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Egle Aniulyte pictured at Cork Circuit Criminal court. Pic: Daragh McSweeney/Cork Courts Ltd
West Cork couple found guilty of handling stolen property
by West Cork Times Reporter
A LITHUANIAN national living in West Cork has been jailed for a year and banned from Ireland for five years on his release arising out of an investigation into a spate of burglaries throughout Cork and Kerry where over €90,000 worth of property was stolen.
Cannabis plants like these were discovered. Pic: Wikimedia
Gardaí in Macroom have arrested three men following a drugs seizure at Derreenaling, Ballyvourney.
The discovery was made on the evening of Tuesday, April 23rd when Gardaí from the Cork West Divisional Drugs Unit searched land at Derreenaling and discovered a sophisticated cannabis grow house located underground.
Dunlough Bay. Pic: Google
A CONVICTED drug smuggler’s appeal against his conviction for his part in the Dunlough Bay drugs haul has been refused by the Court of Criminal Appeal.
Fifty three-year-old Perry Wharrie, from Essex in England, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his part in the biggest ever drugs seizure in the history of the state discovered at Dunlough Bay on the Mizen Peninsula in July 2007.
Pic: informatique via Flickr
BUSINESSES from both West Cork and Kerry and set to join forces in the fight against crime with the launch of the first ever cross-county crime prevention group later this month.
Beara Business Watch is made up of concerned businesses from the Cork and Kerry parts of the Beara Peninsula and also involves participants from Kenmare and Glengarriff with the full support of local gardaí based in those towns as well as in Castletownbere.
Cannabis plants like these were discovered. Pic: Wikimedia
A FARMER near Baltimore used cannabis instead of cash to pay construction workers who were building a house for him, it has emerged in court.
John McFadden (57) who is originally from London disclosed his novel bartering system to investigating gardaí after his property, a 50-acre cattle farm at Trafraska, was raided and cannabis plants found on the premises.
Pic: informatique via Flickr
WEST Cork gardaí are warning local businesses to be on alert after a five figure sum was stolen from a safe at a local hotel.
According to gardaí the suspect slipped the lock of the door to enter the room where the safe was contained during normal trading hours.
Lauragh Garda Station
by Stephen Johnson
More than 40 residents of the Beara Peninsula village of Lauragh gathered at the community center on Tuesday night (29th January) to express their concerns about the closing of the local Garda station this week.
Pic: informatique via Flickr
GARDAÍ in Kinsale are seeking the public’s assistance in relation to a serious assault that occurred on Tuesday, January 29th last at approximately 10.30pm at Compass Quay in the town.
A 18-year-old woman sustained injuries as a result of the assault.
Closure – Adrigole Garda Station.
A PUBLIC public meeting was held at the Caha Centre in Adrigole on the Beara Peninsula recently to discuss the closure of Adrigole Garda Station at the end of January.
The meeting was attended by inspector Joe O’Connor, Sergeant Fachtna O’Donovan and Garda Aidan Cremin who is now being transferred to Castletownbere Station.
WEST Cork gardaí are not ruling out the possibility that a single gang may have been responsible for six break-ins and one attempted break-in on a single day across West Cork recently.
Investigating officers are seeking the public’s help to try and identify the culprits behind the raids which took place on Tuesday, January 8th last.
24 hour event from Mizen Head to Malin Head IRISH sporting heroes Marcus Horan and Gerry Duffy turned out to support the Coast to Coast, Mizen to Malin cyclists, as they trained for the big event, which will raise funds for cancer research at The Mercy Hospital Foundation, Cork. The non stop cycle from more »
A NEW service for job-seekers has commenced in Macroom. The job-seekers resource centre is open on Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 10am until 12.30 in the pitch and putt clubhouse, Macroom. The free services are provided by volunteers who have been trained to mentor and support job-seekers through the steps involved.
THE Minister for the Marine, Simon Coveney TD has hailed as a “major breakthrough” a new mandate from EU Fisheries Ministers to enter final negotiations with the European Parliament on a reformed Common Fisheries Policy.
Bantry General Hospital set to benefit under small hospitals’ framework FINE Gael Cork South West has hailed the reorganisation of public hospitals in Ireland as the most significant reform of the healthcare system in the history of the State.
by Brian Moore THE call has gone out to the MacCarthy clan for a very special gathering taking place in Dunmanway later this month. Organised by the Dunmanway Historical Association, with the support of the UCC School of History, the MacCarthys of Cork Cultural and Historical weekend takes place in Dunmanway from Friday more »
David Minihane breaks the traditional bottle of champagne on the bow at the launch of his father Neil`s new boat “Piaras, A Chara”. The boat was named in memory of their old friend Pearse Lyne who drowned in a tragic boating accident last year. Pic: Niall Duffy
The Montana A Cappella Choir rehearsing in the evening sun before their performance at the Allihies Copper Mine Museum, West Cork. Pic: Niall Duffy
THE President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins will pay a special call to Courtmacsherry RNLI lifeboat station during an official visit to the West Cork village. While there he will view an impressive historical exhibition which is running all through the May Bank Holiday weekend.
DURING the May Bank holiday (Weekend May 3rd-6th) there will be a number of organised walks along the route of the Seven Heads Walk. The walkway, originally developed as a millennium project and extended in 2007, is a most outstanding and accessible amenity.
IT was certainly a case of twice as nice for The West Bar, Westport, Co Mayo, as for the second year running they were crowned All-Ireland Chowder Champion at the All-Ireland Chowder Cook-Off which took place in Kinsale on Sunday 21st April. Almost 900 people cast their vote, to choose their champion in the more »
THIS year’s Transition Year Business Projects Awards were announced at a prize-giving ceremony in the Aula Maxima, University College Cork with a team from Maria Immaculata Community College, Dunmanway taking third place overall. The team from Mount St. Michael in Rosscarbery were also awarded special recognition for their efforts. The Transition Year Business more »
BANTRY Blues are delighted to announce the dates for its annual Kellogg's Cul Camp. The camp will take place from Monday the 8th to Fri 12th July at Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry, Co Cork. This … [Read More...]
SKIBB U14s played Barryroe in the league at home last Thursday evening and gave another fine team performance with some very good passages of passing football. Playing into a gale in the … [Read More...]
WEST Cork's Gougane Barra, Beara Peninsula and Kinsale have all made it on to the longlist in The Irish Times competition The Best Place to Holiday in Ireland. They are among 25 holiday … [Read More...]
LABOUR TD for Cork South West, Michael McCarthy, has welcomed the latest tranche of tourism figures from the CSO which show a strong surge in the number of trips to Ireland so far this … [Read More...]
