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cavan / arts and media Wednesday August 23, 2017 - 12:44 by P.T.
. “The Cowboys”, written and directed by Peter Trant, is a dramatic and highly entertaining play set in a fictional town somewhere along the border. It tells a complex, darkly humorous tale of love, betrayal and revenge. After many years, away, the protagonist, Bobby Courtney, returns to his hometown for his father’s funeral. Old animosities between him and his nemesis, Johnny Murtagh, the Meat Factory Manager, bubble ominously to the surface. Two Meat Factory Workers, Sonny and Phil, observe it all. At first this duo, with their laugh-out-loud humour, appear to be outside the action, almost like a Greek chorus, but we soon realize that they are, in fact, central to events as they unfold. Behind their banter, oblique clues hint at horrors past and to come. A sense of menace permeates the action right from the beginning and tension builds inexorably as the plot moves to its shocking climax. ... read full story / add a comment
cavan / miscellaneous Thursday April 23, 2009 - 17:15 by Brian Reynolds
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New Group Meeting ... read full story / add a comment
cavan / miscellaneous Thursday November 27, 2008 - 19:06 by Richard Walsh
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Claims by 26-County President Mary McAleese during a visit to an Orange Hall in County Cavan that it is possible to be both Irish and British are nonsensical, a spokesperson for Republican Sinn Féin has said. ... read full story / add a comment
cavan / environment Saturday November 03, 2007 - 01:26 by Michael Lynch
Battle was not lost say group. Dyke’s Future secured. ... read full story / add a comment 
cavan / environment Wednesday September 22, 2004 - 02:56 by Michael Lynch
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Red Branch Heritage have decided to make the full text of their recent heritage report on sites in the Denn area of County Cavan available to the general public through the web in their continuing efforts to have these important archeological sites protected. ... read full story / add a comment 
cavan / environment Sunday September 05, 2004 - 01:38 by Michael Lynch
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Cavan based heritage group Red Branch Heritage have renewed their urgent appeal for all concerned people who wish a two thousand year old landmark to be protected to contact Cavan County Council and register their disquiet. ... read full story / add a comment
cavan / environment Tuesday August 10, 2004 - 14:00 by M. Lynch
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Cavan quarry owners John Nulty Limited have failed to forward a planning application for a quarry extension to Cavan County Council, despite earlier indications they would do so. ... read full story / add a comment
cavan / miscellaneous Thursday July 10, 2003 - 14:07 by Red 1913
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THIS YEAR'S Socialist Youth Festival promises to be one of the highlights of the calendar. Young people from throughout Ireland, North & South, will attend the summer camp over the weekend of 18-20 July at Tanagh Outdoor Adventure, Co. Cavan, for a weekend of socialism and craic. ... read full story / add a comment |
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