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  1. planningFor 1) Demolition of existing agricultural shed 2)Construction of single-story grannyCavan
  2. planningTo erect a two storey dwelling erect domestic garage construct new entrance constructCavan
  3. planningPlanning conditional: of fuel sales from existing office structure, various freestanding and wall...Cavan
  4. planningPlanning conditional: to erect fully serviced two storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, entrance,...Cavan
  5. planningPlanning conditional: to construct 2 No. semi-detached 2-storey dwellings, upgrade existing driveway,...Bailieborough
  6. newsCavan and Monaghan Company Wins National Innovation AwardCavan
  7. planningPlanning conditional: to demolish existing extension to rear of bungalow, erect single storey front...Ballyconnell
  8. planningPlanning application received: to demolish the existing derelict dwelling and barn and the construction...Cavan
  9. politicsCathy Bennett TD asked the Minister for Social: Child PovertyCavan
  10. planningFor the construction of a bungalow type dwellingBailieborough
  11. planningPlanning conditional: for : 1) Extension to existing clubhouse building constructed under planning ref...Cavan
  12. planningPlanning conditional: to demolish existing derelict prefabricated dwelling and to construct a new...Belturbet

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02 Jun

'A shocking, shocking tragedy': man must first serve six-year term for trying to murder father before starting life sentence for murdering m

(Pictured: Sentencing judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt. Photo: Collins) A Cavan man must serve a six-year prison sentence for trying to murder his father before beginning a life sentence for murdering his mother in...

Summary on localnews.ie19 May

'We never expected him to be grateful. But we never expected murder': man apologies to family for murdering mother and trying to murder fath

A man has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father in an attack at their family home in Ballyconnell, County Cavan on 11 January 2025. The...

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No jail for passenger who sexually assaulted Ryanair cabin crew member

A 31-year-old man from Killeshandra, County Cavan, has received a fully suspended two-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for sexually assaulting a Ryanair cabin crew member during a flight to...

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Former accountant went on 'nationwide tour' with bank card stolen from hospital patient

A former accountant pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to theft and deception offences committed over six weeks in early 2025. Michelle Dillon, aged 59 and homeless, stole a bank card and medical...

Summary on localnews.ie27 Apr

Man admits to murdering mother, attempted murder of father

A 32-year-old man from Ballyconnell, County Cavan, has pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder before the Central Criminal Court. Danny Heyneman admitted to the murder of Annie Heyneman at a family home...

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Towns in Co. Cavan

Bailieborough

Planning conditional: to construct 2 No. semi-detached 2-storey dwellings, upgrade existing driveway, car parking, make

41 stories

Ballyconnell

Planning conditional: to demolish existing extension to rear of bungalow, erect single storey front Porch and single sto

37 stories

Virginia

Maximum awards to Zimbabwean care workers left in poverty when promised jobs fell through

25 stories

Kingscourt

Planning application received: for a 10-year planning permission for works to upgrade the Kingscourt Wastewater Treatmen

24 stories

Belturbet

Planning conditional: to demolish existing derelict prefabricated dwelling and to construct a new single storey dwelling

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Arva

Supreme Court won't hear challenge to extradition over 1979 IRA murder allegation

7 stories

Butler's Bridge

Planning conditional: for the erection of a part two storey/part single storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, new s

3 stories