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FAMILY OF COLUMBA MCVEIGH APPEAL FOR INFORMATION ON 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS...
Michael Fisher A plea for people to come forward with fresh information about the disappearance of Columba McVeigh forty-five years ago and to help end their torment has been made by his family. In...
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MONAGHAN PEOPLE URGED TO MIND THEIR COVID-19 WELLBEING AS NEW PHYSICAL AND...
Co Monaghan people have been urged by local Government Minister Heather Humphreys to attend to their physical and mental wellbeing during the current phase of the Covid-19 pandemic battle and to avail...
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RACISM STILL A CONDITION OF LIFE FOR MIGRANTS IN COUNTY MONAGHAN –
BUT NEW STRATEGY HOPES TO DISPEL “MYTHS AND MISINFORMATION” A new integration strategy for Co Monaghan presented to Monday’s meeting of the Co Council has the declared aim of dispelling “myths and...
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ACCESSING ONLINE SERVICES A MAJOR ISSUE FOR COUNTY MONAGHAN SENIORS
Two-thirds of Co Monaghan’s older citizens have never used the internet, Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council was told. Age Friendly Programme Manager for the Co Council Bernie Bradley said the...
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PROGRESS REPORTED ON PROVISION OF BROADBAND CONNECTION POINTS IN CO MONAGHAN
Vodaphone had completed full connectivity to BCPs or Broadband Connection Points at Connons in the Clones area, the Ballybay Wetlands Centre and Latton Resource Centre, the November meeting of Monaghan...
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BORDER CAMPAIGNERS VOICE BREXIT CONCERNS IN MEETING WITH TAOISEACH
The Border Communities Against Brexit (BCAB) campaign group held a virtual meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD this week to discuss issues of concern at what they described as a crucial time in...
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PLANNING APPLICATION FOR CREMATORIUM IN BROOMFIELD REJECTED
Michael Fisher Monaghan County Council has turned down an application to construct a human crematorium on a greenfield site near Broomfield outside Castleblayney. As reported in this newspaper last...
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COUNCILLORS SHOCKED AS ULSTER CANAL GREENWAY PROJECT MISSING FROM €63.5...
Shock and disappointment was voiced at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council that a €63.5 million funding package for greenway projects announced by two Government Ministers did not include any...
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GARDAÍ LIAISING WITH PSNI IN INVESTIGATION OF BURNT-OUT VEHICLES IN...
The Gardaí were liaising with the PSNI in relation to the investigation of a number of burnt-out vehicles found in the Knockatallon and Scotstown areas, it was stated at Tuesday’s meeting of the Co...
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COUNTY COUNCIL AND GARDAÍ COMBINE IN CLAMPDOWN ON ILLEGAL WASTE ACTIVITIES
The Gardaí and the Environment Services Section of Monaghan Co Council have combined in four joint operations in relation to large-scale illegal waste activities in the county since March of this year,...
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FIANNA FÁIL’S ‘COMPLETE U-TURN’ IN INTERCONNECTOR REVEALED
Michael Fisher Anti-pylon groups in Monaghan, Cavan and Meath have accused Fianna Fáil Oireachtas members of selling out local communities and reversing their policy of undergrounding EirGrid’s...
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CARTHY ACCUSES HUMPHREYS OF “GUTTER POLITICS” AFTER MINISTER ATTACKS SINN...
Two of Cavan/Monaghan’s Dáil representatives were at odds yesterday as the political fallout continued to radiate from Tuesday night’s contentious Leinster House debate prompted by the tabling by Sinn...
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POTENTIAL COVID-19 VACCINE ‘A HOPEFUL FIRST STEP’: MCCONKEY
Michael Fisher The Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD has told the Dáil that a high-level taskforce has been created by the government to oversee the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines in Ireland once they are...
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MONAGHAN CAMERA CLUB EXHIBITS IN ST AIDAN’S COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, COOTEHILL
Monaghan camera club have loaned several of their photographs to St Aidan’s to inspire students to create their own photographic compositions. The work seen in school is creative and engages the viewer...
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PARKING ISSUES AT ROSSMORE
At Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District, Fianna Fáil councillor Raymond Aughey called for liaison with the forestry authority Coillte to investigate the possibility of expanding car...
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COVID-19 CHANGING THE FACE OF CRIME IN CO MONAGHAN
Assaults, burglaries and thefts falling but drug dealing and domestic violence rising during pandemic, JPC informed Drugs offences and incidents of domestic violence had risen in Co Monaghan over the...
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NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES IN MONAGHAN HAS REDUCED OVER PAST FORTNIGHT
Michael Fisher There have been 63 cases of Covid-19 in Co. Monaghan in the past fortnight. On Tuesday evening, the incidence rate per 100,000 of population for the county measured 109, placing Monaghan...
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COUNCILLOR CONNOLLY OPPOSES CO COUNCIL BUDGET BECAUSE OF PROVISION FOR NEW...
Independent North Monaghan councillor Paudge Connolly voted against the adoption by Monaghan Co Council of its Budget for 2021 on Tuesday, citing as his reason an expenditure provision of €200,000 made...
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CONSULTATIONS OVER MASTER PLAN URGED AS AN TAISCE ACQUIRES 2,200 ACRES AT...
Consultations with An Taisce on the Master Plan prepared for the development of the Sliabh Beagh area in North Monaghan were urged at Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District following the...
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HGV RESTRICTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR MONAGHAN TOWN
Proposals for the restriction of the movement of heavy goods vehicles through certain streets in Monaghan Town are currently being considered, the members of Monaghan Municipal District were informed...
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