Ballyhaise
Co. Cavan • 10 stories • Since 01 Jun 2018 • Latest 28 Aug 2026
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Former solider has jail time cut for abusing girls
Bus driver jailed for 15 years for rape of stepdaughter and abuse of children
Planning
Planning application received: to 1) Demolish existing single storey front porch and erect part single / part two storey extension
Planning new application: 2660464
St. Mary’s National School, Townparks, Ballyhaise H12 F825 to install an Astro Turf Pitch, perimeter fencing and flood lighting at St. Mary’s National School, ...
Planning application received: to install an Astro Turf Pitch, perimeter fencing and flood lighting at St. Mary’s National School,
Planning application received: to retain existing detached dormer domestic garage on bungalow site, known as ‘Woodbine Cottage’
Planning application received: for the demolition of part of existing public house to form new site entrance, demolition of existin
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28 Aug 2026 latest- planningPlanning application received: to 1) Demolish existing single storey front porch and erect part single /...
- planningPlanning application received: to install an Astro Turf Pitch, perimeter fencing and flood lighting at St....
- planningPlanning application received: to retain existing detached dormer domestic garage on bungalow site, known as...
- planningPlanning application received: for the demolition of part of existing public house to form new site...
- planningTo erect fully serviced dormer style dwelling
- communityLisa O’Neill
- planningPlanning conditional: for the demolition of three existing purpose-built student accommodation blocks (total...
- planningPlanning application received: to convert attic space to habitable accommodation with internal alterations,...
- courtsFormer solider has jail time cut for abusing girls
- courtsBus driver jailed for 15 years for rape of stepdaughter and abuse of children
Crime & Courts
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Former solider has jail time cut for abusing girls
A former soldier jailed for sexually abusing three young girls, including his stepdaughter, over the course of a decade, has had the final 12 months of his 15-year prison sentence suspended following a successful appeal. Shane Costello (50), with an address at Hillview, Ballyhaise, Co Cavan, was fou
Courts News Ireland report
25 Feb 2020 · Courts News Ireland
Bus driver jailed for 15 years for rape of stepdaughter and abuse of children
A Cavan bus driver has been jailed for 15 years for sexually abusing three children, including his stepdaughter. Former soldier Shane Costello (49), with an address at Hillview, Ballyhaise, Cavan, was convicted after a trial last March of rape, oral rape and attempted oral rape of his teenage stepda
Courts News Ireland report
01 Jun 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
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Planning application received: to 1) Demolish existing single storey front porch and erect part single / part two storey extension
Stephen & Denise O'Neill — Cullentra Ballyhaise Co.Cavan H12X446. to 1) Demolish existing single storey front porch and erect part single / part two storey extension ...
Stephen & Denise O'Neill
File ref: 2660489 · Cavan County Council
28 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: to install an Astro Turf Pitch, perimeter fencing and flood lighting at St. Mary’s National School,
St Mary's National School Board of Management — St. Mary’s National School, Townparks, Ballyhaise H12 F825. to install an Astro Turf Pitch, perimeter fencing and flood lighting at St. Mary’s National School, ...
St Mary's National School Board of Management
File ref: 2660464 · Cavan County Council
20 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: to retain existing detached dormer domestic garage on bungalow site, known as ‘Woodbine Cottage’
Steven O’Connor — Oakwood Lane Ballyhaise Co. Cavan H12 W291. to retain existing detached dormer domestic garage on bungalow site, known as ‘Woodbine Cottage’...
Steven O’Connor
File ref: 2660447 · Cavan County Council
12 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: for the demolition of part of existing public house to form new site entrance, demolition of existin
Long Garden Developments Ltd. — Townparks Ballyhaise Co. Cavan. for the demolition of part of existing public house to form new site entrance, demolition of existin...
Long Garden Developments Ltd.
File ref: 2660435 · Cavan County Council
07 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
To erect fully serviced dormer style dwelling
Aiden and Eileen Watters is seeking permission to erect fully serviced dormer style dwelling, detached domestic garage, partial demolition of existing boundary wall and form site entrance, connect to services and all ancillary siteworks at Cavan Road, Townparks, Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan, H12 HF97. New Application.
Aiden and Eileen Watters
File ref: 2660234 · Cavan County Council
04 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: for the demolition of three existing purpose-built student accommodation blocks (total floor area ap
Teagasc The Agriculture and Food Development Authority — Ballyhaise Agricultural College Drumcrow Ballyhaise H12 E392. for the demolition of three existing purpose-built student accommodation blocks (total floor area ap...
Teagasc The Agriculture and Food Development Authority
File ref: 2560674 · Cavan County Council
30 Jun 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: to convert attic space to habitable accommodation with internal alterations, provision of roof light
Carol Humphreys & Sean Ward — Drumcalpin (Upper Loughtee), Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan. H12 FP89. to convert attic space to habitable accommodation with internal alterations, provision of roof light...
Carol Humphreys & Sean Ward
File ref: 2660300 · Cavan County Council
02 Jun 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Community
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Lisa O’Neill
“I grew up among the Drumlins where the Annalee River runs through a village called Ballyhaise in County Cavan. Over the decades I’ve toured a lot of this country but not yet every county. One of my influences, Margaret Barry, said she toured the thirty-two counties thirty-two times, up and down, over and back, villages,… The post Lisa O’Neill appeared first on Visit Armagh .
25 Jul 2026 · Visit Armagh eventsAlso covered in: Armagh Banbridge
Court Reports
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Former solider has jail time cut for abusing girls
A former soldier from Ballyhaise, County Cavan, has had the final year of his 15-year prison sentence suspended by the Court of Appeal. Shane Costello, aged 50, was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting three young girls over a decade, including his stepdaughter, who was...
Bus driver jailed for 15 years for rape of stepdaughter and abuse of children
A Cavan bus driver has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison following conviction for the sexual abuse of three children at the Central Criminal Court. Shane Costello, aged 49, from Hillview, Ballyhaise, was found guilty after trial in March of rape, oral rape and attempted...