Pictured inspecting progress at the Virginia Civic Centre project are (front row, from left) Cllr TP O’Reilly, Cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council; Cllr Clifford Kelly; chair of Ballyjamesduff Municipal District and Cllr Trevor Smith; back, Cllr Winston Bennett; Frank Nugent, Demac Construction; John Wilson, Senior Engineer, Cavan County Council Housing Construction; Cllr Shane P O’Reilly; John McGahern, Ballyjamesduff MD Area Manager; Bernice Smith, Ballyjamesduff MD; Emma Clancy, County Librarian and Eoin Doyle, Director of Service, Cavan County Council. PHOTO: Adrian Donohoe

‘Significant progress’ made on Virginia Civic Centre

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Cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, Councillor Clifford Kelly, joined the chair of Ballyjamesduff Municipal District, Cllr Trevor Smith, local councillors, and management and staff of Cavan County Council to survey progress on the flagship Virginia Civic Centre this month.

John Wilson, senior engineer with Cavan County Council’s Housing Construction Section, which is overseeing the work, gave a guided tour of the transformational €5.3 million project on Monday, November 1, before the monthly meeting of Ballyjamesduff Municipal District.

Work is expected to be completed by main contractor Demac Construction by end summer 2022, on this flagship Civic Centre, which will comprise a new library, additional theatre space at the Ramor Theatre, and a shared multipurpose civic events space - both indoor and outdoor - to cater to the needs of all services located therein and the broader community.

The project is being funded through the €3,963,525 in funding under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund, through the Department of Rural and Community Development, with a further €1.3 million in funding to be provided from Cavan County Council’s own resources.

Commenting following the visit, Cathaoirleach Cllr Kelly commented: “I am pleased to see that significant progress has been made on this fantastic facility for the people of Virginia and its hinterland. I look forward to returning here next year to see the finished product. I have no doubt that it will have an energising effect on this thriving east Cavan town.”

Director of Services with Cavan County Council, Eoin Doyle, echoed the Cllr Kelly’s sentiment, noting, “The speed at which progress is being made here in Virginia is testament to the many years of planning that went into developing the plans and funding application for this transformational project from John Wilson and his team in Housing Construction, Padraic McIntyre and his staff in Ramor Theatre, and County Librarian, Emma Clancy and her library team.”

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