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NEW WALL MURAL GENERATS LOTS OF INTEREST
As part of a collaboration with Monaghan Tidy Towns, M Power Youth Group and funded by Environmental Services, Monaghan County Council, a beautiful wall mural was commissioned and painted on the wall...
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CASTLEBLAYNEY CENTRE CONTRIBUTES TO “SIGNIFICANT WEEKEND FOR VACCINATION...
490 people received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Glencarn Hotel in Castleblayney over the Bank Holiday weekend as the county’s vaccination centre – which relocated from the...
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ADDITIONAL €1.05M FOR UPGRADES TO MONAGHAN’S RURAL ROADS AND LANEWAYS IN...
Development and local TD, Heather Humphreys, has announced a further €1.05 million to improve rural roads and laneways in Co Monaghan. The Local Improvement Scheme allocation adds to a previous LIS...
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DO NOT CONSUME – WATER WARNING NOTICE FOR NEWBLISS STILL IN PLACE
Irish Water and Monaghan Co Council have reminded customers supplied by the Newbliss Public Water Supply Scheme that the Do Not Consume Notice remains in place until further notice. Following...
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CHURCH AND STATE IN CONFLICT OVER COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION CEREMONIES
The indications given by a number of Irish Catholic Bishops, including Bishop of Clogher Larry Duffy, that Holy Communion and Confirmation ceremonies could proceed in their dioceses later this month...
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YOUNG ‘BLAYNEY MAN KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT
A man in his twenties from Castleblayney has died following a two-vehicle collision which took place on the R181 road outside the Mid-Monaghan town early on Tuesday morning. Fionán Callan from...
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COPPER WIRE THEFTS HAVING SERIOUS IMPACT ON RURAL COMMUNITIES SAY GARDAÍ
The Gardaí are investigating a number of incidents in the Mid and South Monaghan areas in which copper wire from Eir telecommunications systems has been stolen. A number of such thefts have been...
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PLANNING OBSTACLE CASTS SHADOW OVER MONAGHAN POULTRY SECTOR EXPANSION
Solutions urgently being sought as EPA refuses future licences over ammonia emission concerns Active steps are being taken at local authority and stakeholder level to identify a solution to a planning...
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SO NEAR, YET …
Jack Madden reports Déjà vu, again. A one-point margin of defeat was almost written in the stars. Stars that are peering through a sky of cloudy, grey disappointment. These defeats do not get any...
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FARNEY DOWNFALL AT HEADQUARTERS
COLM SHALVEY Monaghan’s Croke Park record against Tyrone sadly remains at zero wins and the games have all tended to follow a horribly similar pattern. The game was once again largely played on...
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HOME INSTEAD ANNOUNCE JOBS BOOST FOR CO MONAGHAN CARE SECTOR
Private home care services provider Home Instead has announced that it is to create 50 new jobs across its offices counties Monaghan and Louth. “We’re inviting applications from people with an...
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PUBLIC HEALTH APPEAL TO OBSERVE COVID GUIDELINES AFTER ‘SERIOUS’ RISE IN...
COUNTY HAS SECOND HIGHEST INCIDENCE RATE OF THE VIRUS Michael Fisher Monaghan has seen a worrying spike in the number of Covid cases in the past week. On Monday, 42 cases were reported and the county...
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TWO FOOD PREMISES SERVED WITH CLOSURE ORDERS LAST MONTH
Both Re-Opened After ComplianceMeasures Put in Place The Food Safety Authority of Ireland served two closure orders during July on food businesses in Monaghan and Castleblayney for breaches of food...
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SINN FÉIN TD CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION AS RENTS SOAR IN CO MONAGHAN
The Daft.ie report showed that rents in the Ulster counties of Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal had risen cumulatively by 13.9% in the last year, reflecting a sharp fall in the availability of rental...
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COMPANY MINING FOR GOLD IN CLONTIBRET ANNOUNCES NEW DISCOVERY
The company seeking to establish a gold mine in Clontibret has announced that it has discovered a new gold target elsewhere in its Irish licence area. Conroy Gold & Natural Resources plc said a...
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MINISTER HUMPHREYS PROMISES “MOST AMBITIOUS HOUSING STRATEGY EVER” AT...
The Government was in the final stages of preparation for what would be the most ambitious strategy in the history of the State for the delivery of affordable homes, Minister for Justice, Social...
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MONAGHAN RYANAIR CUSTOMER HAS €100,000 CHARITY SCRATCH CARD WIN
Monaghan man Brendan Finnegan has scooped €100,000 following the purchase of a €2 Ryanair charity scratch card. Brendan purchased the card while on a Ryanair flight to Italy. “This has been an...
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ANCESTRY TOURISM INITIATIVE COULD BRING 500,000 VISITORS TO CO MONAGHAN
Treinfhir Clan urges Co Council to explore future programme of “Gathering” events a programme of “Gathering” events organised across Co Monaghan based around the county’s most prominent surnames could...
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RESER VE FINALS CENTRE STAGE
Players have stomach for battle to win silverware Colm Shalvey reports Several Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League Finals took place last Friday night and amid very challenging weather conditions...
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KNOCK-OUT ON THE HORIZON
Colm Shalvey reports The club season moved up a gear last Sunday as many teams welcomed their county players back in the race to qualify for the knock-out stages of the leagues. Scotstown got off the...
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