Locals have described the community as ‘devastated’. Tributes have poured in following the death of a 17-year-old boy in a workplace incident in Cavan. Reece Donohoe from Kilnaleck died following an incident at the Wilton Waste Recycling Limited facility at Kifagh, near Ballyjamesduff on Thursday afternoon. In a statement, a spokesperson for Wilton Waste said: […]

1 year ago

Tragic news. A 17-year-old boy has died following a workplace accident at a premises in Cavan. In a statement to JOE, a Garda spokesperson confirmed that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon (13 June) shortly after 4.30pm. The teenager was pronounced deceased at the scene and his body has been taken to the mortuary in […]

1 year ago

“You could put on a puppet show in Cavan and it would be packed.” Kevin McGahern has been an omnipresent force on the Irish comedy scene for over a decade. Since hosting Republic of Telly in 2013, the Cavan man has performed to thousands across the country, with regular hosting jobs on RTÉ to boot. […]

2 years ago

Investigations are ongoing. A man and a woman have died following a house fire in Co. Cavan, Gardaí have confirmed. The incident, which occurred at a house in Ballyjamesduff, was reported in the early hours of Sunday morning (September 10), where emergency services attended the scene and extinguished the fire. A man in his 50s […]

2 years ago

A teenage girl has sadly passed away following a tractor crash in Co. Cavan. Gardaí are investigating a single-vehicle collision that happened on the L2514, at Loughduff, last night. The tractor crashed into a ditch on the road, with the girl as a passenger. “Gardaí in Cavan are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic […]

3 years ago

By Katy Thornton You know exactly where to be heading if you want to be swept off your feet so. If you’ve ever wondered where the capital county of love is in Ireland, wonder no more. The best place for romance is County Cavan, a Bank of Ireland study has found. For Valentine’s Day 2023, […]

3 years ago