Kilnaleck
Co. Cavan • 27 stories • Since 05 Feb 2018 • Latest 17 Aug 2026
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"One of life's victims" jailed for three years for staging housemate's suicide
Woman to be sentenced for staging housemate's suicide
Woman guilty of staging housemate’s suicide
Jury deliberating in staged suicide trial
Planning
Planning conditional: for : (1) for Provision of a 2-storey extension to the office building and the alterations to existi
Planning application received: to revise a previously approved domestic garage under Planning Ref. No. 22234, replacing approved do
Planning application received: to retain extensions to front and rear of semi detached two storey dwelling house out buildings to r
Planning application received: for 1) Change of use of existing detached domestic garage to dwelling, 2) Erection of single storey
Planning conditional: for RETENTION of (1) a single storey extension constructed to the rear of existing single storey dwe
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17 Aug 2026 latest- planningPlanning conditional: for : (1) for Provision of a 2-storey extension to the office building and the...
- planningPlanning application received: to revise a previously approved domestic garage under Planning Ref. No....
- planningPlanning application received: to retain extensions to front and rear of semi detached two storey dwelling...
- planningPlanning application received: for 1) Change of use of existing detached domestic garage to dwelling, 2)...
- planningPlanning conditional: for RETENTION of (1) a single storey extension constructed to the rear of existing...
- planningPlanning conditional: for (1) a single storey prefabricated temporary accommodation unit to rear of existing...
- planningPlanning application received: the erection of a detached garage for domestic use to the rear of existing...
- planningPlanning application received: for a one and a half storey type dwelling house, detached domestic garage...
- planningPlanning refused: for a two storey dwelling with covered link to single storey domestic garage and car port...
- planning12 timber shed buildings approved for animal boarding cattery
- planningNew GAA playing pitch with floodlights and facilities at Kilnaleck
- courtsFormer school principal who avoided jail for €200k theft is jailed after appeal
Crime & Courts
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Former school principal who avoided jail for €200k theft is jailed after appeal
A former principal who stole €204,000 from his school for golf equipment and weekends away, has been sent to jail after his original suspended sentence was deemed too lenient. Finbarr Boyle (39), with an address in Ballybofey, Co Donegal, pleaded guilty to five counts of theft and two counts of forg
Courts News Ireland report
13 May 2019 · Courts News Ireland
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"One of life's victims" jailed for three years for staging housemate's suicide
A mother of one has been sentenced to three years in prison for staging her housemate’s suicide in order to impede the prosecution of the man who strangled her. The judge took into account the fact that the accused was ‘one of life’s victims’ and in an abusive relationship with the killer at the tim
Courts News Ireland report
05 Mar 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Woman to be sentenced for staging housemate's suicide
A mother of one will be sentenced tomorrow for staging her housemate’s suicide in order to impede the prosecution of her boyfriend for strangling her. Her barrister asked for leniency, reminding the judge that she was in an abusive relationship with the killer at the time. The killer himself was nev
Courts News Ireland report
26 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Woman guilty of staging housemate’s suicide
A mother of one has been found guilty of staging her housemate’s suicide in order to impede the prosecution of her boyfriend, a convicted neo-nazi who had strangled her. The neo-nazi killer was never charged because his brain function is limited due to a traumatic injury sustained months later while
Courts News Ireland report
15 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Jury in staged suicide trial told they can return majority verdict
A jury has been given the option of reaching a majority verdict in the trial of a woman, charged with staging the suicide of the woman her boyfriend had strangled in order to impede his prosecution. The Central Criminal Court judge told the jury to consider whether the mushroom picker was under dure
Courts News Ireland report
15 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Woman guilty of staging housemate’s suicide
A woman has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend following the death of a housemate at their residence in Kilnaleck, County Cavan, in June 2014. The 34-year-old accused admitted placing a cord around the neck of the deceased to simulate suicide, but pleaded not guilty to the charge of obstructing justice without reasonable excuse. The court heard that the…
Courts News Ireland report
15 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Jury deliberating in staged suicide trial
The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a mother of one charged with staging the suicide of the woman her boyfriend had strangled in order to impede his prosecution. The Central Criminal Court judge concluded his charge this morning, having told the jury to consider whether the mushroom pick
Courts News Ireland report
14 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Jury asked to consider defences of duress and reasonable excuse
A jury has been told to consider the defences of duress and reasonable excuse in the trial of a mother of one charged with impeding her boyfriend’s apprehension by staging the suicide of the woman he’d strangled. The judge today gave his charge to the Central Criminal Court jury on the sixth day of
Courts News Ireland report
13 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Accused's violent childhood left her with "limited ability" to defy abusive partner, psychiatrist tells trial
A woman charged with impeding her abusive boyfriend’s prosecution by simulating the suicide of the woman he strangled would have found it difficult to defy him; she had been the victim of a violent crime in childhood and feared he would kill her too, a trial has heard. A psychiatrist gave the eviden
Courts News Ireland report
12 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Suspect neo-nazi killer being "spoon fed" after injuries sustained in violent kidnap, trial hears
The suspect in a Cavan murder investigation is currently being spoon fed due to a traumatic brain injury sustained while trying to escape gardaí after violently hijacking a car months later, a jury has heard. The detail of why the suspect has not been charged came to light at the Central Criminal Co
Courts News Ireland report
09 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Woman said she was "in fear for her life" when she simulated housemate's suicide
A mushroom picker told gardaí that she was in fear for her life when she simulated the suicide of her housemate on the orders of her killer. The 34-year-old Latvian woman in on trial at the Central Criminal Court, charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man, knowing or believing h
Courts News Ireland report
08 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Woman accused of simulating housemate's suicide told gardai of row over car loan
A mushroom picker on trial accused of simulating the suicide of her housemate, told gardai that she had agreed to sign for a car loan for the deceased’s boyfriend but had backed out shortly before her death. The 34-year-old Latvian woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court, charged with impedi
Courts News Ireland report
08 Feb 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
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Planning conditional: for : (1) for Provision of a 2-storey extension to the office building and the alterations to existi
Airpacks Ltd — Airpacks Factory Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82 T291. for : (1) for Provision of a 2-storey extension to the office building and the alterations to existi...
Airpacks Ltd
File ref: 2660169 · Cavan County Council
17 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: to revise a previously approved domestic garage under Planning Ref. No. 22234, replacing approved do
Martin McKiernan & Patrice Cahill — Kilderry Kilnaleck Co. Cavan. to revise a previously approved domestic garage under Planning Ref. No. 22234, replacing approved do...
Martin McKiernan & Patrice Cahill
File ref: 2660430 · Cavan County Council
05 Aug 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: to retain extensions to front and rear of semi detached two storey dwelling house out buildings to r
Noel Leddy — 8 New Houses Kilnaleck Co Cavan. to retain extensions to front and rear of semi detached two storey dwelling house out buildings to r...
Noel Leddy
File ref: 2631 · Cavan County Council
31 Jul 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: for 1) Change of use of existing detached domestic garage to dwelling, 2) Erection of single storey
Gareth Henry & Clare O'Reilly — Kill Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82 E0Y8. for 1) Change of use of existing detached domestic garage to dwelling, 2) Erection of single storey ...
Gareth Henry & Clare O'Reilly
File ref: 2660417 · Cavan County Council
29 Jul 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: for RETENTION of (1) a single storey extension constructed to the rear of existing single storey dwe
Colin & Susanne Gordon — Tullyboy Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82VX24. for RETENTION of (1) a single storey extension constructed to the rear of existing single storey dwe...
Colin & Susanne Gordon
File ref: 2660321 · Cavan County Council
28 Jul 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: for (1) a single storey prefabricated temporary accommodation unit to rear of existing childcare fac
Ballymachugh Childcare Group Ltd — Omard Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82YT50. for (1) a single storey prefabricated temporary accommodation unit to rear of existing childcare fac...
Ballymachugh Childcare Group Ltd
File ref: 2660304 · Cavan County Council
24 Jul 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: the erection of a detached garage for domestic use to the rear of existing dwellinghouse
Paul and Tanea Sheils — Omard Kilnaleck Co. Cavan A82 YV1X. the erection of a detached garage for domestic use to the rear of existing dwellinghouse...
Paul and Tanea Sheils
File ref: 2660325 · Cavan County Council
10 Jun 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: for a one and a half storey type dwelling house, detached domestic garage with covered carport adjoi
Aaron & Vanessa Galligan — Drumbarry Kilnaleck Co. Cavan. for a one and a half storey type dwelling house, detached domestic garage with covered carport adjoi...
Aaron & Vanessa Galligan
File ref: 2660299 · Cavan County Council
30 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Planning refused: for a two storey dwelling with covered link to single storey domestic garage and car port new entran
Mark & Sarah Galligan — Mullacastle Kilnaleck Co Cavan. for a two storey dwelling with covered link to single storey domestic garage and car port new entran...
Mark & Sarah Galligan
File ref: 2660156 · Cavan County Council
27 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
12 timber shed buildings approved for animal boarding cattery
Priderock Boarding Cattery has been given the go-ahead to keep 12 timber shed buildings at their site in Kilnaleck. Each single-storey shed has a metal fenced outdoor area and is used to house animals as part of the boarding business.
Priderock Boarding Cattery
File ref: 2560555 · Cavan County Council
11 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
New GAA playing pitch with floodlights and facilities at Kilnaleck
Crosserlough GAA has been given the green light to build a new playing pitch at Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park in Kilnaleck, complete with floodlights, dugouts, goalposts and retaining walls. The project involves levelling the site, adding vehicle access, and installing fencing and associated facilities.
Crosserlough GAA
File ref: 2560683 · Cavan County Council
08 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Kilnaleck from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Former school principal who avoided jail for €200k theft is jailed after appeal
A former school principal from Ballybofey, County Donegal, has been sent to prison following a Court of Appeal ruling that his original suspended sentence was unduly lenient. Finbarr Boyle, aged 39, pleaded guilty to five counts of theft and two counts of forgery relating to...
"One of life's victims" jailed for three years for staging housemate's suicide
A 34-year-old woman has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for impeding the apprehension or prosecution of her housemate's killer. Egita Jaunmaize, of no fixed abode, was convicted of placing a cord around the neck of Antra Ozolina, a...
Woman to be sentenced for staging housemate's suicide
A woman has been convicted of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend for murder by staging her housemate's death as suicide. The 34-year-old defendant, Egita Jaunmaize, was found guilty by majority verdict at the Central Criminal Court of assisting an offender following the...
Woman guilty of staging housemate’s suicide
A woman has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend following the death of a housemate at their residence in Kilnaleck, County Cavan, in June 2014. The 34-year-old accused admitted placing a cord around the neck of the...
Jury in staged suicide trial told they can return majority verdict
At the Central Criminal Court, a jury has been instructed that they may return a majority verdict in the trial of a woman charged with impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend for murder. The 34-year-old defendant is accused of staging the death of her 49-year-old housemate,...
Jury deliberating in staged suicide trial
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has begun deliberating in the trial of a 34-year-old Latvian woman charged with impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend in connection with a death at Kilnaleck, County Cavan. The accused is charged with obstructing the apprehension or...
Jury asked to consider defences of duress and reasonable excuse
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has been instructed to consider defences of duress and reasonable excuse in the trial of a 34-year-old woman charged with impeding the apprehension of her boyfriend in connection with a death in Kilnaleck, County Cavan. The accused is...
Accused's violent childhood left her with "limited ability" to defy abusive partner, psychiatrist tells trial
A trial at the Central Criminal Court heard evidence that a 34-year-old woman accused of impeding the prosecution of her partner in connection with a death would have had limited capacity to resist his control due to childhood trauma. A consultant forensic psychiatrist...
Suspect neo-nazi killer being "spoon fed" after injuries sustained in violent kidnap, trial hears
A 34-year-old Latvian woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the prosecution of a man suspected of murdering Antra Ozolina, a 49-year-old woman found dead at their shared home in Kilnaleck, County Cavan in June 2014. The accused is alleged to have...
Woman said she was "in fear for her life" when she simulated housemate's suicide
A 34-year-old Latvian woman is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with the death of Antra Ozolina. The accused, Egita Jaunmaize, is alleged to have placed a cord around Ms Ozolina's neck to...
Woman accused of simulating housemate's suicide told gardai of row over car loan
A 34-year-old woman from Latvia is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with the death of her housemate. The accused is alleged to have placed a cord around the neck of Antra Ozolina to simulate...
Victim's daughter tells simulated suicide trial that mother was "happy person"
A daughter testified at the Central Criminal Court that her mother, a 49-year-old Latvian woman, was a contented and healthy person with no medical ailments. The trial concerns Egita Jaunmaize, aged 34, of no fixed abode, who has pleaded not guilty to impeding the apprehension...
Woman accused of simulating housemate's suicide was "acting strangely", trial told
A 34-year-old Latvian woman has pleaded not guilty to impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with a death in Co Cavan. The trial at the Central Criminal Court heard that Egita Jaunmaize is accused of placing a blue cord around the neck of Antra Ozolina...
Woman faked housemate's suicide out of "fear", jury to hear
A 34-year-old Latvian woman has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a person in connection with a death in Kilnaleck, Co Cavan, in June 2014. Egita Jaunmaize is accused of placing a cord around the neck of her...
Woman to go on trial charged with simulating suicide of homicide victim
A 34-year-old woman is set to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with impeding the apprehension or prosecution of a man in connection with a death in Co. Cavan nearly four years ago. The accused is alleged to have placed a cord around the neck of a deceased...
Pearse McAuley has jail sentence increased for "horrifying" attack on wife
A man from Ballyconnell, County Cavan, has had his prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a review by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Pearse McAuley, aged 50, pleaded guilty to serious assault and false imprisonment of his estranged wife at their former...
DPP to appeal Pearse McAuley's 12-year sentence for attacking estranged wife
The Director of Public Prosecutions will argue before the Court of Appeal in November that a 12-year prison sentence imposed on a man for attacking his estranged wife was "unduly lenient". Pearse McAuley, aged 50 and resident in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, pleaded guilty to serious...
Balbriggan District Court round-up
Seven cases were heard at Balbriggan District Court. A 23-year-old man from Skerries pleaded guilty to hit-and-run offences following a rear-end collision on Selsekar Road in September 2013. Judge Dermot Dempsey convicted and fined him €400 for the collision offences and €100...