It’s not the winning - it’s the taking part! Aine McCaffrey and Patricia Lee hold hands as they cross the finish line at the East Breffni Athletics Club Event in Cootehill.

News Review - June 2022

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Community stands with Michelle in ‘Fearless Fight’

A MOTHER’S determination to spend as much time with her children as possible rallied the community to extraordinary lengths. ‘Michelle’s Fearless Fight Against Cancer’ is a campaign that raised a staggering €190,000 in just three days. Over 1,500 donors had contributed to the cause of Michelle Woods from Ballyjamesduff, now living in Killeshandra.

From bare necessities to best facilities in Cootehill

“WE have the best facilities, the very best facilities. Our school has really set us up for life,” sang the senior pupils with gusto as Holy Family celebrated the official opening of its impressive new school building in Cootehill.

Memorial unveiled to Sam Donegan

RETIRED army Private Patsy Walsh remembered the bomb blast, which claimed the life of Inspector Sam Donegan, and seriously wounded patrol leader, Lt John Gallagher. To this day he can still see in his mind’s eye the mottled green of that quiet border laneway, hear the immediate “whoosh” and feel the heat of that unanticipated eruption, only to relive the deathly quiet that followed.

Popular Corlough teen is third person killed on Cavan’s roads

Communities across West Cavan and the surrounding region are united in mourning following the death of 17-year-old Luke Byrne. The teenager tragically lost his life following a crash on the N3 at Kilnalack on June 9. “No words can express the grief,” said Corlough GFC in a post shared on social media.

Master Plan for Killykeen

KILLYKEEN is poised to return to its former glory as one of the major tourist attractions for the region The Anglo-Celt revealed. The council was set to develop a master plan for the forest park to enhance facilities and attract visitors from across the region to the beauty spot. While still in its infancy, the plan promises to map out ambitious proposals similar to those that saw the Cavan Burren developed into one of the region’s premier tourist attractions.

‘I have to accept he’s served his sentence’

Former IRA prisoner Pearse McAuley was released from Castlerea prison having served time for a brutal attack on is former wife.

“I wish he was still in but I have to accept he’s served his sentence,” said Pauline Tully, now Sinn Féin TD for Cavan Monaghan.

MONTH IN NUMBERS

81,201

The number of people now living in County Cavan, according to preliminary results of the recent Census of Population

“You can see from the tributes P.J. was very popular man. But he died looking at the face of someone filled with hate and anger.” - Bernie Morrissey, the widow of Sgt Patrick J. Morrissey, speaking at his memorial in Belturbet

GOOD MONTH

• Belturbet excelled in hosting a hugely successful county fleadh, the town was rewarded by again hosting the event in 2023.

• Tara Rogers from Knockbride was crowned the Cavan Rose.

• Kingspan was set to invest €200m in a new Building Technology Campus in Ukraine

BAD MONTH

• An almost 30% increase in acute infectious gastroenteritis (AIG) cases had been observed in the North East

• Pro-Russian war graffiti was sprayed on a shop front in Ballyconnell

• Vandalism of a memorial erected in honour of murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in his home village of Kilnaleck was described as an “act of mindless stupidity”.

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