Carrigallen
Co. Leitrim • 34 stories • Since 28 Feb 2014 • Latest 04 Aug 2026
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News
Green light for upgrade works at popular Leitrim community centre
Five actresses bring 1960s comedy to Corn Mill
Court upholds rapist's eight-year sentence
"Trusted IRA member" jailed in connection with murder of NI prison officer
Planning
Planning application received: TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (NORTHWEST ELEVATION) ONTO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND A
Planning application received: As-built previously Approved bungalow dwelling and detached garage (previously approved under planni
Planning application received: TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (NORTHWEST ELEVATION) ONTO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND A
Retaining new entrance, dining extension and home office at rural house
Notices
Leitrim Diaspora Strategy Launched at Margaret's Cottage, Carrigallen
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04 Aug 2026 latest- councilLeitrim Diaspora Strategy Launched at Margaret's Cottage, Carrigallen
- deathsDeath notice: John Kennedy (Carrigallen)
- planningPlanning application received: TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (NORTHWEST ELEVATION) ONTO...
- deathsDeath notice: Colin Patterson (Carrigallen)
- planningPlanning application received: As-built previously Approved bungalow dwelling and detached garage...
- planningPlanning application received: TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (NORTHWEST ELEVATION) ONTO...
- planningRetaining new entrance, dining extension and home office at rural house
- deathsDeath notice: Catherine (Evelyn) Kiernan (née Coffey) (Carrigallen)
- deathsDeath notice: Sean Heslin (Carrigallen)
- deathsDeath notice: Maureen Mc Cabe (Carrigallen)
- leitrimRIP: Tributes pour in after passing of 'one of life's true gentlemen'
- deathsDeath notice: Sean Reynolds (Carrigallen)
News
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Leitrim Diaspora Strategy Launched at Margaret's Cottage, Carrigallen
Leitrim County Council launches its Diaspora Strategy 2026-2030 at Margaret's Cottage in Carrigallen.
04 Aug 2026 · Leitrim County Council
RIP: Tributes pour in after passing of 'one of life's true gentlemen'
There have been many tributes following the death of Sean Reynolds, Beaghbeg, Carrigallen, Leitrim, peacefully at home after a long illness bravely borne, surrounded by his loving family. There have been many tributes following the death of Sean Reynolds, Beaghbeg, Carrigallen, Leitrim, peace
09 May 2026 · Leitrim Observer
Green light for upgrade works at popular Leitrim community centre
Leitrim County Council has granted permission for the redevelopment of a community centre in Carrigallen, with plans for a new extension, improved layout, and added facilities Conditional planning permission has been approved for works to a community centre in South Leitrim following an appli
30 Apr 2026 · Leitrim Observer
Five actresses bring 1960s comedy to Corn Mill
Fast-paced new production features 20 characters, music and laughs A lively new Irish comedy celebrating the golden age of the showband era is set to hit the stage in Carrigallen next month as The Mariettas arrives at the Corn Mill Theatre on May 3rd. Presented by Cavan-based Pothole Producti
23 Apr 2026 · Leitrim ObserverAlso covered in: Golden
Crime & Courts
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Court upholds rapist's eight-year sentence
A Leitrim man who sexually abused and raped a boy in his community has had his eight year prison sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal. Damien Reilly (40), of Bredagh, Carrigallen, Co Leitrim, had pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to three counts of sexual assault and five counts of rape
Courts News Ireland report
14 Nov 2017 · Courts News Ireland
"Trusted IRA member" jailed in connection with murder of NI prison officer
(Pictured: Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) A "trusted" IRA member who purchased in a "surreptitious manner" the car used in the murder of a Northern Irish prison officer David Black has been jailed for five years. Mr Black, a 52-year-old father of two, was shot dead on November 1st 2012. He was driv
Courts News Ireland report
23 Oct 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Dublin man bought car used in murder of NI Prison Officer
(Pictured: Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) A Dublin man who bought the car that was later used in the fatal shooting of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black will be sentenced later this month at the Special Criminal Court for IRA membership. Mr Black, a 52-year-old father of two, was shot dea
Courts News Ireland report
09 Oct 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Man who bought car used in murder of NI prison officer is found guilty of IRA membership
(Pictured: Mr Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) A Dublin man who bought the car that was later used in the fatal shooting of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black has been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of IRA membership. Mr Black, a 52-year-old father of two, was shot dead on Novemb
Courts News Ireland report
31 Jul 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Non-jury court to deliver verdict in trial of IRA accused arrested in connection with murder of NI prison officer
(Pictured: Mr Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) Judges at the Special Criminal Court trial of a Dublin man accused of IRA membership will deliver a verdict next Monday. The prosecution have alleged that Vincent Banks (47) purchased the car that was later used in the fatal shooting of Northern Irish pr
Courts News Ireland report
25 Jul 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Car was used in murder of NI prison officer, prosecution say
(Pictured: Mr Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) A man calling himself Paul McCann bought a Toyota Camry which the prosecution at the Special Criminal Court trial of a man accused of IRA membership allege was used in the fatal shooting of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black. The court also hear
Courts News Ireland report
18 Jul 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Accused arrested as part of investigation in to killing of NI prison officer, IRA trial hears
(Pictured: Mr Vincent Banks. Credit: Collins) The Special Criminal Court trial of a man accused of IRA membership has heard that he was arrested as part of investigations into the killing of Northern Irish prison officer David Black. Mr Black, a 52-year-old father of two, was shot dead on November 1
Courts News Ireland report
06 Jul 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Office manager stole from school to pay bills
A former office manager for a school has avoided jail for the theft of €10,350 from her employer after the court heard she has paid back the stolen money in full. Over a five year period grandmother Antoinette Connolly (53) stole €100 every month from Killester College in north Dublin. After the the
Courts News Ireland report
01 Mar 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Leitrim man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of boy
A Leitrim man who sexually abused a boy in his community while calling him “a dirty little queer” has been jailed for eight years. Damien Reilly (39) was 17 years old when he began abusing the nine year old boy. Reilly, of Bredagh, Carrigallen, Co Leitrim pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court
Courts News Ireland report
11 Jan 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Psychiatrist tells murder trial accused was unable to refrain from killing
A psychiatrist has told the trial of a man charged with murdering an elderly man in a psychiatric unit that the accused was unable to refrain from killing the deceased because of medication withdrawal. Ian Harman (50), of Carrigallen, Mountain Lodge, Cootehill, Co Cavan, has pleaded not guilty at th
Courts News Ireland report
16 Jul 2014 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Cootehill
Psychiatrist tells murder trial accused was unable to refrain from killing
At the Central Criminal Court, a defence psychiatrist has testified that a man charged with murdering an elderly patient at Cavan General Hospital was unable to refrain from killing due to the withdrawal of anti-psychotic medication. Ian Harman, aged fifty, from Carrigallen in County Cavan, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Michael Treanor at the psychiatric unit on 27 June 2011. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Bob…
Courts News Ireland report
16 Jul 2014 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Cootehill
Man charged in connection with murder of NI Prison Officer was photographed with man under surveillance
A man charged in connection with the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black was photographed in the company of another man who was under surveillance as part of a garda operation in to subversives and dissidents, the Special Criminal Court has heard. Vincent Banks (44), of Smithfield
Courts News Ireland report
11 Mar 2014 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
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Planning application received: TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (NORTHWEST ELEVATION) ONTO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND A
Jetwash Ltd — 11 Church Manor Carrigallen Co. Leitrim H12 VW26. TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (NORTHWEST ELEVATION) ONTO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND A...
Jetwash Ltd
File ref: 2660187 · Leitrim County Council
23 Jul 2026 · Leitrim County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: As-built previously Approved bungalow dwelling and detached garage (previously approved under planni
Philip & Noreen Reilly — Aghawillin (Carrigallen By), Gortermone Ed., Co. Leitrim H12 XA39. As-built previously Approved bungalow dwelling and detached garage (previously approved under planni...
Philip & Noreen Reilly
File ref: 2660183 · Leitrim County Council
21 Jul 2026 · Leitrim County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (NORTHWEST ELEVATION) ONTO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND A
Jetwash Ltd — 11 Church Manor Carrigallen Co. Leitrim H12 VW26. TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (NORTHWEST ELEVATION) ONTO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND A...
Jetwash Ltd
File ref: 2660163 · Leitrim County Council
29 Jun 2026 · Leitrim County Council (Planning)
Retaining new entrance, dining extension and home office at rural house
Patrick Susan Greene is seeking to retain work already done at Millbrook House in Carrigallen, including a new single-storey entrance with scullery replacement, a single-storey dining area extension, and a study or home office space. This is a retention application, meaning the structures have been built and now need planning permission after the fact.
Patrick & Susan Greene
File ref: 2614 · Leitrim County Council
22 Jun 2026 · Leitrim County Council (Planning)
Deaths
12 stories
Death notice: John Kennedy (Carrigallen)
John Kennedy of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
John Kennedy
30 Jul 2026 · RIP.ie
Death notice: Colin Patterson (Carrigallen)
Colin Patterson of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
Colin Patterson
22 Jul 2026 · RIP.ie
Death notice: Catherine (Evelyn) Kiernan (née Coffey) (Carrigallen)
Catherine (Evelyn) Kiernan (née Coffey) of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
Catherine (Evelyn) Kiernan (née Coffey)
12 Jun 2026 · RIP.ie
Death notice: Sean Heslin (Carrigallen)
Sean Heslin of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
Sean Heslin
08 Jun 2026 · RIP.ie
Death notice: Maureen Mc Cabe (Carrigallen)
Maureen Mc Cabe of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
Maureen Mc Cabe
03 Jun 2026 · RIP.ie
Death notice: Sean Reynolds (Carrigallen)
Sean Reynolds of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
Sean Reynolds
07 May 2026 · RIP.ie
RIP: Leitrim community pays tribute to man who ‘will be sorely missed by many’
Tributes have been paid to James Grimes of Cornaughy, Carrigallen, who passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, April 3. A Leitrim community has been paying tribute to a man remembered as “a wonderful man in every way” following his passing. James Grimes of Cornaughy,
12 Apr 2026 · Leitrim Observer
Death notice: James (Jimmy) Murphy (Carrigallen)
James (Jimmy) Murphy of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
James (Jimmy) Murphy
04 Apr 2026 · RIP.ie
Death notice: James Grimes (Carrigallen)
James Grimes of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
James Grimes
03 Apr 2026 · RIP.ie
Death notice: Phyl (Philomena) Davidson (Formerly Stephens) (née O'Gorman) (Carrigallen)
Phyl (Philomena) Davidson (Formerly Stephens) (née O'Gorman) of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
Phyl (Philomena) Davidson (Formerly Stephens) (née O'Gorman)
01 Apr 2026 · RIP.ie
Death notice: Kathleen Doyle (née Fitzpatrick) (Carrigallen)
Kathleen Doyle (née Fitzpatrick) of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
Kathleen Doyle (née Fitzpatrick)
30 Mar 2026 · RIP.ie
RIP: Tributes pour in for Leitrim priest - ' He had a warm style and manner'
The death has occurred of Fr. Robert (Robbie) Morrow, Beaghbeg, Carrigallen, Leitrim and Diocese of Salford, England who passed away peacefully on 8th February 2026 The death has occurred of Fr. Robert (Robbie) Morrow, Beaghbeg, Carrigallen, Leitrim and Diocese of Salford, England who passed
11 Mar 2026 · Leitrim ObserverCourt Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Carrigallen from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Court upholds rapist's eight-year sentence
A man from Carrigallen, County Leitrim, has had his eight-year prison sentence upheld by the Court of Appeal following his conviction for serious sexual offences against a child. Damien Reilly, aged 40, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to three counts of sexual...
"Trusted IRA member" jailed in connection with murder of NI prison officer
Vincent Banks, aged 49, of Smithfield Gate Apartments in Dublin 7, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment following his conviction by the Special Criminal Court in July for membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the IRA. The non-jury court heard that Banks...
Dublin man bought car used in murder of NI Prison Officer
A Dublin man convicted of IRA membership will be sentenced later this month at the Special Criminal Court. Vincent Banks, aged 49, of Smithfield Gate Apartments in Dublin 7, was found guilty in July of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican...
Man who bought car used in murder of NI prison officer is found guilty of IRA membership
Vincent Banks, aged 47, from Smithfield Gate Apartments in Dublin 7, has been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army. The conviction follows his trial regarding the purchase of a Toyota Camry...
Non-jury court to deliver verdict in trial of IRA accused arrested in connection with murder of NI prison officer
A three-judge panel at the Special Criminal Court will deliver its verdict on Monday in the trial of a Dublin man accused of membership of an unlawful organisation. Vincent Banks (47), of Smithfield Gate Apartments in Dublin 7, has pleaded not guilty to the charge. The...
Car was used in murder of NI prison officer, prosecution say
At the Special Criminal Court, the prosecution presented evidence that a Toyota Camry allegedly used in the November 2012 fatal shooting of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black was purchased under an assumed name. A vehicle dealer testified that a man identifying himself...
Accused arrested as part of investigation in to killing of NI prison officer, IRA trial hears
A man accused of membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army has pleaded not guilty to charges arising from investigations into the November 2012 killing of a Northern Irish prison officer. Vincent Banks, aged 47, from Smithfield Gate...
Office manager stole from school to pay bills
A former office manager from Carrigallen, County Leitrim, has received a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing €10,350 from her employer over five years. Antoinette Connolly, aged 53, pleaded guilty to four sample counts of theft from Killester...
Leitrim man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of boy
A man from Carrigallen, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment following his conviction for the sexual abuse of a boy in his community. Damien Reilly, aged 39, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sexual assault, oral rape, and anal rape....
Psychiatrist tells murder trial accused was unable to refrain from killing
At the Central Criminal Court, a defence psychiatrist has testified that a man charged with murdering an elderly patient at Cavan General Hospital was unable to refrain from killing due to the withdrawal of anti-psychotic medication. Ian Harman, aged fifty, from Carrigallen in...
Man charged in connection with murder of NI Prison Officer was photographed with man under surveillance
Vincent Banks, aged 44 and resident in Dublin 7, has pleaded not guilty to withholding information relating to the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black. The Special Criminal Court heard evidence that on 8 October 2012, gardaí observed two men travel from...
Leitrim County Councillor gives evidence at trial of man charged in connection with David Black murder
A Leitrim County Councillor has given evidence at the Special Criminal Court trial of Vincent Banks, who is charged with withholding information relating to the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black. Councillor John McCartin told the court he contacted gardaí in...
Car used in murder of David Black was purchased by accused man, court will hear
A Dublin man has pleaded not guilty to withholding information relating to the murder of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black at the Special Criminal Court. Vincent Banks (44), of Smithfield Gate Apartments in Dublin 7, faces a charge of failing to disclose material...
Council Decisions
Motions, planning and decisions from Leitrim County Council and Municipal District meetings mentioning Carrigallen.
Capital Investment Programme 2026-2031 adopted; €650m investment planned with €27.8m local match funding
The Council adopted the Capital Investment Programme covering 2026-2031 (a 6-year projection), providing for €650m total investment across housing, roads, flood relief, economic development, recreation, environmental protection and corporate facilities. The programme requires €27.8m in local match funding over its lifespan. Notable achievements include Carrick-on-Shannon's 2025 National Tidy...
Decision: Capital Investment Programme 2026-2031 adopted
Cllr Sean McGowan, Cllr James Gilmartin
Accessibility audit for Carrick-on-Shannon town
Councillor Cormac Flynn requested a comprehensive accessibility audit in Carrick-on-Shannon with a view to extending to all towns in the municipal district. The council reported that walkability audits were carried out in 2024 in Carrick Train Station and earlier in other towns, with 2026 audits planned for Dromahair and Carrigallen. Officers confirmed the last Carrick audit was in 2019 and...
Decision: All members supported the motion. Council will prioritise new audits in Carrick-on-Shannon and Mohill, and will liaise with Access Earth CEO Matthew McCann regarding accessibility mapping of parking facilities.
Councillor Cormac Flynn, Councillor Irene Guckian Rabbitte, Councillor Maeve Reynolds
Election of Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council
Councillor Paddy O'Rourke completed his term as Cathaoirleach, reflecting on highlights including the All-Ireland winning Leitrim Ladies Intermediate team homecoming to Carrigallen and the Access to the Sea project in Tullaghan. Councillor Paddy Farrell was nominated by Cllr Sean McGowan and seconded by Cllr Mary Bohan, elected unanimously as Cathaoirleach for 2025/2026. Cllr Farrell noted he is...
Decision: Councillor Paddy Farrell elected Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council for 2025/2026
Cllr Paddy O'Rourke, Cllr Sean McGowan, Cllr Paddy Farrell, Cllr Mary Bohan