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SHOCK AND SADNESS AT PASSING OF FORMER CLONES PP AND LOUGH DERG PRIOR
The sudden death of Monsignor Richard Mohan which occurred at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh on Sunday last January 1 has evoked deep sadness throughout Co Monaghan. Fr...
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LOCAL HOSPITAL SERVICES FACING “UNPRECEDENTED PRESSURES” SAYS HSE
Hospital services in both Cavan and Monaghan were experiencing “unprecedented pressures” because of the number of Covid- 19 and winter flu cases they were having to deal with, the HSE has stated. What...
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MONAGHAN MINOR INJURY UNIT TO DELIVER SEVEN-DAY SERVICE FROM MARCH
Hospital is to operate a seven-day service from March of this year, the HSE has confirmed. There has been a broad political welcome for the news, which was conveyed to local elected representatives at...
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NEW SUBSIDISED LOCAL HACKNEY SERVICE FOR ROCKCORRY
Rockcorry is to be provided with a localised, specially licensed taxi service as part of a national one-year pilot programme which Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD says will “help improve...
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MALE PASSENGER FATALLY INJURED ON N2 AS A COLLISION OCCURS BETWEEN A CAR AND...
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision in County Monaghan on Saturday, 7th January, 2023. At approximately 9:20pm, Gardaí and emergency services...
View ArticleNO REBATE FOR RATEPAYERS AS COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICES PROJECT REMAINS ON TRACK
The refusal by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to sanction the raising of a €38 million loan by Monaghan Co Council to build new civic offices has not translated into a...
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HAULIER MUST COMPENSATE FAMILIES OF VIETNAMESE WHO DIED IN CONTAINER
A 43-year-old haulier with addresses in Monaghan and Armagh was ordered at the Old Bailey in London last week to pay more than £180,000 in compensation to the families of 39 men, women and children...
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CO COUNCIL AGREES ADDITIONAL FUNDING COMMITMENT TO GET BIOCONNECT OVER THE LINE
The members of Monaghan Co Council agreed on Monday to make a significant financial commitment in order to ensure that the BioConnect project being developed at Knockaconny in Monaghan Town is...
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WEATHER ALERT CONTINUES FORCO MONAGHAN ROADUSERS
Co Monaghan roadusers have been advised to exercise continuing caution as severe weather conditions extend into the coming days. A further Status Yellow warning in relation to ice and low temperatures...
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CASTLEBLAYNEY COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE YOUNG SCIENTISTS PRIZEWINNERS
Castleblayney College students Caoimhe Quinn and Hannah Quinn were prizewinners at the 2023 Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition which took place in the RDS in Dublin last week. The students were...
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NEW SCHOOL ERA DAWNS FOR ROCKCORRY
“There in his noisy mansion, skill’d to rule, The village master taught his little school…” Something of the wistfulness of the famous Oliver Goldsmith poem The Deserted Village was evoked in...
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FUNDING SETBACK FOR CROSS-BORDER GREENWAY PROJECT
The development of the Ulster Canal Greenway from Monaghan to Middletown has been thrown into doubt after funder SEUPB or the Special EU Programmes Body has indicated that the timeline for the...
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FÉILE ORIEL TO RETURN TO MONAGHAN IN APRIL
The revival of the Féile Oriel traditional music festival which was once a staple feature of the cultural calendar in North Monaghan is set for April 28-30 next. The prestigious Fiddler of Oriel...
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FATALITY AS RESULT OF HOUSE FIRE
A senior spokesperson for Monaghan Fire and Civil Protection confirmed that the service received an emergency callout on Saturday evening, January 14th at 7.53pm, regarding a house fire at a...
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MONAGHAN STORE TO CLOSE AS ARGOS CEASES TRADING IN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
In the region of 20 jobs are expected to be lost at the Argos store at the Monaghan Retail Park on the outskirts of the town at Cornacassa following the announcement by the general merchandise...
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MCCAUGHEY FOODS SEEKS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR €150M NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY...
Monaghan-based McCaughey Foods, one of Ireland’s leading producers of ready-to-eat meat products, has announced it will invest €150 million to build a world-class new production facility in...
View ArticleSUDDEN PASSING OF ROCKCORRY TEENAGER
The community of Rockcorry and further afield were deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Odhrán Connolly, Carsan, Dartry, Rockcorry on January 21st 2023. He will be laid to rest at 12 noon...
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WAIT FOR NCT IN CO. MONAGHAN NEARS EIGHT MONTHS
“If you applied for an NCT in Co Monaghan today, it will be September 7 before your appointment comes through,” Fianna Fáil local public representative Seamus Coyle told his colleagues on the...
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STRONG MONAGHAN SUPPORT FOR ENOUGH IS ENOUGH A5 CAMPAIGN
Strong Co Monaghan representation and support was evident at the Tyrone GAA Centre in Garvaghey on Monday evening for the launch of the Enough is Enough campaign initiated to advance the construction...
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PRIDE OF PLACE ACCOLADES FOR KNOCKATALLON AND COOTEHILL
The village of Knockatallon in Co Monaghan and the town of Cootehill in Co Cavan were honoured at the prestigious Pride of Place community awards held on Saturday evening in Dublin. Knockatallon took...
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