Death notice: Maureen Mc Cabe (Carrigallen)
Maureen Mc Cabe of Carrigallen, Leitrim. Published on rip.ie.
Maureen Mc Cabe
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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 ObserverCrime & Courts
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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 assault and five counts of rape committed between 1994 and 2000, when the victim was between nine and approximately fourteen years old. Mr…
Courts News Ireland report
14 Nov 2017 · Courts News Ireland
"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 purchased a Toyota Camry in a clandestine manner, which was subsequently used in the November 2012 murder of David Black, a Northern Irish…
Courts News Ireland report
23 Oct 2017 · Courts News Ireland
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 Army. The conviction relates to his role in purchasing a Toyota Camry that was subsequently used in the fatal shooting of Northern Ireland…
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
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 used in the fatal shooting of Northern Ireland prison officer David Black on 1 November 2012. Mr Black was killed in a drive-by shooting on…
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
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 prosecution alleged that Mr Banks purchased a Toyota Camry used in the fatal shooting of Northern Irish prison officer David Black in November 2012…
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25 Jul 2017 · Courts News Ireland
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 as Paul McCann bought the car on October 10th, 2012. The prosecution contends that Vincent Banks, aged 47, of Smithfield Gate Apartments in…
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18 Jul 2017 · Courts News Ireland
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 Apartments in Dublin 7, is on trial at the Special Criminal Court. The prosecution opened its case by outlining that David Black, a 52-year-old…
Courts News Ireland report
06 Jul 2017 · Courts News Ireland
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 College on Collins Avenue East, Dublin, between October 2006 and October 2011. The thefts included €4,250 in cheques and postal orders. Connolly…
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01 Mar 2017 · Courts News Ireland
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. The offences occurred between 1994 and 2000, when the victim was aged between nine and fourteen years old and Reilly was between seventeen and…
Courts News Ireland report
11 Jan 2017 · Courts News Ireland
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…
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16 Jul 2014 · Courts News Ireland
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 Carrigallen in Leitrim to Dublin as part of an ongoing operation into subversive and dissident activity. Detective Sergeant Ciaran Quigley…
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11 Mar 2014 · Courts News Ireland
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 2012 following complaints about a vehicle parked in a darkened area of Carrigallen. The councillor said he photographed the car on his…
Courts News Ireland report
06 Mar 2014 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
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Conditional permission for three new industrial structures at Jetwash facility
Leitrim County Council has granted conditional permission for Jetwash International Ltd. to expand its livestock equipment manufacturing facility in Carrigallen. The development includes a 372 sq.m extension to the existing workshop, a 525 sq.m open-fronted storage shed, and a new 1,800 sq.m store/workshop building, all using portal frame construction with metal cladding. A development…
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13 May 2026 · Leitrim County Council (Planning)
Deaths
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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