Michael Cryan

Stories by Michael Cryan

Below are recent stories by Michael Cryan

• Published: 1 Sep 2010 17:00

  Pastor gives warning about email hacker

  A computer hacker took advantage of a brief lapse on the part of a Cavan email user last week and nearly stole €3,000 because of it.

• Published: 1 Sep 2010 17:00

  Cavan expecting improvement in 2010 TT marks

  This has been another busy year for the Cavan Tidy Town committee and they are expecting an improvement in their marks as they bid for a hat-trick of county titles when the results are announced on Monday in Dublin.

• Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00

  Cavan's golden girls

  The spirit of celebration of the Cavan Fleadh was very much permeated into the lives of many people who did their Leaving Cert.

• Published: 25 Aug 2010 17:00

  Cavan slips in IBAL litter league

  Cavan town continues to slide down the pecking order in the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) league.

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 17:00

  Cavan man involved in gas scam

  A Cavan man is believed to part of a gang that has been operating a scam conning thousands of euro from unsuspecting business people in the north midlands through the sale of illegal gas cylinders.

• Published: 18 Aug 2010 17:00

  Muff Fair is still magnet for visitors

  The annual horse fair at Muff, just outside Kingscourt, is said to be the oldest traditional fair in the country and dating back to the twelfth century.

• Published: 11 Aug 2010 17:00

  Cavan athletes going for gold at transplant games

  Three Cavan athletes will be among the 375 from 24 countries "going for gold" at the European Transplant and Dialysis Games, which are being held in Ireland this week for the first time ever.

• Published: 11 Aug 2010 17:00

  Doubt over '11 Cavan parade

  Cavan town faces the prospects of not having a St. Patrick's Day parade next year following the shock announcement that the incumbent committee has stepped down following twelve years at the helm.

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 17:00

  Cavan man behind betting coup

  A Cavan man was behind the recent betting coup at Kilbeggan Racecourse, which cost bookmakers almost €250,000.

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 17:00

  Sinn Féin opposes queen's visit

  News in the past week that the Irish and British governments are planning a visit by the Queen to Ireland next year has met with mixed reaction.

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 17:00

  McDonald steps down as mayor

  The outgoing Mayor of Belturbet, John McDonald, stated that he promoted the town at every opportunity during the past year.

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 10:57

  Plaque unveiled in honour of former Cavan town engineer

  One of Cavan town's longest serving town engineers was honoured recently when the outgoing Cavan Mayor unveiled a plaque in his honour at a ceremony at the Town Hall last week.

• Published: 16 Jun 2010 17:00

  Hogan is confident Labour can gain seat

  Despite the fact that the Cavan/Monaghan constituency is one of the few throughout the country that has never returned a Labour candidate to Dail Éireann, a local representative believes his party has a more than fighting chance to change that statistic in the next general election.

• Published: 2 Jun 2010 17:00

  Cavan gardaí killed in action honoured in memorial garden

  Three Cavan-based gardaí were among the 83 who were commemorated in a memorial garden for members of An Garda Siochána killed in the service of the State, which was unveiled at Dublin Castle recently.

• Published: 26 May 2010 17:00

  Cavan Access appeals for support from professionals

  For the last 19 years the Cavan Access Association has been highlighting the many issues around accessibility for everyone and helping to bring about positive change and is now seeking professionals to help in its work.

• Published: 19 May 2010 17:00

  Traveller row upsets Cavan Communion ceremony

  An ugly cat-fight between two traveller women marred what should have been a memorable occasion for young boys and girls who were making their Holy Communion in Cavan town last Saturday.

• Published: 19 May 2010 17:00

  Vandals remove life buoy from Swellan Lake

  Vandals have removed the life buoy and rope attaching it to the post from Swellan Lake in Cavan town.

• Published: 12 May 2010 17:00

  Parking charges set to double in Cavan

  Parking charges in some areas of Cavan town could double under new parking bye-laws proposed by Cavan Town Council.

• Published: 28 Apr 2010 17:00

  Pylon hearing to be six weeks

  The oral hearing into the proposed Meath-Tyrone 400KV Interconnection is expected to last between five and six weeks, given the number of interested parties that wish to voice concerns against the development proposed by Eirgrid.

• Published: 14 Apr 2010 17:00

  Council united in support of Quinn Group

  The clear need to preserve all employment with Quinn Insurance and the wider Quinn Group was the key plank of a resolution passed by Cavan County Council at an emergency meeting on Wednesday, April 7.

• Published: 31 Mar 2010 17:00

  Submissions on pylons top 850

  An Bord Pleanála has been inundated with submissions to the proposed EirGrid planning application to build the North-South Interconnector and a spokesman for the board put the number in excess of 850.

• Published: 24 Mar 2010 17:00

  Chairman denies Cavan parade committee is stepping down

  The chairman of the St. Patrick's Day parade committee in Cavan town has denied rumours that all members have all stepped down from their positions in a disagreement over the parade time.

• 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.