Nifty250 May 6: Westport man jailed in Dublin; 300 farmers attend CAP meeting; New website for Tuam diocese

Westport man jailed for being passenger in stolen vehicle

A 20-year-old Westport resident who allowed himself to be carried in a stolen vehicle whose other occupants were involved in a shooting incident has been given a two-year jail sentence, with the last 15 months suspended
Stephen Collins of Lodge Road, Westport, who was 16 at the time of the offence, pleaded guilty to allowing himself to be carried in the stolen car on September 27, 2006 at Monasterboice Road in Crumlin, Dublin. The Mitsibushi Lancer car was stolen from outside a house in the Crumlin area the previous day.


Large attendance at Fine Gael public meeting on CAP

The specially convened meeting by Mayo Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony, on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), was attended by over three hundred farmers from around Mayo at the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris.
“We had a very lively question and answer forum where a number of farmers got the opportunity to get answers to their questions about CAP,” he said.


Diocese of Tuam launches new and improved website

The Archdiocese of Tuam has launched a new-look website – and it has also embraced social media in the shape of Facebook and Twitter.
The site – www.tuamarchdiocese.org – carries news from all around the Archdiocese.
“Effective communication is a crucial issue for the Archdiocese, and this is why we have invested in the site, and also in the accompanying social media,” said Fr Fintan Monahan, the diocesan secretary.