Construction will take approximately twelve months with a further three-month fit-out period and the first visitors expected to be using the Discovery Centre in January 2026.

Cavan County Planners initially refused the application, however the decision was appealed to An Bórd Pleanála.

The garda seizure included €44,000 worth of cannabis plants and €290,000 in cannabis herb.

Cavan has the most amount of tractors on the road at 2,535 with 78 of those are general haulage.

Elected members heard motor tax receipts for 2023 totalled three million euro for the county, and roads were de-prioritised due to lack of funding.

Cavan Pétanque Club used 14th July, Bastille Day, as the date to commemorate Shane Rooney.

The council said €500,000 had been allocated by the NTA for the upgrading of bus shelters in the county.

Councillor Damien Brady brought a motion forward at the most recent meeting of the council asking them to write to the Minister for Health to raise the issue.