Brian O'Loughlin
Stories by Brian O'Loughlin
Below are recent stories by Brian O'Loughlin
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Published: 1 Sep 2010 17:00
Redhills man is honoured in NZ
John McGarvey remembers going to the Town Hall in Cavan on Sunday nights for the ceilidh dancing nearly 60 years ago... he would have loved to have been in Cavan for Fleadh 2010, but he couldn't make it home from New Zealand.
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Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00
Car charger puts Cavan on the green map
People in Cavan can start to look seriously at buying electric vehicles now, county manager Jack Keyes said at the launch of the ESB car charge point last Thursday.
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Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00
It seemed a bit daft to ask the engineer to show us what was under the bonnet of the Nissan LEAF following a brief test drive last Wednesday... But we asked anyway, just to be sure. Daft because the LEAF is an all-electric car and it doesn't have an engine...
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Published: 18 Aug 2010 17:00
Pigs and poultry want Smith's support on nitrates changes
Pig and poultry farmers in Cavan and Monaghan told a Teagasc meeting dealing with the draft nitrates regulations that they're depending on Minister Brendan Smith to secure the future of their sector.
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Published: 11 Aug 2010 17:00
Support can mean so much on Kayakarun
The people who stand at the side of the road cheering mean a huge amount to runners or cyclists struggling along with red faces (like this one). During the Cavan Kayakarun at Maudabawn on Saturday such supporters were everywhere on the route - the top of Peppers Bray, by the lake for the kayak leg, at the crossroads in Canningstown... and there was the group of little children on the road towards Cootehill holding the sign that read 'Keep Going'.
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Published: 22 Jul 2010 15:37
Meath men who are prominent members of County Cavan Club got the club's best results on the ALMC Stages Rally on Sunday, appropriate enough as the stages were mostly in the Royal County.
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Published: 14 Jul 2010 17:00
A road trip of 4001 miles will either put you off long journeys for life, or whet your appetite for adventure...
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Published: 14 Jul 2010 17:00
Renault is marking the 20th birthday of its little Clio with a great value special edition...
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Published: 8 Jul 2010 17:00
If you're going to name a car after Picasso, you'd better make sure it's capable of turning heads... You can have a look at the accompanying photo and make up your own mind, but for this writer Citroën has got it right with its two-cube C3.
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Published: 30 Jun 2010 17:00
New market shows pride in produce
Cavan has a tradition of good food and pride in local food production, Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith told those enjoying the first Cavan Farmers Market last Friday morning.
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Published: 30 Jun 2010 17:00
Dessie Boylan, the former president of ICOS, a chairman of Lakeland Dairies for over a decade, a life long dairy farmer, public representative and incoming chairman of Cavan Co. Council has received the Irish co-operative movement's highest honour, the Plunkett Award for Co-operative Endeavour.
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Published: 19 Jun 2010 17:00
Would you drink a glass of slurry...?!
The Lough Sheelin Water is Life education project takes an alternative approach to making children aware of pollution to the lakes and rivers, as Brian O'Loughlin hears...
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Published: 19 May 2010 17:00
Producing quality grass silage
As hay and silage season gets into full swing, Brian O'Loughlin takes you through all your need to know to get a good crop...
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Published: 28 Apr 2010 17:00
Citroën's new DS3 pushes the style boundary
The Citroën DS from the 1950s could well be one of the best cars of all time. Not everyone will know it by name, but it stood out for its futuristic looks and advanced technology. Citroën has revived the name for its new DS3, a much smaller car than its grandfather, but one that stands out in the crowd just at much, so we took it to Cavan Institute last Wednesday to see what the younger generation made of it.
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Published: 28 Apr 2010 17:00
How to relax, revitalise and recharge with yoga
A contented looking man was sitting in the back of a van reading and facing the morning sun outside The Anglo-Celt office last Wednesday morning. He looked a bit incongruous but the big smile was warm and the demeanour welcoming...
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Published: 14 Apr 2010 17:00
Peugeot has been making cars that are fun to drive for more than a generation now, since the fantastic 205 - a modern classic - which was introduced in 1983. The French company is still doing it, with a model from the opposite end of the range now - a people carrier that seats seven and is designed with families in mind.
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Published: 14 Apr 2010 17:00
Agri-food sector deserves support
Thousands have marched in Cavan and Fermanagh over the last two weeks, in worthy displays of support for the Quinn Group and the 5,500 jobs in provides in Ireland. It is hugely important in this area… as is the farming sector; both generate many jobs in a part of the country where there is not a lot of employment choice. The Quinn Group deserves our support. So do the farmers.
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Published: 31 Mar 2010 17:00
The effort turned out to be well worth while for everyone involved in the re-opening of O'Raghailly Hall in Ballinagh on March 21.
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Published: 18 Mar 2010 12:00
Brunt brown is not the natural colour for this part of the world, but it's the one that's dominated the Cavan countryside since the severe cold eased a few weeks ago. So what's going on?
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Published: 18 Mar 2010 12:00
Toyota buyers stay loyal to their brand
What has Cavan got in common with Australia? It could be the watersports but it's not the beaches… Give up? It's Toyota. The negative headlines the brand suffered a few weeks ago don't seem to matter here or Down Under because the best-selling passenger cars in both places this year are Toyotas.
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Published: 17 Feb 2010 17:00
John Byran has retailers in his sights as he battles for farmers to get a larger share of the prices consumers pay.
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Published: 10 Feb 2010 17:00
Owen Brady had his friends at Crubany NS puzzled last Thursday when he rocked the boat with a curious looking black stone, and told them it was the meteorite that supposedly landed in Cavan the day before...
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Last updated: 28 Jan 2010 10:00
Teamwork is key, say the Brainy Bikers
The importance of teamwork is the lesson the young entrepreneurs behind Brainy Bikers have identified as the most important one at this stage in their business lives.
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Published: 21 Jan 2010 12:00
Peugeot crosses a divide with style
If you like the look of a 4x4 but don't need the off-road capability or the high running costs, Peugeot has an answer for you in the attractive form of its new 3008 Crossover.
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Published: 15 Jan 2010 13:00
Their minister told teachers to take time off because of the cold, but farmers and the workers who service and supply them don't have that luxury. The dairy cows still produce milk, young animals are still being born, despite the temperatures, and all animals still need to be fed, so there's no such thing as time off on the farm.
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Published: 7 Jan 2010 14:00
New Astra steers the way ahead
Several elements of the new Opel Astra vie to be the one that frames your first impression of it... The sleek looks you take in as you approach it get first go, and they do a great job - the Astra is a beautiful car, one that stands out from the crowd in the car park - but they have to compete with so many other factors when you climb inside and start driving.
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Published: 6 Jan 2010 17:00
Farmers cope with worst of weather
The farmers of Cavan appear to be coping reasonably well with the weather, if the experience of sheep farmer Robert Kells is any indication. Yesterday (Tuesday) morning The Anglo-Celt visited him at Drummanny, Milltown, where he has a shed of 500 six to eight-month-old lambs that weren't suffering too much from the cold - as far as the inexperienced eye could see.
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