Ballyjamesduff courthouse to become community centre
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Plans to transform a former courthouse in Ballyjamesduff into a community centre have been given the go-ahead by councillors.
Ballyjamesduff Community Council has been granted permission for the project by Cavan County Council, The Anglo-Celt reports.
Suzanne Willis, chairperson of Ballyjamesduff Community Council, said: “We are hopeful that work will start in September. We have a grant from the Heritage Council of €10,000, and we have to match those funds. Repairs will start before the end of the year.
“We will apply to Leader for further funding, and we hope that the entire project could be completed in 12 months.”
The three-bay courthouse was originally built in 1927 and closed in 2004, since when it has laid empty, leading to community concerns that it could become a site for anti-social behaviour.
It will be converted into a community hall with ancillary rooms, a new toilet block extension and all the associated site works.
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