Seamus Enright

Fianna Fáil's Clifford Kelly has called for the introduction of a free national shingles vaccination programme for people over 50, arguing that the current system leaves many older people unable to afford protection against the painful disease.

Cavan and Monaghan are set to receive a renewed focus under a national expansion of restorative justice programmes, as the Government moves to increase the use of community-based sanctions aimed at cutting reoffending and supporting victims.

Councillors in Cavan have called for the complete abandonment of a planned review of Special Needs Assistant allocations, arguing that merely “pausing” the process is not enough to reassure school communities.

The team at Cavan’s Local Enterprise Office (LEO) has been showered with praise following a packed programme of events that celebrated innovation, investment and entrepreneurial ambition across the county during Local Enterprise Week.

Plans for the Cavan North-West Greenway, a proposed 40km route linking the Ulster Canal with the Cavan-Leitrim Greenway, remain at a “very, very early stage”, councillors have been told.

Cavan County Council is to write to Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Transport, and the Road Safety Authority seeking a review of operations at National Car Test centres amid concerns over long waiting times and high failure rates.

The “colossal” cost to taxpayers of the long-running North South Interconnector project should now be examined through a public inquiry, a Cavan councillor has said.

Councillors have been urged to encourage members of the public to check and update their details on the electoral register, as part of a nationwide effort to improve the accuracy of voter records.

Cavan County Council is being urged to explore the creation of dedicated, quiet, regulation spaces in towns across the county to support neurodivergent people who may find busy public environments overwhelming.

Growing frustration has been voiced over lengthy delays in converting overseas driving licences, leaving some returning emigrants unable to start work after moving to Ireland.