Seamus Enright

The €2m shortfall in CMETB’s further education and training budget that has caused the cancellation or postponement of more than 130 adult education classes throughout the two counties was raised at the last Cavan local authority meeting, where discussion on capital expenditure focused on the recently announced student phone “pouches”.

With a General Election expected to be called “shortly after” the Finance bill accompanying Budget 2025 is passed, The Anglo-Celt quizzed Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil and current Minister for Finance Jack Chambers about his party’s record in government on issues that affect this constituency.

It’s been a remarkable six years for St Bricin’s in Belturbet. Faced with possible closure, the school and it’s community has rallied back to now having to cap the number of new students it can take in come September 2025 such is the level of interest.

Image 1 of 4 A large attendance showed up to celebrate the selection of sitting TDs Brendan Smith and Niamh Smyth in Cavan and Monaghan Senator Robbie Gallagher.

Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) has been given the green light to proceed to the next phase of its development of a €40 million College of The Future.

A former councillor for People Before Profit on South Dublin County Council before moving to Sligo to live with her family, Emma Hendrick now finds herself campaigning for a seat in the somewhat unfamiliar setting of Cavan-Monaghan.

Protestors who picketed an Irish Mining and Quarrying Society event in Cavan at the weekend want all general election candidates to back a national ban on gold mining across the island of Ireland.

Cavan-Monaghan could hold the same significance as any of the so-called ‘swing states’ in US presidential elections. The constituency has often served as a weather-vane for which way the wind of national consensus is blowing.

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