Sean McMahon

Stories by Sean McMahon

Below are recent stories by Sean McMahon

• Published: 10 Mar 2010 17:00

  Kilmore Diocese in vocations initiative

  While these are undoubtedly difficult times for the Catholic church in Ireland, with the fall out from the Ryan and Murphy reports continuing to make headlines, it is not all bad news for the church.

• Published: 4 Mar 2010 17:00

  Ballyconnell nursing home beds fear

  Any threat to remove a number of beds from the Breffni Care Nursing Home in Ballyconnell by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) will be strenuously resisted according to Cllr. Peter McVitty.

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 17:00

  Chilean earthquake makes waves in Cavan

  When we see dramatic pictures on the television news about an earthquake in a far off land like Chile, little do we know that the waves from that natural disaster were recorded on a seismometer in Breifne College, Cavan.

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 17:00

  Stradone man (105) says porridge and work secret to longevity

  A truly remarkable 105-year-old Stradone man has now acquired five Presidential medals... the same number of times the Sam Maguire came to Cavan.

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 17:00

  Brave Kelvin facing major operation

  Little Kelvin Brady from Lisdrumskeagh, Shercock, celebrated his third birthday on Tuesday of this week and the brave little boy who is battling with cancer is expected to undergo a major operation in the Children's Hospital in Crumlin within the next week or two.

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 17:00

  Arva man leading Trocaire's Lenten campaign

  "There are now 1.02 billion hungry people in the world. That's one in six people, more than the combined populations of the European Union, the United States and Canada. Five million children under the age of five die from hunger and diseases caused by hunger every year - that's one child every six seconds. Yet there is enough food in the world to feed everyone."

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 17:00

  Memorial to burned orphans mooted for Cavan town

  When scores of locals and visitors to Cavan town last week observed the list of 35 orphans' names and that of an elderly cook who perished in the St. Joseph's Industrial School fire, pinned to the gate of the old convent, they were amazed that 67 years later, still no permanent memorial had been put in place to remember those who perished.

• Published: 24 Feb 2010 17:00

  Head shop rows intensify

  Parents in both Ballyconnell and Oldcastle are mounting campaigns to have head shops closed down.

• Published: 20 Feb 2010 17:00

  Late Late blacked out in Mullagh

  The people with analogue TV aerials in the Mullagh are being blanked due to the erection of a towering state-of-the-art communications system at the local garda station and they are demanding to be put back in the picture, according to outraged local Cllr. Shane P O'Reilly.

• Published: 19 Feb 2010 12:00

  New high security ATM for Cootehill

  The recent smash and grab digger raid on the ATM machine at the Bank of Ireland in Cootehill is now but a distant memory.

• Published: 17 Feb 2010 17:00

  Crosserlough set dancers in quest of glory

  The talented young Crosserlough Set Dancers are going in quest of All-Ireland glory on the double over the coming two weekends.

• Published: 17 Feb 2010 17:00

  Cavan town boundary extension in focus

  The urgent requirement to move the Cavan Town Boundary extension process to a conclusion is imperative, according to Labour Town Councillor Des Cullen.

• Published: 10 Feb 2010 18:00

  SS.CC seeks new Hearts

  The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (SS.CC.), well known in the Cootehill and Cavan, Monaghan areas through fundraising activities and the innovative Damien House project at Tanagh, Dartrey, has appointed Shane Halpin as lay director of vocations in Ireland and England.

• Published: 10 Feb 2010 17:00

  Keeping fit with new BJD nuns' walk

  The nun's walk around the ground of the former St Clare's Convent in Ballyjamesduff, which now houses the County Museum, has been resurrected and gravel put in place for the ease of walkers.

• Last updated: 10 Feb 2010 17:00

  'A life-changing year'

  As nominations open for the 2009 Anglo-Celt/Rehab Cavan Person of the Year award, the 2008 Cavan Person of the Year looks back...

• Published: 3 Feb 2010 17:00

  Haiti victim laid to rest in Cavan

  Andrew Grene, the United Nations official who tragically lost his life in Haiti following a massive earthquake on January 12, made his final journey through the streets of his native Belturbet last Sunday afternoon.

• Published: 3 Feb 2010 17:00

  Traffic chaos highlighted at Ballyjamesduff schools

  Over 1,000 new houses were built in Ballyjamesduff during the boom, doubling the population of the town.

• Published: 29 Jan 2010 15:00

  A living link from Athens to Corlough

  It's a long way from Athens to painting pictures of the legendary Kerry footballer Mick O'Connell on the new stand at the Corlough GAA grounds. But that's exactly what has happened to talented artist Maria Gkinala, who has been living at Garvary, Corlough for a number of years. A noted track and field athlete in her youth, Maria was instantly taken by athleticism and sheer endurance of Gaelic footballers. She is impressed by the balance between tremendous physicality and skill.

• Published: 28 Jan 2010 17:00

  Re-organisation of VECs on the way

  News about the controversial re-organisation of VEC's is set to emerge in the near future as the Minister for Education unveils his detailed proposals. This was revealed at the first meeting of the full newly appointed VEC committee last week.

• Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:00

  Andrew's remains to be flown home on Friday

  If everything goes according to plan the remains of the late Andrew Grene, who died tragically in the Haiti earthquake, will be flown to Ireland on Friday and he will be laid to rest in the Church of Ireland graveyard in Belturbet on Saturday, beside his late father Professor David Grene.

• Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:00

  No Cavan show at Holiday World Fair

  There were no Cavan stands at the Holiday World Show at the RDS Simmonscourt complex last weekend for the first time in the history of the fair.

• Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:00

  Defibrillator saves a life in Cootehill

  The importance of having ready access to a defibrillator and trained people to use them came into stark focus on a street in Cootehill last December, when a Ballybay man was resuscitated courtesy of a shock being administered to his chest from a defibrillator.

• Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:00

  GAA offers property for Belturbet library

  It would take over one million euro to put a proper library facility in Belturbet according to the town Manager Kevin Reilly, and that funding is just not available at present.

• Published: 20 Jan 2010 17:00

  Emotional tribute to Haiti victim

  "The body of my darling sweetest twin was found last night. He was a better and more beautiful man than can be expressed here." These are the poignant words of Gregory Grene after the news came through that the body of his twin brother Andrew had been taken from the rubble of the United Nations building in Port-au-Prince on Monday night.

• Published: 20 Jan 2010 17:00

  Dirty dogs fall foul of town council

  It was a case of who let the dogs out to mess up the streets of Belturbet at this week's meeting of the town council. The scourge of dirty dogs passing motions on footpaths all over the county will have to be addressed and the owners will have to be brought to heel, say councillors.

• Published: 20 Jan 2010 17:00

  Dynamic Cavan company constructs Minister's website

  A dynamic Cavan web design company is optimistic about the economy and their futuristic approach was revealed at the launch of a new website for the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, TD at his office in Carrickfern, Cavan last Friday.

• Published: 20 Jan 2010 17:00

  Argue is new VEC chair

  Cllr. Madeleine Argue of Fine Gael was unanimously elected as the new chairperson of County Cavan VEC last Wednesday. The newly elected chairperson said she looked forward to the challenges her new role will present along the way and dubbed her elevation to the position as a "great honour". Cllr. Argue vowed to carry out her functions in a fair and inclusive manner at all times over the next five years and drive forward the futuristic goals of County Cavan VEC.

• Published: 16 Jan 2010 10:00

  The welcome words, Good Morning...

  The cold has left a lot of elderly people stranded in their homes, and volunteers with the Positive Age programme at Castlemanor Nursing Home phone 280 of them every day; shockingly, only two have left their houses since December 16.

• Published: 15 Jan 2010 09:00

  From Mullagh parish hall to Hollywood...

  Community spirit is shining like a beacon in Mullagh and now the myriad talents of the people will come to life in their beautifully refurbished community hall with renewed impetus. The hall has evolved through many guises over the years, from a simple galvanised structure in 1919. It was rebuilt in 1930 and its general has remained intact since.

• Published: 7 Jan 2010 10:00

  'New poor' thankful for Lions Club

  The demand for food hampers from the Cavan Lions Club jumped by 25 per cent this Christmas and a total of 276 were delivered across the county by club volunteers. This growing demands on organisations like the Lions Club is a direct reflection of the difficult economic times being experienced in this country.