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€130,000 IN COVID-19 SUPPORTS FOR MONAGHAN VILLAGES
“Support for our towns and villages are more important than ever,” stated Cavan/Monaghan TD and Government Minister Heather Humphreys when announcing funding of €130,000 to assist some of Co Monaghan’s...
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BORDER AREA SHOWING HIGHEST LEVEL OF CORONAVIRUS
Michael Fisher With a further increase in the level of coronavirus in Co. Monaghan in the past week, the Cabinet was meeting yesterday evening to discuss the possibility of increasing Covid-19...
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OPINION DIVIDED ON BIG-SPENDING BUDGET’S IMPACT ON BORDER REGION
The landmark Budget 2021 announced on Tuesday will either bring jobs and prosperity to Co Monaghan and the wider Border region or severely disadvantage local farming families and rural dwellers and...
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CONNECTING COUNTY MONAGHAN TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB
TWO COMMUNITY CONNECTION POINTS LAUNCHED UNDER NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN ROLLOUT Michael Fisher Two centres in Co. Monaghan are among over fifty sites throughout the country that have been connected to...
View ArticleMONAGHAN MARATHON WOMEN AIM TO BE VIRTUAL CHARITY CHAMPIONS
A group of dedicated female Marathon runners from Monaghan are bidding to be virtual champions for two very deserving causes. Sabrina Treanor, Patricia McKenna Feely, Rosemary Bellew, Sandra McQuaid,...
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SLIABH BEAGH SWIMMING CLUB DONATION TO SOLAS DROP-IN CENTRE
the Solas drop-in centre in monaghan town this week thanked Sylvia mcGuiness and all involved in Sliabh beagh Swimming club for their recent generous donation of €380. “Due to recent Covid019...
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MONAGHAN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS HONOURED FOR COVID-19 INITIATIVES
Two Co Monaghan social entrepreneurs – Caitriona Watters- Crehan and Shane McKenna – were honoured for their “innovative and visionary response to the Covid-19 pandemic” at a special online event...
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COUNTY MONAGHAN FIGURES REMAIN HIGH AS BOVINE TB SITUATION CONTINUES TO...
Co Monaghan remains among the Irish counties experiencing higher levels of bovine TB as herd incidence of the disease reaches a point not experienced since 2012, the Department of Agriculture stated...
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CLOSE EYE TO BE KEPT ON PARKING IN ROSSMORE AFTER WEEKEND “MAYHEM”
Monaghan Municipal District are to hold a watching brief on car-parking arrangements and practices at Rossmore Forest Park after what was described at Monday’s meeting of the body as “mayhem” at the...
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CASTLEBLAYNEY COMPANY A WINNER AT NATIONAL ORGANIC AWARDS
The Nest Box Egg Company based at Lurganmore in Castleblayney has been announced as winners in the Export category at the 2020 National Organic Awards. The enterprise won for their Golden Irish 10...
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MONAGHAN SHOWS GROWING LEVEL OF CORONAVIRUS AS TOP LEVEL OF RESTRICTIONS...
COUNTY WAS ON INCREASED ALERT FOR PAST WEEK Michael Fisher As more businesses shut their doors in Co. Monaghan and throughout the Republic last night, with level five (the highest) restrictions now in...
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DRIVE TO BOOST MONAGHAN TOWN TRADING IN VITAL HOLIDAY PERIOD
• PUBLIC ASKED TO INNOVATIVELY SHOP LOCAL AND REDEEM €400,000 IN UNUSED TOWN VOUCHERS Initiatives to enabling trading in Monaghan Town to be maximised during the vital end-of-year holiday business...
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13TH ANNIVERSARY OF PAUL QUINN MURDER SEES FAMILY RENEW APPEAL FOR JUSTICE
Family members of 21-yearold Paul Quinn, the South Armagh man murdered near Oram in Castleblayney on October 20 2007 by a gang of men believed to have paramilitary associations, have renewed their...
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IS CARAVAN HOLIDAY FACILITY AT ROSSMORE PARK A GOOD IDEA?
• Municipal District votes to investigate proposal but some members voice fears A motion brought before Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District by Sinn Féin councillor Seán Conlon proposing...
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CO COUNCIL UNVEILS NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BIODIVERSITY AND HERITAGE
The members of Monaghan Co Council on Monday gave their imprimatur to the Monaghan Biodiversity and Heritage Strategic Plan for 2020-2025. Outlined to the November meeting of the local authority in a...
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FÁILTE GO MUINEACHÁN?
Comment The adoption by Monaghan Co Council on Monday of a new Migrant Integration Strategy is a timely step in the address of an important social issue. In a year in which the Covid-19 pandemic has...
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COUNCILLOR TREANOR STANDS ALONE IN OPPOSITION TO “TOTALLY BIASED” STRATEGY
Independent councillor Seamus Treanor launched a strong attack on the migrant integration strategy presented to Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. The only councillor to vote against the adoption...
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CLÁR FUNDING FOR SEVEN COUNTY MONAGHAN PROJECTS
Corcaghan, Latton and Connons Will Be Main Areas to Benefit Michael Fisher Seven projects in Co. Monaghan are to receive €233,000 in funding under the CLÁR programme as local Fine Gael Deputy and...
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R181 UPGRADE HAS POTENTIAL TO BOOST MID MONAGHAN ECONOMY
A planned upgrade of the R181 road has the potential to deliver a significant economic boost to enterprises in the Mid Monaghan area, Fine Gael councillor Seán Gilliland told Monday’s meeting of...
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TIDY TOWNS WILL PROCEED IN 2021 – MINISTER HUMPHREYS
What she described as “a firm commitment” that the Tidy Towns competition would proceed in 2021 was delivered yesterday by Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD and Government Minister Heather Humphreys. The...
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