drinking. Patrick Ward, aged 46, of Moy Heights, Ballina, pleaded guilty to the assault when he appeared before Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

A man sold cocaine to fund his drug habit. Mark Keane, aged 26, of Murneen, Claremorris, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to possessing the drug for supply.

An ex-garda with mental health issues threatened to shoot his daughter and burn her house down, a court has heard.

A supermarket manager stole €50,000 from his employer in a “doomed” bid to pay off gambling debts. David Ward, aged 32, of Rhebogue Meadows, Limerick City, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to the theft.

Three people accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting two men during an incident that was “like a horror film” have been jailed.

A golf course owner struck a Garda with his jeep after the officer threatened to seize the vehicle.

A mother-of-two faces the prospect of prison after she was caught with more than €4,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis.

It’s ten years this year since town councils sat for the last time. They were one of the central planks of the then Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan’s local government ‘reforms’.

The word is that sadness is making a comeback. For years we’ve dismissed any display of tears as a sign of weakness or a form of posturing.

A Leitrim man subjected a Mayo woman to a “sinister and disturbing” campaign of harassment.

A cocktail of cocaine and alcohol caused a man to carry out a “vicious” and unprovoked attack on two victims which left one with permanent hearing damage.

A man has been jailed after he was caught with thousands of euro worth of cocaine twice in the space of five days.

A truck driver whose careless driving caused serious injuries to a teenage motorist has avoided a jail sentence.

A Mayo woman who helped to facilitate an internet scam involving a website that offered fake loans has received a suspended prison sentence.

A man with schizophrenia carried out a "senseless" attack on a female garda in a Mayo courtroom.