Brian O'Loughlin

Stories by Brian O'Loughlin

Below are recent stories by Brian O'Loughlin

• Published: 13 Apr 2011 17:30

  Gutsy diesel makes the new Lancer a great drivers' car

  All new power unit combines power and impressive economy.

• Published: 6 Apr 2011 12:01

  Cavan Person of the Year for 2010 is David Mulligan

  David Mulligan was named The Anglo-Celt Rehab Cavan Person of the Year 2010 at a gala banquet in the Hotel Kilmore last Thursday evening. David was nominated and selected for his work with many good causes - as he puts it himself to describe the number of charitable organisations he is involved with: "Variety is the spice of life."

• Published: 8 Dec 2010 17:30

  The car that parks itself!

  Not so long ago if a salesman had told you he had a car that could park itself, you’d have thought he was living in la-la land. But now – in December 2010, in Cavan Town – you can buy that car from Jacksons Garage.

• Published: 1 Dec 2010 17:30

  Low temperatures not new

  If the forecast for this week is correct, David Small may find the weather recording station in his garden at Drumconnick reaching new lows.

• Published: 3 Nov 2010 17:00

  Minister rejects criticism of payment schedule

  Minister Brendan Smith has rejected recent criticism of his department in relation to the schedule of direct farm payments to some 110,000 farmers. The minister described the criticism and some of the recent commentary as “ill-informed and inaccurate. Farmers can be assured that their SPS and DAS payments are continuing to flow to them and will continue between now and year-end.”

• Published: 3 Nov 2010 17:00

  Enthusiastic foresters win the RDS Award

  If you could plant the kind of enthusiasm Paddy O’Reilly has for forestry, harvest it and sell it, you’d have a thriving business... The Anglo-Celt visited the award-winning forest Paddy and his wife Anne own at Ballyhillan, Crossdoney last Thursday and enjoyed a brief tour of 30 acres of well cared for oak, beech and Norway spruce.

• Published: 21 Oct 2010 09:30

  Change the world using Irish beef...

  “My future will be something to do with agriculture, whether full or part-time, it’ll always be there.” Those are the words of Killeshandra 17-year-old, Victoria Kells, who has won a cow in Heifers and Hoggets (the Irish Farmers Journal competition) and was telling The Anglo-Celt about that and her thoughts on the future of the industry.

• Published: 13 Oct 2010 17:00

  Nissan Juke is about much more than its quirky looks

  The Nissan Juke sitting outside Cavan Motors on the Ballinagh Road has been attracting lots of attention, says Peter Keogh, the sales manager there. Some people are pulling in to look at it, some have called in to ask about it, many just cast it curious glances on the way by.

• Published: 29 Sep 2010 17:00

  There can be no compromise on your car's safety

  It's important to have your car (or light commercial) serviced, including a full safety check, as winter approaches. That's the advice Neal Sweeney, the service manager at Erne Motors Works in Cavan town, offers to motorists, particularly at this time of the year when the weather is becoming harsher and the long, dark evenings are almost here.

• Published: 9 Sep 2010 17:00

  MS is much more than just two letters

  The first time Joe Lee heard MS they were just letters of the alphabet to him "like A-B-C", he said. That was seven years ago when Joe was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

• 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.

• 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.

• Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00

  Nissan LEAF shows a way ahead

  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...

• 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.

• 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'.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 15:37

  Meath men do best for Cavan

  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.

• Published: 14 Jul 2010 17:00

  A road to remember...

  A road trip of 4001 miles will either put you off long journeys for life, or whet your appetite for adventure...

• Published: 14 Jul 2010 17:00

  Clio's 20th worth a party

  Renault is marking the 20th birthday of its little Clio with a great value special edition...

• Published: 8 Jul 2010 17:00

  Picasso cubism in a car

  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.

• 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.

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 17:00

  Co-op movement honours Boylan

  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.

• 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...

• 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...

• 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.

• 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...

• Published: 14 Apr 2010 17:00

  The number is 5008

  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.

• 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.

• Published: 31 Mar 2010 17:00

  Hall the effort is worthwhile

  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.

• Published: 18 Mar 2010 12:00

  Farms brown in the mouth

  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?

• 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.