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Co. Cavan • 19 stories • Since 18 Jun 2015 • Latest 28 May 2026

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  1. planningPlanning application received: to extend existing single storey extension and raise to two-storey to...
  2. planningPlanning application received: to construct bungalow, create new bellmouth entrance, site development works...
  3. planningPlanning application received: for PERMISSION to construct 6 bay agricultural slatted shed with underground...
  4. planningPlanning application received: to extend existing farm complex which consists of the following (a)...
  5. planningPlanning refused: for demolition of existing storage shed, erection of 2no. two Storey detached dwellings,...
  6. planningPlanning application received: for alterations to previously approved planning application Ref 2460292 which...
  7. planningDemolish garage and build new two-storey semi-detached house in Belturbet
  8. planningFor erection of single storey extensions to the sides and rear of existing bungalow
  9. planningFor the following alterations & works to an existing single story dwelling house (1)
  10. planningNew house with garage refused at Quivvy, Belturbet
  11. planningTwo two-storey houses with detached garages refused in Belturbet
  12. planningFor (1) Construction of an agricultural slatted shed to incorporate slatted area

Crime & Courts

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Trucker jailed after sniffer dog found €1m in cannabis

A 60-year-old truck driver from Belturbet, County Cavan, has been sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment following his conviction for drug trafficking. Gerard Doran pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cannabis worth approximately €1.02 million for sale or supply. The drugs were discovered on 25 February 2021 when his vehicle was searched at Dublin Port after arriving from Wales…

Courts News Ireland report
25 Mar 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Murderer who slit man's throat for no known reason loses appeal

Gerard Manning, aged 38, of Limerick but originally from Belturbet in County Cavan, has had his murder conviction upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. Manning was convicted in 2013 of murdering Martin Purcell, a 54-year-old father-of-two, at his home on Wickham Street in Limerick in September 2011. Mr Purcell sustained 41 wounds and died from a throat laceration that severed his jugular vein. Manning…

Courts News Ireland report
20 Dec 2018 · Courts News Ireland
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Community service for finance worker who stole thousands from charity bar

Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, have been ordered to perform 180 hours of community service following their conviction for theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. John McGinley, aged 25, stole €5,275 in cash, while his younger brother Conal McGinley, aged 22, took €3,370 while working behind the bar for Workers Beer Company at a music festival in Marlay Park, Dublin, on 8 July 2016. Both pleaded guilty to…

Courts News Ireland report
14 Jun 2017 · Courts News Ireland
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London financial worker and student brother stole from charity bar

Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing over €8,000 in cash while working as charity barmen at a music festival in Marlay Park on 8 July 2016. John McGinley, aged 25, stole €5,275, while his younger brother Conal McGinley, aged 22, stole €3,370 from the Workers Beer Company charity operation. Gardaí observed the men pocketing cash instead of placing it…

Courts News Ireland report
07 Apr 2017 · Courts News Ireland
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Sentence doubled for heroin addict over violent disorder in “vulnerable” man's home

Richard Sweeney, aged 27 of Railway Lough, Belturbet, Co Cavan, has had his prison sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal following a prosecution challenge that his original term was unduly lenient. Sweeney had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to violent disorder in the home of a vulnerable man in Belturbet on 24 February 2014. He was initially sentenced to two years imprisonment with six months…

Courts News Ireland report
15 Nov 2016 · Courts News Ireland
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Criminal has sentence increased for violent disorder in home of “harmless soul” who was violently attacked

A Dublin man's prison sentence for violent disorder has been increased by the Court of Appeal. John Doyle, aged 26 and residing in County Meath, had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to violent disorder committed in Belturbet, County Cavan on 24 February 2014. He was originally sentenced to two years imprisonment in June 2015. The Director of Public Prosecutions successfully appealed on grounds of undue…

Courts News Ireland report
18 Jan 2016 · Courts News Ireland
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"Vulnerable" mother caught with €39k worth of herbal cannabis avoids jail

A 28-year-old woman from Belturbet, County Cavan, has received a five-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing almost two kilograms of herbal cannabis valued at €39,000 for sale or supply. Carmel O'Reilly was arrested at a garda checkpoint on the Naas Road on 13 December 2013 following the discovery of the drug concealed in a car. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Martin Nolan described…

Courts News Ireland report
18 Jun 2015 · Courts News Ireland

Planning

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Demolish garage and build new two-storey semi-detached house in Belturbet

Thomas Coyle wants to knock down the garage attached to his semi-detached house at Erne Hill in Belturbet and build a new two-storey semi-detached home in its place. The new house will be fully serviced with connections to existing utilities, and the entrance to the original property will be altered. The council has approved this conditional on some significant additional information being…

Thomas Coyle
File ref: 2560694 · Cavan County Council
12 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
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For erection of single storey extensions to the sides and rear of existing bungalow

Gemma Lawlor is seeking permission for erection of single storey extensions to the sides and rear of existing bungalow, together with alterations to the internal layout and external elevations, decommission existing septic tank, install new wastewater treatment system & percolation area, and all ancillary site works at Aghnaguig, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, H14 TC97. New Application.

Gemma Lawlor
File ref: 2660241 · Cavan County Council
11 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
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For the following alterations & works to an existing single story dwelling house (1)

Margaret Leddy is seeking permission for the following alterations & works to an existing single story dwelling house (1) demolish rear extension complete (2) construct a new extension to the rear of existing dwelling (2) renovation of existing single story dwelling to a story and a half. (3) install a new treatment system with percolation area. together with all associated site works at…

Margaret Leddy
File ref: 2660239 · Cavan County Council
08 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
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For (1) Construction of an agricultural slatted shed to incorporate slatted area

Conor Lee is seeking permission for (1) Construction of an agricultural slatted shed to incorporate slatted area, loose bedded area, external feed passage and underground slurry storage tank, (2) Completion of all associated and ancillary site works at Drumgart, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. New Application.

Conor Lee
File ref: 2660226 · Cavan County Council
06 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
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Two two-storey houses with detached garages refused in Belturbet

Ronan Quigley's plans to build two two-storey houses with garages on Erne Hill in Belturbet have been refused by Cavan County Council. The development would have included new access arrangements from the public road and connections to existing services.

Ronan Quigley
File ref: 2660112 · Cavan County Council
06 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)
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New house with garage refused at Quivvy, Belturbet

David Shelley Kennedy's application to build a new home at Quivvy, Belturbet has been refused by Cavan County Council. The proposal included a part single storey, part one-and-a-half storey house with a detached garage, new entrance, and a septic tank system.

David & Shelley Kennedy
File ref: 2660114 · Cavan County Council
06 May 2026 · Cavan County Council (Planning)

Court Reports

Cases and rulings mentioning Belturbet from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2025-03-25 Courts News Ireland

Trucker jailed after sniffer dog found €1m in cannabis

A 60-year-old truck driver from Belturbet, County Cavan, has been sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment following his conviction for drug trafficking. Gerard Doran pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cannabis worth approximately €1.02...

Original CNI report
Court of Appeal 2018-12-20 Courts News Ireland

Murderer who slit man's throat for no known reason loses appeal

Gerard Manning, aged 38, of Limerick but originally from Belturbet in County Cavan, has had his murder conviction upheld following an appeal to the Court of Appeal. Manning was convicted in 2013 of murdering Martin Purcell, a 54-year-old father-of-two, at his home on Wickham...

Original CNI report
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2017-04-07 Courts News Ireland

London financial worker and student brother stole from charity bar

Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing over €8,000 in cash while working as charity barmen at a music festival in Marlay Park on 8 July 2016. John McGinley, aged 25, stole €5,275, while his younger brother Conal...

Original CNI report