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McCann & Curran Reality Ltd — The housing estate known as 1-16 Sallygardens Dublin Street Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan. for a new 2.4m high vehicular and pedestrian gate at the entrance to the housing estate off Dublin S...
Jason Brady — Church View Ballyjamesduff Road Virginia, Co. Cavan A82 HW68. for: (1) Renovation and extension of the existing stone-fronted estate cottage, listed under rps re...
Doug and Jenny Benneyworth — The Old School, Drumroragh Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan A82 Y462. for (1) RETENTION of the enclosure of the external hot tub area with new doors and mono pitched and ...
'Remember me is all I ask', a new album from the Leitrim Percy French Society is to be launched on Friday, 1 May 2026 at The Cavan County Museum, Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan. 'Remember me is all I ask', a new album from the Leitrim Percy French Society is to be launched on Friday, 1 May 2026
25 Apr 2026 · Leitrim Observer
By Alison O'Riordan and Brian Kavanagh The text message was ominous. At 5.57pm on the evening of April 22, 2014, Eoin O'Connor typed a message to a family member which read: “have to go to the country, Woodlands in Ballyjamesduff, if anything happens to me." Just a few hours earlier, Eoin and his pa
A takeaway business accused of “violating and exploiting” a migrant worker for two years by putting him to work for up to 73 hours a week has been ordered to pay the man over €154,000 in compensation for multiple employment rights breaches. A Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator found Ch
(Picture: Ruth Lawrence denies murdering Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan Photo: Collins) By Alison O'Riordan Drug dealer Eoin O'Connor, whose body was found on a lake island over ten years ago, had sent a text message on the last day he was seen alive saying, “have to go to country… if anything hap
(Picture: Ruth Lawrence denies the murders of Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O'Connor (32) Photo: Collins) by Alison O'Riordan A witness has told the trial of Ruth Lawrence, who is accused of shooting a drug dealer and working "as a unit" with her boyfriend to kill him and another man, that a fire was
(File Picture: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) A key witness has told a jury that he is "terrified" of double murder accused Ruth Lawrence, who he said carried around "a little black gun" and would put it down the back of her trousers. Ms Lawrence (45), who is originally from Clontarf in Dublin bu
(File Picture: Accused Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) Double murder accused Ruth Lawrence told a key witness that she had shot drug dealer Eoin O'Connor "but it went wrong", so her boyfriend "took over", the Central Criminal Court has heard. Stacey Symes also told the trial today that the accused
(Pictured: Retired Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis. Photo: Collins) A Dublin man, whose decomposing body was found covered in coal sacks and tarpaulin on a lake island over a decade ago, died from two gunshot wounds to the head and neck, a retired pathologist has told the Ruth Lawrence mu
A dog handler has told a woman's double murder trial of the moment his specially trained German Shepherd gave him "an indication" at tarpaulin covered in undergrowth on a lake island where the decomposing bodies of two missing Dublin men would be found. The trial has further heard that an arm "with
(File Picture: Accused Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) The families of two men who went missing before their bodies were found on a lake island over a decade ago have told the trial of the woman accused of their murder about their last contact with the men. The double murder trial heard today that
(File Picture: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) by Alison O'Riordan A Dublin woman shot a drug dealer and worked "as a unit" with her boyfriend to kill him and another man, with their bodies later found "bound in rope, tape and covered in tarpaulin" by fishermen on a lake island over a decade ago,
(File Picture: Ms Ruth Lawrence. Photo: Collins) A 45-year-old Dublin woman will go on trial tomorrow charged with the double murder of two men over a decade ago. Ruth Lawrence, who is originally from Clontarf, is accused of the murder of Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O'Connor (32). Ms Lawrence with
A takeaway boss has been accused of “violating and exploiting” a migrant worker for two years by putting him to work for up to 73 hours a week and docking tens of thousands of euro from his wages to pay off €30,000 in alleged “recruitment fees”, the WRC has heard. Under questioning at the Workplace
Brendan Caffrey is seeking permission for: (A) Retention permission is sought for the placement of a mobile home, in situ for a temporary period while the restoration of an adjoining unhabitable dwelling takes place. (B) Planning permission is sought for installation of a proprietary sewage treatment system together with all ancillary site works at Claddagh, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan, A82P4V9…
Xiu Qin Wu — 15 Lismeen Hills Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan A82 X2T8. for (1) the construction of a single storey pitched roof rear extension to the existing house (2) a ...
Liffey Meats Ltd. — Lands at Oldcastle Road Cloggagh/Kilquilly Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan. for RETENTION planning permission for an existing c. 1.95 km, c. 0.125m diameter wastewater pipeline...
Keith & Amanda Shields — Kilquilly Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan A82 CT86. 1) to demolish a rear utility room extension, 2) to construct 2no extensions to the rear of the sing...
George Tanco — Cormaddyduff Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan. for 1. RETENTION of the existing dwelling; 2. construction of a three-bedroom kitchen/diner extensio...
Rothwell Painters & Decorators Ltd. — Cormeen Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan A82 RK12. for the construction of a single storey pitched roof detached storage building, with a new vehicular...
Brendan Fox — Greene's Pharmacy , Chapel Street Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan. for retention of a first floor extension (measuring 10.8sq.m) to the rear of the existing two storey...
Sebastian & Clem Baysan — Corracarrow Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan A82YC44. for (1) reconfiguration of floor plans of existing dormer detached house (2) a single storey extensi...
Aodhaghan Sheridan and Raminta Ivaskeviciute is seeking permission to erect fully serviced two storey dwelling & part single storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, entrance, sewerage treatment facilities & all ancillary site works at Moher, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan. New Application.
The Reps of the Late Geraldine Smith — Pollafree Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan. for: 1) the reverse handed floor plan and elevations of dwelling house previously granted under plan...
Gavin Clarke — Bogesky Newinns, Ballyjamesduff Co. Cavan. for Retention of: 1) elevation and floor plan alterations to original two storey dwelling to include...
Dean McKeague — No 1 Assan Ballyjamesduff Co Cavan A82HK71. to construct a detached single storey domestic garage adjacent to existing dwelling and all ancillar...
Cases and rulings mentioning Ballyjamesduff from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
At Dublin's Central Criminal Court, a trial has heard evidence concerning the disappearances of Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan, who went missing from Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan on 22 April 2014. Eoin, a 32-year-old drug dealer, sent a cautionary text message that evening...
A Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator has ordered a Cavan takeaway business to pay €154,828 in compensation to a Chinese national for serious employment rights violations sustained over two years. The worker, employed at Lam's Asian Cuisine and Eskimo Pizza in...
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard that drug dealer Eoin O'Connor sent a text message on April 22, 2014, stating "have to go to country… if anything happens to me" before he and Anthony Keegan disappeared. Ruth Lawrence (45), with an address in Co Meath, has pleaded...
A witness at the Central Criminal Court has testified that a fire was burning at a house in Mountnugent, County Meath, the day after two men went missing in April 2014. Vytautis Bitaris told the court he was present at Patricks Cottage on the morning of April 23, 2014, when he...
A key witness has told the Central Criminal Court that he feared Ruth Lawrence, who is accused of murdering two men in April or May 2014. The 45-year-old from Mountnugent in Co Meath has pleaded not guilty to killing Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor. Jason Symes gave evidence...
A witness has told the Central Criminal Court that Ruth Lawrence, the accused in a double murder trial, admitted to shooting drug dealer Eoin O'Connor but said the killing "went wrong" and her boyfriend "took over". Stacey Symes testified that Lawrence said Anthony Keegan died...
A retired Deputy State Pathologist has testified at the Central Criminal Court that a Dublin man whose remains were discovered on an island in Lough Sheelin, County Cavan, died from two gunshot wounds to the head and neck. Dr Michael Curtis conducted a post-mortem examination...
At the Central Criminal Court, a dog handler has testified in the double murder trial of Ruth Lawrence that his specially trained German Shepherd gave an indication at a tarpaulin-covered area on Inchicup Island in Lough Sheelin, where two decomposing bodies were subsequently...
At the Central Criminal Court, families of two men missing since 2014 provided testimony in the murder trial of Ruth Lawrence. The 45-year-old, from Mountnugent in County Meath, has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor, whose remains were...
Ruth Lawrence, a Dublin woman with an address in County Meath, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of two men whose bodies were discovered on Inchicup Island in Lough Sheelin in May 2014. The island straddles the borders of Meath, Westmeath and Cavan. At the opening of the...
A 45-year-old woman with an address in County Meath has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder at the Central Criminal Court. Ruth Lawrence is charged with the murder of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor, alleged to have occurred at an unknown location within the State...
A chef employed at restaurants in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan has lodged multiple employment rights complaints at the Workplace Relations Commission against a businessman and his limited company. The worker, a Chinese national, alleges he was subjected to excessive working...
A migrant chef employed at a takeaway in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, worked up to 73 hours weekly for approximately €25 daily while servicing an illegal recruitment debt of €30,000, the Workplace Relations Commission heard on Tuesday. Xiaofeng Gao, who held a valid employment...
Ruth Lawrence, a 42-year-old Dublin woman extradited from South Africa, will stand trial at the Central Criminal Court on October 7, 2024, on charges of murdering Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor. The bodies of both men were discovered wrapped in plastic on Inchicup Island on...
A serial arsonist whose fire claimed his uncle's life has had his prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal. Daniel Murray, aged 40, of no fixed abode but residing in County Cavan, was originally sentenced to seven-and-a-half years at the Central Criminal Court in...
A man has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for manslaughter following the death of his uncle in a house fire at Derrylurgan, Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan in August 2018. Daniel Murray (40) pleaded guilty to manslaughter and arson intending to endanger life, having...
A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter following the death of his uncle in a house fire at Derrylurgan, Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan in August 2018 appeared before the Central Criminal Court. Daniel Murray (40) admitted setting fire to sheets with a lighter, causing the blaze...
A man from Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, has had his prison sentence increased following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Shane Smith (32) pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an elderly woman at her home in April 2018 after forcibly entering the property early in...
A man from Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, is the subject of a Director of Public Prosecutions appeal against sentence at the Court of Appeal. Shane Smith, aged 32, had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an elderly woman during a break-in at her home on 6 April 2018, and to...
Daniel Murray, aged 39 and of no fixed abode, appeared at the Central Criminal Court on charges relating to a house fire in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan in August 2018. He had been charged with murdering Patrick Oliver Murray in the incident at Derrylurgan. Murray pleaded not...