General Information

You can control how the Cavan County Council website uses cookies and similar technologies by making choices below. But note that if you disable cookies and similar technologies entirely, the Cavan County Council website may not function properly.

Cookies are small text files stored by your web browser when you use websites. These technologies help us do things like remembering you and your preferences when you return to our site, measure how you use the website, conduct market research, and gather information about the ads you see and interact with.

You can make choices in the menu below about what cookies and other technologies you want us to use on the Cavan County Council website when you visit them from this browser. You can always change those choices later by clicking on the Cookie Preferences link at the bottom of the page.

If enabled:

We can better keep track of your preferences
You may see more relevant ads and content on non Cavan County Council websites
It will help us improve the performance and structure of our website.

If disabled:

We won’t be able to remember you from session to session so the experience may not be tailored to your preferences
You’ll still have access to the content of the site but certain features that depend on cookies may not function
You’ll still see ads, they just may not be as relevant to you

Strictly Necessary

Strictly necessary cookies enable core functionality such as page navigation. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, so they cannot be switched off. They can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.

Always active

Name	Expires	Purpose
ASP.NET_SessionId	Session	ASP.Net_SessionId is a cookie which is used to identify the users session on the server. The session being an area on the server which can be used to store session state in between http requests.
YSC	Session	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
CookieAdvertising	1 Year	Cookie that remembers users' privacy choices.
CookiePerformance	1 Year	Cookie that remembers users' privacy choices.
CavanCoCo_cookies	1 Year	Cookie that remembers users' privacy choices.

Performance

Performance cookies are used to analyse site usage and to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of the site. This includes which pages you visited and which links you clicked on.

Enable

Name	Expires	Purpose
usenewauthrollout	1 month	This cookie stores visitor credentials in an encrypted cookie in order to allow the visitor to stay logged in on reentry, if the visitor has accepted the 'stay logged in'-button.
__RequestVerificationToken	session	This cookie is set by web application built in ASP.NET MVC Technologies. This is an anti-forgery cookie used for preventing cross site request forgery attacks.
FormsWebSessionId	1 month	The cookie is used if the visitor has filled in personal information on a formula. This information will be filled in automatically on other formulas. This process is used to optimize visitor experience.
DcLcid	3 months	Used to implement Microsoft-forms on the website. Transfers Input Information from one page to the next. For example, for Long surveys or online orders. Saves explicitly requested short term customisations. For example, saving preferences, language, Location, and so on. Saves unrequested or long term customisations. For example,, saving preferences, language, Location, and so on. Spreads the load on the website evenly, so that the site remains accessible always.
_pk_ref, _pk_cvar, _pk_id, _pk_ses, _pk_hsr	_pk_ref : 6 months _pk_id :13 months _pk_cvar, _pk_ses, and _gid : 30mins	These cookies enable us to collect and analyse data about how visitors arrive at our site and then how they interact with our site (e.g. content you view and search for and steps taken towards a page). We use the information to help us improve the website.

Advertising

Advertising cookies are used to enable Cavan County Council and our partners to serve ads more relevant to your interests. These cookies track your online activity to help us deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. Without them you will still see ads, but they might not be as relevant to you.

Enable

Name	Expires	Purpose
GPS	1 day	YouTube cookies which registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.
IDE	1 year	Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	180 days	This cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface.
YSC	Session	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

WhatsApp Channel

You can now follow Cavan County Council on WhatsApp to receive the latest news and updates from your council.

Why WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is one of the world’s most popular messaging platforms globally. This one-way broadcast platform allows you to privately follow Cavan County Council to receive updates, and users can opt in or out at any time. We hope that our WhatsApp channel will enhance our communication channels making it easier for residents to receive messages directly from us and provide another convenient and accessible way for you to stay informed.

What can I expect to see?

Although WhatsApp channels are a one-way platform, you can respond using an emoji.

What it isn’t

WhatsApp channels are different and separate to your Chats in the app. Following our WhatsApp channel does not mean that we will feature in your list of personal Chats, but instead our updates will appear in the Updates tab in the app. Your profile name, photo and mobile phone number are kept hidden and secure, and not in view to us or other followers.

How can I join your WhatsApp channel?

Joining is easy, just follow these simple steps:

Click this link
Once the channel opens, click ‘Follow’ in the top right
Make sure you click the bell icon in the top right to turn on notifications, so you never miss an update

How else can I keep up to date?

Alongside the new WhatsApp channel, you can follow Cavan County Council on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn to receive the latest news updates from your local authority.