Ballinagh
Co. Cavan • 119 stories • Since 08 Sep 2017 • Latest 18 Aug 2026
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News
Kevin Lunney kidnappers lose conviction appeals
Kevin Lunney kidnapper claims Special Criminal Court conviction unconstitutional
State urges court to uphold gang's conviction for kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunney
Career criminal Harte must pay costs of Lunney abduction appeal
Planning
Planning application received: to (1) Refurbish existing single storey derelict dwelling, (2) Erect part single storey / part dorme
Planning conditional: for construction of a two-storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system, a
Planning application received: for • Retention of 2 no. domestic stores • Retention of 2 no. buildings in adjoining agricultural ya
Planning application received: for the development of 3no. fully serviced two storey detached dwellings, form entrances, connection
Planning conditional: for the construction of storey & a half style extension to the rear of existing dwelling, alteration
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18 Aug 2026 latest- planningPlanning application received: to (1) Refurbish existing single storey derelict dwelling, (2) Erect part...
- planningPlanning conditional: for construction of a two-storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, a wastewater...
- planningPlanning application received: for • Retention of 2 no. domestic stores • Retention of 2 no. buildings in...
- planningPlanning application received: for the development of 3no. fully serviced two storey detached dwellings,...
- planningPlanning conditional: for the construction of storey & a half style extension to the rear of existing...
- planningPlanning conditional: of Alterations to previously granted Planning Ref. No. 643257 including Revised...
- courts'Wouldn’t be out of place in a Tarantino movie': Lunney kidnappers challenge sentences for 'animalistic'...
- planningPlanning conditional: for the construction of a single storey bungalow style dwelling and Single storey...
- planningNew agricultural shed with slurry tank and calf housing
- planningPlanning conditional: for development works consisting of the following: Alterations to the existing...
- planningPlanning application received: to retain and continue alterations to existing church grounds for the...
- planningHealthcare unit and retail shops replaced with 8 apartments in four-storey block
Crime & Courts
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'Wouldn’t be out of place in a Tarantino movie': Lunney kidnappers challenge sentences for 'animalistic' torture and abduction
(File Picture: Darren Redmond (L) & Alan Harte (R). Photo: Collins) Three men who abducted Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney, subjected him to “animalistic” levels of “protracted torture” and carved the letters QIH into his chest in an act of “lawlessness incarnate” have argued their s
Courts News Ireland report
30 Jun 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Kevin Lunney kidnappers lose conviction appeals
(Pictured: Darren Redmond (L) Alan Harte (R). Photo: Collins) by Fiona Magennis Three men jailed for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have failed in a bid to have their convictions overturned at the Court of Appeal. Alan Harte (44), of Island Quay Apartments,
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13 Jan 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Kevin Lunney kidnapper claims Special Criminal Court conviction unconstitutional
Pictured: Alan Harte (43) is serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnap and torture of businessman Kevin Lunney (Photo: Collins) by Ryan Dunne One of the men jailed for the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has argued against the constitutionality of his convic
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28 Jul 2025 · Courts News Ireland
State urges court to uphold gang's conviction for kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunney
(Pictured: Darren Redmond (L) Alan Harte (R). Photo: Collins) Lawyers for the State have urged the Court of Appeal to uphold the convictions of three men jailed for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney, arguing that the case against the men was “sound” and drew o
Courts News Ireland report
11 Mar 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Career criminal Harte must pay costs of Lunney abduction appeal
(File Picture: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) Career criminal Alan Harte, who is serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney, will have to pay the State’s costs in his failed appeal relating to the State’s decision to try him in the non-jury
Courts News Ireland report
04 Feb 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Career Criminal who kidnapped and tortured Kevin Lunney fails in 'moot' appeal over non-jury trial
(Pictured: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) A career criminal serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has lost his appeal against a refusal to grant him more time to seek a review of the State’s decision to try him in the non-jury Special C
Courts News Ireland report
20 Jan 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Kevin Lunney kidnap appeal fails to finish in three days
Three men who are bidding to overturn their convictions for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have had their cases adjourned for three months, following three days of legal submissions before the Court of Appeal. Barristers for Alan Harte (43), Alan O’Brien (4
Courts News Ireland report
18 Dec 2024 · Courts News Ireland
DNA evidence from van that went up in flames should not have been allowed at Lunney trial, appeal told
Lawyers for three men jailed for the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have argued that key DNA evidence from a van that was used as a “team bus” by the offenders and was destroyed by fire while in garda custody should not have been admissible at their trial.
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17 Dec 2024 · Courts News Ireland
Three men appeal convictions for kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunney
(File Picture: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) Three men jailed for the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have appealed their convictions, arguing that phone records used in their trial were an invasion of privacy. Barristers for Alan Harte (43), Alan O’Brien (43)
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16 Dec 2024 · Courts News Ireland
Career Criminal who kidnapped and tortured Kevin Lunney argues he should have been given more time to taking losing case
(File Picture: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) A career criminal serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has appealed a refusal to grant him more time to seek a review of the State’s decision to try him in the non-jury Special Criminal Cou
Courts News Ireland report
07 Nov 2024 · Courts News Ireland
Lunney abductor Harte claims conviction and 30-year sentence should be set aside
(Pictured: Alan Harte. Photo: Collins) The High Court has reserved its decision in a challenge brought by Alan Harte, the career criminal who kidnapped and tortured Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney, aimed at setting aside both his conviction and 30-year prison sentence. In his action,
Courts News Ireland report
16 Mar 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Man jailed for perverting investigation into dissident murder says he was unlawfully detained
A man convicted of perverting the course of justice over the murder of a dissident Republican in 2013 has appealed his conviction after serving an 18-month sentence. Raymond Kennedy had arranged to meet dissident republican Peter Butterly at the scene of his "execution-type" murder and was jailed fo
Courts News Ireland report
04 Nov 2022 · Courts News Ireland
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Planning
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Planning application received: to (1) Refurbish existing single storey derelict dwelling, (2) Erect part single storey / part dorme
Katie Mai Hogan — Drumcrow Ballinagh Co. Cavan. to (1) Refurbish existing single storey derelict dwelling, (2) Erect part single storey / part dorme...
Katie Mai Hogan
File ref: 2660456 · Cavan County Council
18 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: for construction of a two-storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system, a
Niall Sheridan & Arlene Ellis — Leam and Mullyamly Ballinagh Co. Cavan. for construction of a two-storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, a wastewater treatment system, a...
Niall Sheridan & Arlene Ellis
File ref: 2660277 · Cavan County Council
13 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: for • Retention of 2 no. domestic stores • Retention of 2 no. buildings in adjoining agricultural ya
Raymond & Emma O'Reilly — Drumbrade Ballinagh Co. Cavan H12 HT73. for • Retention of 2 no. domestic stores • Retention of 2 no. buildings in adjoining agricultural ya...
Raymond & Emma O'Reilly
File ref: 2660402 · Cavan County Council
22 Jul 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: for the development of 3no. fully serviced two storey detached dwellings, form entrances, connection
Sean McKiernan — Fort View Bellananagh (Ballinagh) Co. Cavan. for the development of 3no. fully serviced two storey detached dwellings, form entrances, connection...
Sean McKiernan
File ref: 2660399 · Cavan County Council
20 Jul 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: for the construction of storey & a half style extension to the rear of existing dwelling, alteration
Philip & Elaine McGauran — Garrymore Ballinagh Co. Cavan H12 A257. for the construction of storey & a half style extension to the rear of existing dwelling, alteration...
Philip & Elaine McGauran
File ref: 2560644 · Cavan County Council
10 Jul 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: of Alterations to previously granted Planning Ref. No. 643257 including Revised dwelling location, r
Olive McGovern — Shannow, Ballinagh, Co. Cavan H12 VH90. of Alterations to previously granted Planning Ref. No. 643257 including Revised dwelling location, r...
Olive McGovern
File ref: 2560737 · Cavan County Council
10 Jul 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: for the construction of a single storey bungalow style dwelling and Single storey Domestic Garage wi
Margaret Galligan & Kieran Daly — Kilnacreevy Ballinagh Co . Cavan. for the construction of a single storey bungalow style dwelling and Single storey Domestic Garage wi...
Margaret Galligan & Kieran Daly
File ref: 2660140 · Cavan County Council
24 Jun 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
New agricultural shed with slurry tank and calf housing
Trevor Crowe is seeking permission to build an agricultural shed at Cormeen in Ballinagh that will include a slatted area for livestock, an underneath slurry holding tank, and a calf creep area. The project also includes associated site works to support the farming operation.
Trevor Crowe
File ref: 2611 · Cavan County Council
12 Jun 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: for development works consisting of the following: Alterations to the existing dwelling, to include
Anthony and Sheena Corr — Legaginny Ballinagh Co. Cavan H12 W259. for development works consisting of the following: Alterations to the existing dwelling, to include...
Anthony and Sheena Corr
File ref: 2660049 · Cavan County Council
03 Jun 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: to retain and continue alterations to existing church grounds for the purposes of forming new vehicu
Fr. Gabriel Kelly — Pottahee Ballinagh Co. Cavan H12AE95. to retain and continue alterations to existing church grounds for the purposes of forming new vehicu...
Fr. Gabriel Kelly
File ref: 2617 · Cavan County Council
22 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Healthcare unit and retail shops replaced with 8 apartments in four-storey block
Philip Bernadette Kiernan has got the go-ahead to change plans for a building at Riverside Business Park in Ballinagh. Instead of a healthcare unit and two shops on the ground floor, there will now be 8 apartments, bringing the total to 29 apartments (12 one-beds and 17 two-beds) across four floors. The layout, parking, and bin stores have also been rearranged.
Philip & Bernadette Kiernan
File ref: 2560483 · Cavan County Council
05 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Ballinagh from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
'Wouldn’t be out of place in a Tarantino movie': Lunney kidnappers challenge sentences for 'animalistic' torture and abduction
(File Picture: Darren Redmond (L) & Alan Harte (R). Photo: Collins) Three men who abducted Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney, subjected him to “animalistic” levels of “protracted torture” and carved the letters QIH into his chest in an act of “lawlessness...
Kevin Lunney kidnappers lose conviction appeals
Three men convicted of the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have had their conviction appeals dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Alan Harte, Alan O'Brien, and Darren Redmond, all from East Wall, Dublin, were found guilty by the Special...
Kevin Lunney kidnapper claims Special Criminal Court conviction unconstitutional
Alan Harte, aged 43, is serving a 30-year sentence imposed by the Special Criminal Court for the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney at a yard in Ballinagh, County Cavan in September 2019. At the Court of Appeal, Harte's legal team argued...
State urges court to uphold gang's conviction for kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunney
The Court of Appeal heard submissions on whether to uphold convictions against three men jailed for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney. Sean Guerin SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, argued that the case rested on sound...
Career criminal Harte must pay costs of Lunney abduction appeal
Alan Harte, who is serving a 30-year sentence for the false imprisonment and assault of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney in County Cavan in September 2019, has been ordered to pay the State's costs following the dismissal of his appeal at the Court of Appeal....
Career Criminal who kidnapped and tortured Kevin Lunney fails in 'moot' appeal over non-jury trial
A man serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnapping and torture of a Quinn Industrial Holdings director has failed in his Court of Appeal challenge against a refusal to extend time for seeking judicial review of his non-jury trial. Alan Harte was convicted in the Special...
Kevin Lunney kidnap appeal fails to finish in three days
Three men convicted of the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have had their appeal adjourned for three months by the Court of Appeal. Alan Harte (43), Alan O'Brien (43) and Darren Redmond (30), all from East Wall, Dublin, sought to overturn...
DNA evidence from van that went up in flames should not have been allowed at Lunney trial, appeal told
Three men convicted of the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have appealed their sentences at the Court of Appeal, arguing that crucial DNA evidence from a Renault Kangoo van should not have been admitted at trial. Alan Harte, Alan...
Three men appeal convictions for kidnap and torture of Kevin Lunney
Three men convicted of the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have appealed their convictions at the Court of Appeal. Alan Harte (43), Alan O'Brien (43), and Darren Redmond (30), all from East Wall, Dublin, were sentenced in December 2022...
Career Criminal who kidnapped and tortured Kevin Lunney argues he should have been given more time to taking losing case
A 43-year-old man serving a 30-year sentence for the kidnap and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, County Cavan in September 2019 has appealed a High Court refusal to extend time for him to challenge his trial in the non-jury...
Lunney abductor Harte claims conviction and 30-year sentence should be set aside
The High Court has reserved its decision on a constitutional challenge brought by Alan Harte, who seeks to overturn his conviction and 30-year sentence imposed by the Special Criminal Court in 2021. Harte was sentenced for the serious harm and false imprisonment of Quinn...
Man jailed for perverting investigation into dissident murder says he was unlawfully detained
A man convicted of perverting the course of justice in connection with a 2013 dissident Republican murder has appealed his conviction at the Court of Appeal. Raymond Kennedy was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment in May 2022 after the Special Criminal Court found him...
Application by Lunney abductor Harte must be on notice to DPP
The High Court has directed that an application by Alan Harte, who was convicted of kidnapping and torturing Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney, must be served on the Director of Public Prosecutions. Harte, aged 41, was sentenced to thirty years imprisonment by the...
Lunney abductor claims verdict at Special Criminal Court breached his rights
A man convicted at the Special Criminal Court of kidnapping and assaulting a Quinn Industrial Holdings director has launched a High Court challenge against his conviction and 30-year sentence. Alan Harte claims that Section 40 of the 1939 Offences Against the State Act breaches...
Ban on naming criminal who kidnapped and tortured Kevin Lunney is lifted
The High Court has lifted a gagging order that prevented the media from naming Alan Harte, a 40-year-old man convicted of kidnapping and torturing Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings. Harte was previously identified only as "YZ" in media reporting. On 17...
'No reason' why ban on naming Kevin Lunney attacker should remain, State tells court
The State has argued to the Court of Appeal that an anonymity order protecting a man convicted in the Kevin Lunney case should be lifted without further delay. The individual, identified as YZ in proceedings, received a 30-year sentence in December for his role in the...
Lunney kidnappers get combined 70 years
Three men have been sentenced following their conviction for the abduction and assault of Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, County Cavan on 17 September 2019. At the Special Criminal Court, a man identified as YZ received 30 years...
Media remain gagged from naming criminal who inflicted serious injuries on Kevin Lunney
The High Court has extended an anonymity order protecting the identity of a man convicted of inflicting serious injuries on businessman Kevin Lunney during a kidnapping in County Cavan in September 2019. Mr Justice Charles Meenan granted a temporary extension of the order until...
High Court application to keep criminal who seriously injured Kevin Lunney anonymous
An application to maintain the anonymity of a man convicted of serious offences against businessman Kevin Lunney came before the High Court on Thursday. The man, referred to as YZ, was convicted earlier this year alongside two co-accused of false imprisonment and intentionally...
Kevin Lunney attacker remains anonymous after deadline extended
The Special Criminal Court has extended an order protecting the identity of a man convicted of inflicting the most severe injuries on businessman Kevin Lunney during a 2019 kidnapping in Cavan. The anonymity order, which was due to expire on 13 December, has been extended until...