Sean McMahon

Stories by Sean McMahon

Below are recent stories by Sean McMahon

• Published: 25 Jan 2012 17:30

  LRC forges breakthrough in Lagan Brick dispute

  Disgruntled workers at the Lagan Brick plant in Kingscourt have agreed to allow 300,000 bricks be removed from the facility for delivery to customers.

• Published: 25 Jan 2012 17:30

  New crematorium for Cavan town

  A new crematorium is to be opened in Cavan by the end of this year.

• Published: 25 Jan 2012 17:30

  Kingscourt Primary Care Centre almost complete

  Complex to open in mid-February

• Published: 25 Jan 2012 17:30

  Harbour Bar hosts fundraiser for Brian Brough

  This Thursday, January 26, at the Harbour in Belturbet.

• Published: 25 Jan 2012 17:30

  €3m Castlesaunderson scouting centre back on track

  Project due for completion in early Autumn.

• Published: 25 Jan 2012 17:30

  Swanlinbar scouts in Icelandic expedition

  Part of Irish team in quest of Crean Challenge award.

• Published: 19 Jan 2012 12:30

  Ulster Bank insist Cavan's eight branches safe

  A local bank official has cast doubts over assurances from an Ulster Bank spokesperson that none of the eight Cavan branches will close as a result of their massive restructuring plans.

• Published: 12 Jan 2012 12:00

  Rural Rambles in Cootehill

  Sean McMahon is out for a Rural Ramble in Cootehill. Meet the folks in Hannigan's Bar and Grocery, the butcher who loves the banter with customers, sample the restaurant where hospitality is king and greet the happy builder...

• Published: 12 Jan 2012 12:00

  No derrogation for Cavan on septic tanks

  There will be no exemption for Cavan on inspections and registration fees proposed under new legislation for septic tanks. The issue was clarified at this month's meeting of Cavan County Council on Monday during a debate on a motion put down by west Cavan councillor Cllr John Paul Feeley on the issue.

• Published: 4 Jan 2012 17:30

  Over 20,000 homeowners in Cavan must pay new fee

  Household charge due by March 31

• Published: 4 Jan 2012 17:30

  Brave Mountnugent residents detain raiders

  As mobile gangs continue to target homes and businesses across the county, one gang did not bargain for being detained by brave local people in the Mountnugent area at lunch time last Thursday.

• Published: 4 Jan 2012 17:30

  Ringing in the New Year at St Joseph's

  The was a calmness in the air as we drove up the winding avenue to St Joseph's Nursing Home on the outskirts of Virginia along the Oldcastle road.

• Published: 4 Jan 2012 17:30

  SIPTU calls for LRC to intervene in Lagan Brick row

  Company offers statutory redundancy to workers.

• Published: 29 Dec 2011 09:30

  Bleak Christmas for Kingscourt Brick workers

  While most people were at home enjoying Christmas dinner with the family, a number of the Lagan Brick workers in Kingscourt had a simple dinner at an open air table.

• Published: 21 Dec 2011 17:30

  Bailieboro footballer killed in Australian gas explosion

  The Cavan GAA world and the entire Bailieboro community were rocked to the core last Friday, as the tragic news that Paddy Bird (24) from Drumoosclin, Bailieboro, had been killed in a gas explosion in Darwin. Hundreds of people flocked to the Bird household over the weekend to extend their sympathies to his grieving parents, Francis and Kathleen; brother Francis and sister Julie. The refrigeration and air conditioning engineer left Ireland on a Thursday just over three months ago and he was tragically killed in this massive explosion, also on a Thursday.

• Published: 15 Dec 2011 12:30

  Lisdaran closure would kill elderly people - daughter

  Save Lisdaran Action Committee is formed.

• Published: 15 Dec 2011 12:30

  Children at risk at Whitegate Cross

  A mother from Lisduff has described road conditions at Whitegate cross on the Cavan/Meath border for students getting on and off school buses as "absolutely so dangerous" on a busy main artery where there is in adequate parking and no proper lighting.

• Published: 15 Dec 2011 12:30

  Massive feat of engineering gives sense of inner relief

  Construction of the new €3.3m Ballyconnell inner relief road by Gibson Ireland Ltd is gaining momentum and a significant development took place over the weekend with the placing of monster beams on the new bridge over the Woodford canal. It is expected that the project will be completed by July, 2012.

• Published: 15 Dec 2011 12:30

  No hike in Belturbet town rates

  There will be no hike in the rates levied on the ratepayers in Belturbet for the coming year.

• Published: 15 Dec 2011 12:30

  Funding is sought for sliding Glangevlin bridge

  The bridge just before you enter Glan Gap in Glangevlin on the R200 road is in a precarious condition and one lane has been closed for a considerable time.

• Published: 8 Dec 2011 12:30

  The father of a wheelchair user outlines difficulties

  As the drive across the county continues to put wheelchair accessible bays in place on footpaths, the recent provision of such bays on the footpaths at Kilconny in Belturbet has been welcomed by the father of a motorised wheelchair user.

• Published: 8 Dec 2011 12:30

  Proud to be travellers

  To mark Traveller Pride Week, Sean McMahon and photographer Charlie Cronin went to hear at first-hand how travellers view their lives in Cavan town. They caught up with Brigid and John Maughan who have been living in Cavan town for approximately 60 years...

• Published: 23 Nov 2011 17:30

  Rural Rambles series visits Mullagh

  Family run businesses are ticking along nicely in Mullagh with husband and wife teams giving service with a smile. As we find that the recession affects what people are buying, it's clear that there is still a very social aspect to business life in a rural Irish town like Mullagh, not to mention quality of life is still high up on the priority lists...

• Published: 23 Nov 2011 09:30

  Cavan mothers outraged at child benefit cut proposal

  Reports that Child Benefit is to be reduced by €10 per child per month in the forthcoming budget has sent shockwaves through families across the country. To hear at first hand how this blunt across the board cut will effect families on the ground, Sean McMahon talked to a number of mothers in Cavan town.

• Published: 16 Nov 2011 17:30

  Rural Rambles visits Bailieboro

  Meet the McEnaney bunch, the Reilly who winters in Arizona, the butcher who stuffs the turkeys, the sparkling electricians and the Dubliner who loves the hardware trade.

• Published: 9 Nov 2011 17:30

  Sheelin turfcutters gear up to take battle to Europe

  The turf wars are igniting again and turfcutters both locally and nationally are determined to keep the home fires burning with turf from their local bogs.

• Published: 9 Nov 2011 17:30

  Younger generation to drive Festival of the Erne

  The Festival of the Erne, which incorporates the Lady of the Erne Contest, is to be given renewed impetus as the younger generation take charge of the leading positions on the new committee.

• Published: 9 Nov 2011 17:30

  Pride of Place Award goes to Drumlane

  Drumlane Community Partnership and all the people in the parish are the toast of Cavan this week, with the news that they scooped the All Ireland Pride of Place at a gala awards ceremony in Gorey on Saturday night.

• Published: 2 Nov 2011 17:30

  Remarkable recovery from rare cancer

  That Kelvin Brady is looking forward to playschool and Santa Claus, like any other four-year-old, are amazing steps in his young life, as he recovers from a rare form of cancer.

• Published: 2 Nov 2011 17:30

  Plight of Belturbet boys' school raised in Dáil Éireann

  Minister pledges to take personal interest in appeal.