INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR COMBILIFT
Leading Co Monaghan manufacturing firm Combilift has been announced as the winner of the International Forklift of the Year Award for its innovative Combi-CS pedestrian counterbalance stacker forklift....
View ArticleCONTRACT SIGNED FOR MONAGHAN PEACE CAMPUS PROJECT
The formal contract signing for the €17.6 million Monaghan Peace Campus project took place at the Monaghan Co Council meeting chamber in the M-TEK building, Knockaconny on Friday last, July 10. The...
View ArticleSINN FÉIN CARRY THE DAY ON BORDER POLL MOTION DESPITE “TIME IS NOT RIGHT”...
A Sinn Féin motion calling on the British Government to set a date for a referendum on Irish unity was carried at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council following an intense debate in which speakers...
View ArticleFUNDING BREAKTHROUGH FOR CARRICK GROUP HOME – FACILITY SCHEDULED TO OPEN...
Funding of €600,000 provided to the HSE’s Disability Services will be used to bring about the opening of the Bothar Oirialla Group Home in Carrickmacross later this year, the members of Monaghan Co...
View ArticleWORK TO START ON MONAGHAN PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
The HSE said this week that work is to start on the provision of the Monaghan Primary Care Centre at the St Davnet’s Complex in Rooskey at the end of this month. Planning permission for the development...
View ArticlePREFERRED ROUTES FOR MAJOR N2 ROAD SCHEMES PUBLISHED
The preferred route corridors for the major road developments on the N2 from Clontibret to the Border and Ardee to Castleblayney were confirmed on Tuesday last. The extensive public consultation...
View ArticleCO COUNCIL APOLOGIES FOR SUFFERING AND MISTREATMENT OF RESIDENTS IN CO...
Monaghan Co Council delivered an apology on Monday to those who might have endured suffering and mistreatment in mother and baby facilities in Co Monaghan that in the past came within the...
View ArticleWARD TRIO TO RUN 1,000KM TO HELP FUND NEW SOSAD SERVICE IN MONAGHAN TOWN
Sight loss won’t stop Lough Egish brothers supporting from supporting free regional counselling centre By Veronica Corr The Ward brothers from Lough Egish launched a fundraising drive in January, which...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PROVIDE URGENT SUPPORT FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
Local Ireland, the association representing 42 weekly paidfor newspapers around the country, is calling on the Government to match its €5 million funding for local radio with support for local...
View ArticleGARDA CHECKPOINTS CONTROL CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC TO STOP SPREAD OF COVID IN...
Motorists from North on Non-essential Journeys Turned Back Michael Fisher A major Garda operation began on Monday morning aimed at reducing the level of traffic from Northern Ireland crossing the...
View ArticleCAVAN AND MONAGHAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING BOARD LAUNCH A RANGE OF VIRTUAL...
The 15th annual AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival will take place from 1st – 5th March 2021. While CMETB Adult Education Services usually encourage adults in Cavan and Monaghan to physically attend free...
View ArticleROSSMORE PARK BREAKING VISITOR RECORDS DURING LOCKDOWN
Councillor Conlon makes call on Coillte to step up to the mark with additional funding Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan Town is now the second most visited of Coillte’s local forests in the country,...
View ArticleBIODIVERSITY “MAKEOVER” WOULD HEIGHTEN ROSSMORE POTENTIAL – SENATOR GALLAGHER
The development of biodiversity initiatives at Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan town would heighten the value and potential of the amenity even further, Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher said...
View ArticleBREXIT CUSTOMS SUPPORTS FOR CO MONAGHAN BUSINESSES EXTENDED
Brexit Customs supports for businesses in Co Monaghan and throughout the country will be extended for the first quarter of this year, the Government confirmed this week. 118 businesses in Co Monaghan...
View ArticleNO PLANNING APPLICATION MADE FOR 5G MAST AT ROSSMORE
No planning application has so far been lodged with Monaghan Co Council in relation to the erection of a 5G telecommunications mast near Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan Town, it was stated at Monday’s...
View ArticleGRANTS OF OVER €16 MILLION FOR MAINTAINING ROADS IN CO. MONAGHAN ANNOUNCED BY...
Includes Brackly Bridge Replacement near Castleblayney Michael Fisher Over €16 million from national funds is to be spent this year on the maintenance and renewal of the road network in County...
View ArticleMINISTER HEATHER HUMPHREYS HOPING FOR A RETURN TO NORMAL BY AUGUST
Michael Fisher As Monaghan continues to top the list as the county with the highest incidence rate of Covid-19 per 100,000 of population over a fourteen day timescale, the Minister for Social...
View ArticleCONCERN EXPRESSED OVER FUTURE OF ULSTER BANK IN MONAGHAN
Michael Fisher The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys TD says she hopes Ulster Bank will clarify its position soon amidst reports that it is to withdraw from the Irish market. The bank is...
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