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Mark Trenier & Rachel Hutchinson — Parisee Belturbet Co. Cavan. to demolish existing derelict prefabricated dwelling and to construct a new single storey dwelling h...
A 60-year-old truck driver from Belturbet, County Cavan, has been sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment following his conviction for drug trafficking. Gerard Doran pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cannabis worth approximately €1.02 million for sale or supply. The drugs were discovered on 25 February 2021 when his vehicle was searched at Dublin Port after arriving from Wales…
Gerard Manning, aged 38, of Limerick but originally from Belturbet in County Cavan, has had his murder conviction upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. Manning was convicted in 2013 of murdering Martin Purcell, a 54-year-old father-of-two, at his home on Wickham Street in Limerick in September 2011. Mr Purcell sustained 41 wounds and died from a throat laceration that severed his jugular vein. Manning…
Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, have been ordered to perform 180 hours of community service following their conviction for theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. John McGinley, aged 25, stole €5,275 in cash, while his younger brother Conal McGinley, aged 22, took €3,370 while working behind the bar for Workers Beer Company at a music festival in Marlay Park, Dublin, on 8 July 2016. Both pleaded guilty to…
Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing over €8,000 in cash while working as charity barmen at a music festival in Marlay Park on 8 July 2016. John McGinley, aged 25, stole €5,275, while his younger brother Conal McGinley, aged 22, stole €3,370 from the Workers Beer Company charity operation. Gardaí observed the men pocketing cash instead of placing it…
Richard Sweeney, aged 27 of Railway Lough, Belturbet, Co Cavan, has had his prison sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal following a prosecution challenge that his original term was unduly lenient. Sweeney had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to violent disorder in the home of a vulnerable man in Belturbet on 24 February 2014. He was initially sentenced to two years imprisonment with six months…
A Dublin man's prison sentence for violent disorder has been increased by the Court of Appeal. John Doyle, aged 26 and residing in County Meath, had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to violent disorder committed in Belturbet, County Cavan on 24 February 2014. He was originally sentenced to two years imprisonment in June 2015. The Director of Public Prosecutions successfully appealed on grounds of undue…
A 28-year-old woman from Belturbet, County Cavan, has received a five-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing almost two kilograms of herbal cannabis valued at €39,000 for sale or supply. Carmel O'Reilly was arrested at a garda checkpoint on the Naas Road on 13 December 2013 following the discovery of the drug concealed in a car. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Martin Nolan described…
Craig Woods and Lisa Magrath want to add a single-storey porch extension to their two-storey home in Rafian, Belturbet. The application also includes associated works to support the extension.
Andy O'Keefe — Kilconny Belturbet Co.Cavan. for conversion of an existing outbuilding to a one-storey, one-bedroom dwelling. Works will include ...
Ivan & Claire Mayne — Upper Kilconny Belturbet Co. Cavan H14K122. to extend existing single storey extension and raise to two-storey to existing two-storey dwelling, ...
Nicole Winter — Noghan Belturbet Co. Cavan. to construct bungalow, create new bellmouth entrance, site development works and connect to existing...
Leanne McDermott — Drumlane Milltown Belturbet. for PERMISSION to construct 6 bay agricultural slatted shed with underground tank, provide concrete ...
Mark McCaffrey — Bun Belturbet Co. Cavan. to extend existing farm complex which consists of the following (a) demolition of existing 3 bay Agr...
Paul Burke — Patrick Street Belturbet Co. Cavan. for demolition of existing storage shed, erection of 2no. two Storey detached dwellings, new site en...
Peter & Alana Shannon — Feedarragh Belturbet Co. Cavan H14P089. for alterations to previously approved planning application Ref 2460292 which include changes to flo...
Thomas Coyle wants to knock down the garage attached to his semi-detached house at Erne Hill in Belturbet and build a new two-storey semi-detached home in its place. The new house will be fully serviced with connections to existing utilities, and the entrance to the original property will be altered. The council has approved this conditional on some significant additional information being…
Gemma Lawlor is seeking permission for erection of single storey extensions to the sides and rear of existing bungalow, together with alterations to the internal layout and external elevations, decommission existing septic tank, install new wastewater treatment system & percolation area, and all ancillary site works at Aghnaguig, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, H14 TC97. New Application.
Margaret Leddy is seeking permission for the following alterations & works to an existing single story dwelling house (1) demolish rear extension complete (2) construct a new extension to the rear of existing dwelling (2) renovation of existing single story dwelling to a story and a half. (3) install a new treatment system with percolation area. together with all associated site works at…
Conor Lee is seeking permission for (1) Construction of an agricultural slatted shed to incorporate slatted area, loose bedded area, external feed passage and underground slurry storage tank, (2) Completion of all associated and ancillary site works at Drumgart, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. New Application.
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A 60-year-old truck driver from Belturbet, County Cavan, has been sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment following his conviction for drug trafficking. Gerard Doran pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cannabis worth approximately €1.02...
Gerard Manning, aged 38, of Limerick but originally from Belturbet in County Cavan, has had his murder conviction upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. Manning was convicted in 2013 of murdering Martin Purcell, a 54-year-old father-of-two, at his home on Wickham...
Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, have been ordered to perform 180 hours of community service following their conviction for theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. John McGinley, aged 25, stole €5,275 in cash, while his younger brother Conal McGinley, aged 22, took...
Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing over €8,000 in cash while working as charity barmen at a music festival in Marlay Park on 8 July 2016. John McGinley, aged 25, stole €5,275, while his younger brother Conal...
Richard Sweeney, aged 27 of Railway Lough, Belturbet, Co Cavan, has had his prison sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal following a prosecution challenge that his original term was unduly lenient. Sweeney had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to violent disorder...
A Dublin man's prison sentence for violent disorder has been increased by the Court of Appeal. John Doyle, aged 26 and residing in County Meath, had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to violent disorder committed in Belturbet, County Cavan on 24 February 2014. He...
A 28-year-old woman from Belturbet, County Cavan, has received a five-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing almost two kilograms of herbal cannabis valued at €39,000 for sale or supply. Carmel O'Reilly was arrested at a garda checkpoint on the Naas Road on...