ADAPTATION NATION: GAA CONGRESS
To a mundy backing track, JACK MADDEN runs the rule over decisions taken at the 2021 GAA Congress and finds “some necessary, some strange and some in-between” … GAA Congress 2021. It is that time of...
View ArticleHAT-TRICK HAS SHABRA STABLES IN SPOTLIGHT
Colm Shalvey reports Togoville’s record at the venue for owner Patrick McCann, trainer Anthony McCann and jockey Conor McGovern. Having made it a ‘lucky 13’ wins at Dundalk Stadium the previous week,...
View ArticleCONROY SEEKS JOINT VENTURE WITH TURKISH COMPANY TO FURTHER CLONTIBRET GOLD...
Conroy Gold and Natural Resources announced this week that it is pursuing a joint venture with Turkish mining company Demir to develop its gold exploration project in the Border region, including its...
View ArticleCHANGING OF THE GUARD AT MCAREE ENGINEERING
After 41 years working with McAree Engineering, their V-Mac Sales Manager, Eamon McMeel has retired to focus on his own family farm enterprise. The McMeel family have a large broiler breeding unit...
View ArticleCARRICK, BALLYBAY AND COOTEHILL OUTDOOR RECREATION PROJECTS GET MAJOR FUNDING...
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD has today (Thursday) announced almost €464,000 in funding for outdoor projects in Monaghan. In a major investment in outdoor...
View ArticleNEW MONAGHAN-BASED DIGITAL HUB CAN HELP REGION’S BUSINESSES TAKE ON THE...
“There is no reason why any business in our region can’t take on the world,” stated Chief Executive John Shaw yesterday (Wednesday) during the online launch of the North-East Digital Innovation Hub...
View ArticleVIRUS FIGURES MOVING DOWNWARDS… BUT GOVERNMENT FAILURE TO ADDRESS ROLE OF...
Michael Fisher Cavan Monaghan Deputy Matt Carthy has made a scathing attack on the government’s failure to address what he claimed was the rôle of some meat factories in spreading Covid-19. During a...
View ArticleBANK OF IRELAND TO CLOSE 103 BRANCHES INCLUDING CLONES AND CASTLEBLAYNEY
‘WRONG DECISION AT WRONG TIME’ – CARTHY Michael Fisher In another blow for banking services in Co. Monaghan, the Bank of Ireland announced on Monday it was closing its branches in Castleblayney and...
View ArticleCIAN MCPHILLIPS TO BUILD ON PROGRESS
Athletics From temporarily setting aside Leaving Cert worries to going toe to toe with veteran Mark English to contesting a first senior European Championship, it has been a whirlwind month for...
View ArticleA STALWART OF ROSSMORE – GEORGE LEONARD REMEMBERED
The sadness but warmth of recollection current in the minds and hearts of the members of Rossmore Golf Club following the passing of their friend and club stalwart George Leonard is encapsulated in...
View ArticleMINISTER BROPHY CONGRATULATESMONAGHAN’S GLOBAL GOAL GETTERS
Work of pupils from Lisdoonan National School and Scoil Naomh Padraig showcased in new Our World Irish Aid Awards online magazine Minister of State for Overseas Development and Diaspora, Colm Brophy...
View ArticleVULNERABLE WILL SUFFER ARISING FROM BANK BRANCH CLOSURES: SMITH
Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan Monaghan, Brendan Smith, has said vulnerable people will suffer arising from the recent decision of the Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland to close branches in towns across the...
View ArticleCOUNTY COUNCIL CONFIDENT ROADS PROGRAMME WILL BE DELIVERED DESPITE COVID-19...
Executive members of Monaghan Co Council expressed confidence on Monday that the programme of works on non-national roads in the county for 2021 will be delivered in full despite current restrictions...
View ArticleNEED TO UNDERGROUND PROPOSED NORTH SOUTH INTERCONNECTOR – BRENDAN SMITH TD…
NEED TO UNDERGROUND PROPOSED NORTH SOUTH INTERCONNECTOR – BRENDAN SMITH TD… Michael Fisher EirGrid is consulting the public nationally about the future shape of Ireland’s electricity system. It is...
View ArticleDRIVE TO GET MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED AS COVID CASES IN MONAGHAN DECLINE
Michael Fisher The number of Covid cases in County Monaghan has continued to decline steadily, with no new cases being reported on Monday, when the figures are usually lower than in midweek. Meanwhile...
View ArticleCONTROVERSIAL GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROPOSALS ALARM MONAGHAN COUNCILLORS
Fears that local authorities could lose their role in the delivery of social housing were voiced at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. The Monaghan elected members aligned themselves with the...
View ArticleWARNING TO MONAGHAN PUBLIC ABOUT INVESTMENT FRAUD SCAMS
• SCHEME WILL REVITALISE MONAGHAN TOWN SAYS CO COUNCIL CHIEF EXECUTIVE The regeneration plan for Dublin Street in Monaghan Town has been granted €13.1 million under the Government’s Urban Regeneration...
View Article€13.1 MILLION ALLOCATED TO DUBLIN STREET REGENERATION PROJECT
• SCHEME WILL REVITALISE MONAGHAN TOWN SAYS CO COUNCIL CHIEF EXECUTIVE The regeneration plan for Dublin Street in Monaghan Town has been granted €13.1 million under the Government’s Urban Regeneration...
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