Michael Cryan

Stories by Michael Cryan

Below are recent stories by Michael Cryan

• Published: 5 Mar 2010 12:00

  Blacklion's first St. Patrick's parade

  Blacklion will create a little bit of history this St. Patrick's Day when it stages its first parade.

• Published: 24 Feb 2010 17:00

  Bitten in brutal attack in Virginia

  Gardaí in Bailieboro have launched an investigation into a vicious assault on Main Street, Virginia last Sunday evening.

• Published: 19 Feb 2010 17:00

  Illegal dumpers in east Cavan slated

  A number of unscrupulous individuals have been destroying the landscape in east Cavan with illegal dumping over the past couple of weeks.

• Published: 17 Feb 2010 17:00

  ICA launch centenary plans

  Seven ICA members from Cavan joined hundreds of women from around the country in St.Patrick's Hall, Dublin Castle, recently to launch the Irish Countrywomen's Association Centenary Celebrations.

• Published: 17 Feb 2010 12:01

  Six jobs are to go at the Cavan branch of Halifax

  Six jobs are to go at the Cavan branch of Halifax following the announcement by the Bank of Scotland (Ireland) that it is to close all its 44 retails outlets in the Republic, with the loss of 750 jobs in total.

• Published: 5 Feb 2010 17:00

  New €900k Cavan sports complex opens

  Keep fit fanatics in and those who want to get in shape for the coming year in Cavan town and the surrounding area have no excuses following the unveiling of a new €900,000 extension and refurbishment of the Cavan Sports and Leisure Complex in Drumalee on Monday afternoon.

• Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:00

  O'Reilly demands return of fracture clinic to Cavan

  A Cavan County Councillor has demanded that the HSE return the fracture clinic to Cavan General Hospital as a matter of urgency. Paddy O'Reilly from Virginia said it was unfair to ask elderly people from West Cavan to travel all the way to Drogheda for treatment.

• Published: 21 Jan 2010 14:00

  Retiring Chief Court Clerk bade farewell

  Best wishes and fond farewells were freely expressed to highly respected Chief District Court Clerk, Noel Brennan, at a retirement function in the Cavan Crystal Hotel on Friday night.

• Published: 20 Jan 2010 11:07

  Carr launches Virginia College careers evening

  Having tasted so much success on the football field in recent years, it was appropriate that Virginia Community College had the current Cavan senior team manager Tommy Carr to launch its annual Career Guidance Evening, which takes place in the college tonight (Wednesday).

• Published: 13 Jan 2010 17:00

  Public conned into paying for free grit

  The recent cold spell demonstrated the true grit and determination of certain individuals to make a quick buck in poor times. A number of opportunists were revealed to be "cashing in" at the expense of Cavan County Council by taking free grit available for public use and then charging private residences up to €40 to have it spread on their driveway and in front of their houses.

• Last updated: 8 Jan 2010 16:20

  No rates increase for Co. Cavan businesses

  Cavan County Council has agreed to freeze commercial rates in the county for a further year at its annual budget meeting today (Friday) - at which a programme of expenditure totalling €65.5 million was revealed and unanimously adopted.

• Published: 6 Jan 2010 19:00

  Cavan mayor attends Cardinal Daly's funeral

  Cavan town mayor Andrew Boylan was among the large congregation that attended the funeral mass yesterday morning (Tuesday) for Cardinal Cahal Daly in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh. The 92-year-old died on new year's eve, three days after being taken to Belfast City Hospital with acute heart problems.

• Published: 6 Jan 2010 19:00

  Cavan just pipped for top spot in IBAL litter league

  Cavan town has regained its position as one of the cleanest towns in the country when it was just narrowly pipped by Bray in Wicklow for top spot in the annual Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) league, the results of which were announced on Monday last.

• Published: 30 Dec 2009 17:00

  Cavan still in grip of the ice

  Cavan continues to be gripped by arctic weather conditions with temperatures dropping a low as minus 11 degrees in West Cavan over the Christmas period causing havoc for motorists, farmers and pedestrians alike. A spokesman for Cavan County Council said that all the main routes had been gritted but the secondary roads had not. He added that the cold snap had lasted longer than they had expected and their gritting stocks had dwindled substantially.

• Published: 23 Dec 2009 17:00

  Three former members return to Cavan VEC

  The three successful members who have been nominated to Cavan VEC as community representatives have served on the committee previously.

• Published: 16 Dec 2009 17:00

  EirGrid to lodge pylons plan

  Eirgrid is finalising its planning application for the 400kV Meath-Tyrone Interconnection Development Project, which will run high-powered pylons through counties Meath, Cavan and Monaghan.

• Published: 11 Dec 2009 17:00

  Work on Gowna church almost complete

  The unique Church of the Holy Family in Lough Gowna is nearing the end of a €200,000 refurbishment and Fr. PJ Fitzpatrick, PP, hopes to celebrate Mass there shortly.

• Published: 11 Dec 2009 10:59

  SVP urges you to Reach Out this Christmas

  The Cavan town branch of the St. Vincent de Paul Society is urging people to dig deep for the less fortunate in the community during their 2009 Christmas appeal.

• Published: 2 Dec 2009 17:00

  New VEC offices open

  Minister Brendan Smith warned the executive, staff and members of Cavan VEC that they would face change in the future as the government reorganises the VEC to achieve cost efficiencies.

• Published: 2 Dec 2009 17:00

  New nursing home finance support plan unveiled

  The new Nursing Homes Support Scheme will go a long way to alleviate money problems for people who will have to avail of the service, according to Cavan representative Gerry Murray.

• Published: 25 Nov 2009 17:00

  Anger on the streets of Cavan

  The anger among the public sector workers around Cavan town regarding the proposed government cuts of €1.3bn in state pay and pension was palpable when they took to the streets yesterday (Tuesday).

• Published: 11 Nov 2009 17:00

  Swine flu could hit third of population

  An estimated 30 percent of the population could be affected by the swine flu pandemic over the winter months according to a leading Health Service Executive member.

• Published: 4 Nov 2009 17:00

  Bennett new chair of ICBAN

  The current chairman of Cavan County Council Winston Bennett has been elected chairman of the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) at their recent AGM, which was held in Omagh.

• Published: 4 Nov 2009 17:00

  Back to Nature comes of age

  The well-known health store Back to Nature on Main Street, Cavan town, came of age recently when it celebrated its 21st anniversary in business.

• Published: 28 Oct 2009 17:00

  €300k extension to Billis NS opened

  There was a large turnout to witness the Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, Ken Clarke, unveiled a new €300,000 two classroom extension to Billis National School on Friday last.

• Published: 28 Oct 2009 17:00

  The Last Post for Cootehill Courthouse

  The last post rang out for Cootehill Courthouse (right) yesterday (Tuesday), when the final sitting of the district court took place before it moves to Cavan Courthouse from next month.

• Published: 21 Oct 2009 17:00

  People of the world unite in Cavan town

  Over 100 children from various parts of the world enjoyed the second annual Family Fun Day in the Con Smith Memorial Park on Cathedral Road, Cavan town recently.

• Published: 21 Oct 2009 17:00

  Culchie fever hits Ballyjamesduff this weekend

  If your name is Paddy, Padraig, Pat or Patrick Reilly or O'Reilly there is a welcome on the mat for you in Ballyjamesduff this bank holiday weekend for the annual Culchie Festival.

• Published: 14 Oct 2009 17:01

  Traffic accident claims talented footballer

  A TALENTED teenage footballer died following a single vehicle accident on the main Cavan to Dublin Road during the early hours of Saturday morning.

• Published: 14 Oct 2009 17:00

  No barriers for R200

  Road safety measures for the Derrynacreeve to Glangevlin Road (R200) will not be carried out this year despite the fact that there has been an increase in traffic, Cavan County Council was told on Monday.