Northern Sound Death Notices: Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Longford

Anyone who has lost someone in Cavan or Monaghan learns the same early-morning ritual: check the local station’s death notices before anything else. Northern Sound (Cavan-Monaghan radio), which calls itself “The Spirit of Cavan and Monaghan,” keeps a live feed of recent deaths for Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, and Longford. The same names often surface on RIP.ie (national death notice service), but the timing and format are not identical.

Coverage area: Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Longford · Death notices platform: Northern Sound’s death notices page · Update frequency: Daily · Radio station founded: 2005

A handful of details, one pattern: Northern Sound’s notice page is a live feed rather than a searchable county-by-county archive.

Where to find RIP death notices in Monaghan?

For Monaghan families there are two main routes: Northern Sound’s own feed and RIP.ie’s county pages. Each serves a slightly different purpose.

Checking the Northern Sound death notices page

• Open Northern Sound’s death notices page (live feed).
• Scroll for recent Monaghan names; the feed mixes counties rather than separating them.
• Monaghan examples in the current feed include Pearl Alexander from Greaghglass, Terry McCaughey from Clones Road, Monaghan Town, and Celestine McKenna from Tonintlieve, Carrickroe (Northern Sound’s death notices feed).

Using RIP.ie for Monaghan deaths

• RIP.ie’s Monaghan page (national service) lists deaths for the county.
• Use the site’s surname search to avoid scrolling through the full feed.
• RIP.ie keeps Monaghan listings separate from Northern Sound’s combined stream.

Difference between RIP.ie and Northern Sound listings

• Northern Sound’s feed is a single page with recent notices and posting timestamps (Northern Sound feed).
• RIP.ie is searchable by county and by name across the whole country (RIP.ie Monaghan).
• Northern Sound is tied to a local radio station; RIP.ie is a standalone national notice service.

The pattern: if a Monaghan name doesn’t appear on Northern Sound yet, RIP.ie is the most reliable fallback — the two feeds don’t update in lockstep.

How to find Northern Sound death notices for Monaghan?

Once you know Monaghan notices are in the feed, finding one is mostly a matter of using the page the way it’s built.

Navigating the Northern Sound website

• The dedicated page lives at Northern Sound death notices.
• The page lists notices with a posting timestamp, e.g. Jul 17, 2025 16:37 (Northern Sound feed).
• Individual notices get their own URLs, so you can bookmark or share a specific death notice.

Filtering by county or date

• There is no visible county filter on the main feed; visitors scroll or search the page.
• Posting date appears as a timestamp rather than a funeral date.
• If you know the county, use Ctrl+F or Cmd+F and type a townland or surname.

Direct link to death notices

• Direct URL: Northern Sound’s death notices page.
• Recent examples show the page updated on 2025-07-23 and 2025-07-26 (Trevor Cunningham Senior notice, John Doughty notice).
• The page also linked a January 2025 notice for Jean Murray with a date of death of Tuesday, 31 December 2024 (Jean Murray notice).

What this means: the date on a Northern Sound death notice is the posting date, not necessarily the date of death. Always open the notice to compare.

The catch: relying solely on one feed may miss notices that appear first on the other platform.

How to find Northern Sound death notices for Cavan?

Cavan notices dominate the Northern Sound feed, and several recent examples show exactly how the page formats them.

Using the Cavan section on Northern Sound

• Cavan notices sit alongside Monaghan, Leitrim, Longford, and Roscommon in one feed (Northern Sound’s death notices page).
• There is no separate “Cavan” tab at the top level, but the county name appears in every notice.
• For current Cavan deaths, the station’s feed is updated during the day, as posting timestamps show.

Combining with RIP.ie

• RIP.ie has a dedicated Cavan page (RIP.ie Cavan death notices).
• If a Cavan name is not in the Northern Sound feed, search RIP.ie’s Cavan page rather than assuming the notice hasn’t been published.

Recent Cavan death notices examples

• Owensie Smith — Legwee, Loughduff, Co. Cavan, formerly Urbal, Kilnaleck (Northern Sound feed).
• Katie McEntee (née Lynch) — Corclare, Shercock, Co. Cavan.
• Bernard (Brian) Hoey — Lakeland, Tunnyduff, Bailieborough and Main Street, Shercock, Co. Cavan.
• Joe Hayes — Bawn, Killeshandra, County Cavan.
• Michael Duignan — Coronea, Arva, Co. Cavan.

The pattern: Northern Sound’s Cavan notices are practical and fast, but they are not a complete county register. For a fuller picture, use the RIP.ie Cavan page.

The implication: for Cavan families, checking both platforms remains the safest approach.

Where to find Northern Sound death notices for Longford?

Longford sits inside the wider Shannonside Northern Sound region, so its notices appear in the same feed.

Longford death notices on Northern Sound

• Northern Sound’s death-notices feed includes Longford in its current county coverage (Northern Sound feed).
• Longford shares the feed with Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, and some Roscommon notices.
• The broader Shannonside Northern Sound brand says it serves the Border Counties, Midlands and West (Shannonside regional broadcaster).

Other local death notice sources

• RIP.ie’s Longford page offers a separate county-level search (RIP.ie Longford death notices).
• For community-level death notes in other Irish regions, see Woodford News and Events: Latest Deaths and Community Events.
• For free burial records and cemetery searches, see Find a Grave Ireland: Free Search for Burial Records & Cemeteries.

The takeaway: Longford isn’t an afterthought on Northern Sound — it’s part of the same regional network. But the feed is a shared stream, so county-specific searching still works better on RIP.ie.

What is Northern Sound news?

Northern Sound is a local radio station, and its death notices sit inside a broader news and sport operation.

Overview of Northern Sound radio station

• Northern Sound calls itself “The Spirit of Cavan and Monaghan” (Northern Sound homepage).
• The station is listed at FM 96.2 in the local market (Northern Sound homepage).
• Its sister brand, Shannonside Northern Sound, serves the Border Counties, Midlands and West (Shannonside).

How death notices fit into their news service

• Death notices are published on a dedicated website page, separate from news stories (Northern Sound death notices).
• The page is updated daily and carries timestamps on each notice.
• Funeral details are added after the initial announcement, according to the station’s listing workflow.

Contact details

• Website: northernsound.ie.
• Phone and email contacts are listed on the Northern Sound site.
• For a notice correction, contact the funeral director who submitted the notice or use the station’s contact page.

The implication: Northern Sound’s death notices are an extension of its radio identity — local, familiar, and updated when news arrives, not on a fixed county schedule.

In their own words

“The Spirit of Cavan and Monaghan”

Northern Sound (local radio station)

“Border Counties, Midlands and West”

Shannonside.ie (regional broadcaster)

Northern Sound’s death notices page works because it is local: a family in Shercock or Carrickroe can post a name in hours and reach neighbours who remember the person. But the feed is not an exhaustive archive, and it doesn’t replace RIP.ie. For funeral directors in Cavan and Monaghan, the decision is simple — keep submitting to both platforms, or risk families missing a removal time because they checked only one.

For a more detailed walkthrough of how to navigate these notices, check out this Northern Sound death notices guide that explains search tips and submission procedures.

Frequently asked questions

The takeaway for readers: Northern Sound offers immediacy, RIP.ie offers structure — using both gives the fullest picture.