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CIVILLIAN GETS SECRETARIAL ROLE AS GARDA BODY APPOINTS A MONAGHAN MAN
By Patsy McArdle THE Garda Representative Association (GRA) has for the first time appointed a civilian to the position of Deputy General Secretary and the appointee is a Co. Monaghan man, Mr. Philip...
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ANOTHER BLOW TO MONAGHAN HOSPITAL AS ORTHOPAEDIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC MOVED TO...
Despite the repeated promises of the Minister for Health Simon Harris and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, services at Monaghan Hospital are being further cut with the announcement that Mr. Khalid S. Khan...
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PLIGHT OF REFUGEES IN MONAGHAN HIGHLIGHTED BY LARGY COLLEGE STUDENTS
Children’s Book, Phone App and Board Game developed to promote inclusiveness Michael Fisher A group of transition year students from Largy College in Clones has been praised for their work in...
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NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN WILL DELIVER HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO EVERY HOME AND...
Michael Fisher The Cabinet has decided to award preferred bidder status for the National Broadband Plan to the sole remaining bidder in the competition, the n a t i o n a l Broadband Ireland consortium...
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REELING PAST TIME FROM THE WELLS OF MEMORY
by Fr. Paddy Marron Bands On New Year’s Eve 1912 the Foresters Marching Band made it first public appearance. There were just seventeen members in their brass band. Although it was well acclaimed on...
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BREXIT: THE CASE FOR CAVAN-MONAGHAN
The following opinion piece has been kindly supplied by Tom McEneaney, a business columnist for The Irish Times, who hails from Shercock. The article mentions the new IDA office for Cavan, Monaghan and...
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SLIABH BEAGH 20KM CHALLENGE FUNDRAISER FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
a 20km Challenge is being organised for Saturday 8th June 2019 starting at 10am as part of Knockatallon Community hooley in the heather annual Festival. Proceeds from this event will be going to...
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NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR THIRD LEVEL STUDENTS TO SPEND THREE MONTHS IN THE GAELTACHT
Minister of State Seán Kyne announces new funding worth €250,000 The establishment of a new fund worth €250,000 has been announced this week, by the Government Chief-Whip and Minister of State for the...
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PUBLICANS EXPRESS ANGER AT LACK OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland has strongly criticised government for abandoning rural communities in the wake of changes to drink-driving legislation introduced last October. Given the lack of...
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WOMEN’S ROLE IN PEACE PROCESS HIGHLIGHTED AT MONAGHAN CONFERENCE
MINISTER HUMPHREYS STRESSES GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO RESTORING POWER-SHARING Michael Fisher In an enlightened address to a conference in Monaghan last week of women from the business sector and...
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WAR SEA TRAGEDY RECALLED AS SUNKEN LUSITANIA IS ‘GIFTED’ TO MUSEUM
• Rockcorry divers set a global headline… By PATSY McARDLE VETERAN Co. Monaghan divers, and some newcomers to the skills of underwater searches from a new diving club at Rockcorry, are linked to a...
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DOUBLE SUCCESS FOR CORRACRIN NS
Primary school pupils from Scoil Naomh Pádraig, Corracrin, Emyvale have made it to the national final of the 2019 Our World Irish Aid Awards, which is the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s...
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PADRAIG MCNALLY HONOURED BY LOCAL AUTHORITY ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 34 YEARS
By Veronica Corr A presentation was made to Councillor Padraig McNally at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan County Council, on the occasion of his retirement from the Local Authority after 34 years and...
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MONAGHAN FISH PRODUCTS COMPANY AT CENTRE OF AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE
FUNDING OF €2M TOWARDS TREATING FISH WITH ENZYMES TO MAKE HIGHER VALUE FEED INGREDIENTS Michael Fisher From the outside, it looks like any other industrial warehouse at Lough Egish Food Park. But what...
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ULSTER SCHOOLS CORN COLMCILLE FINAL ‘TOP CLASS’
Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney won their first Ulster title at U-13.5 level since 1992 when they pipped St. Joseph’s Grammar School, Donaghmore 3- 11 to 3-9 in a thrilling finish to last...
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NO CHANGE IN BALLYBAY CLONES… AS HUGHIE MCELVANEY RETURNS TO COUNTY COUNCIL
Cllr Sean Gilliland said he wanted people to feel safe in their homes and content in the community. “That’s a big commitment of mine,” he said. “I want to see those communities and their facilities...
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SCOLÁIREACHTAÍ GAELTACHTA
A number of students from Largy College in Clones will attend Irish courses in Gaeltacht areas in Donegal and Galway this summer. Students received scholarships from Cavan and Monaghan ETB, Monaghan...
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NO CHANGE IN BALLYBAY CLONES… AS HUGHIE MCELVANEY RETURNS TO COUNCIL
Michael Fisher Monaghan’s longest serving and often controversial public representative Hughie McElvaney was lifted high by his supporters as they celebrated his victory at the local elections count...
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MONAGHAN LADY WINS €25,000
A Co. Monaghan lady who is now residing in Co. Cavan scooped €25,000 last Saturday on Winning Streak She won the cash when she appeared on the National Lottery TV game show last on RTÉ 1. Mrs Veronica...
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EMY LAKE WALKWAY SEATING
Since its formation the members of the Donagh Development Association have worked tirelessly and determinedly to achieve the aim for which it was set up and that was to develop a walkway around Emy...
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