CLONTIBRET COMPANY OVERALL WINNER IN NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS
Clontibret-based Moffett Automated Storage Limited has been named as Overall Winner of the Small Firms Association National Small Business Awards 2023. The awards celebrate the achievements of small...
View ArticleBALLINODE COMPANY’S MAJOR EXPANSION WILL SEE WORKFORCE DOUBLE
Ballinode-based heavy lift equipment manufacturer Megalift has announced a significant expansion of its operations which will lead to the creation of ten new jobs. The company, which currently exports...
View ArticleFORMER TAOISEACH BERTIE AHERNADDRESSES CAPACITY CROWD AT25th ANNIVERSARY...
By Veronica Corr Former Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern received a rousing welcome from a packed function room on Monday night in The Shirley Arms Hotel, Carrickmacross. He was there at...
View ArticleCCTV COULD BE OPERATIONAL IN MONAGHAN TOWN BY OCTOBER
PETER HUGHES The years of waiting for a CCTV surveillance system to be installed in the centre of Monaghan Town should come to an end by October of this year. The coming through of the formal sign-off...
View ArticleMONAGHAN WAVES TO THE WORLD ON ST PATRICK’S DAY
Friday’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in Monaghan Town had a worldwide audience thanks to live video streaming, with the crowds gathered before the reviewing stand in The Diamond responding...
View ArticleEIRGRID PROMISES “FULL ENGAGEMENT” AS THEY PRESS AHEAD WITH PROJECT
EirGrid’s North-South electricity interconnector project cannot be implemented using undergrounded technology because the method would not be as reliable and stable as required, a report published...
View ArticleCOUNCILLORS CLASH OVER REMOVAL OF EVICTION BAN
By Veronica Corr “Every man, woman and child has a right to a roof over their heads. If anyone in the Municipal District is put out on the street please get in touch with the Municipal District, who...
View ArticleDISAPPEARED INVESTIGATOR TO RETIRE
One of the leaders of the ongoing search for the Disappeared – those abducted, murdered and secretly buried during the Troubles period – has announced his retirement. Geoff Knupfer has been the lead...
View ArticleFUNDING ALLOCATED FOR ST MACARTAN’S CATHEDRAL REFURBISHMENT
Important refurbishment and conservation work planned for St Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan Town received funding of €100,000 this week. The Government’s Historic Structures Fund will assist in the...
View ArticleNASHVILLE RESOUNDS TO THE FÉILE ORIEL BEAT
The home of country music is dancing to a different beat these days, according to Monaghan woman Liz McGuinness, who has undertaken a seven-day self-funded promotional tour in the USA to promote the...
View ArticleVINNIE VINDICATED AS MIGHTY MONAGHAN DEFY THE ODDS
Vinny Corey’s men channelled Rudyard Kipling on Sunday, according to MAITIÚ MONAGHAN, keeping their heads when all doubted them to secure Division 1 survival There are lines from the poem If by...
View ArticleBIGGEST JOB ANNOUNCEMENT IN DECADES FOR MONAGHAN TOWN WITH 150 JOBS CONFIRMED...
Senator Robbie Gallagher and Monaghan MD Cathaoirleach, Cllr Raymond Aughey heard Hanley Energy CEO Dennis Nordon confirm that within 12 months it is expected that 150 people will be employed in the...
View Article€68,000 IN ARTS:FUNDING ALLOCATED:– BUT FÉILE ORIEL:MISSES OUT
Funding of €68,000 under the 2023 Arts Partnership Grant to six applicants from across the county’s cultural and festival sphere was approved at the April meeting of Monaghan Co Council. The Garage...
View ArticleINFORMATION APPEAL FOLLOWINGCLONES ROAD FATALITY
The Gardaí have launched an information appeal following a fatal road traffic accident in the Clones area on Saturday evening last, April 8. A female pedestrian in her 70s was struck by a vehicle at...
View ArticleMONAGHAN LEADING THE WAY IN NEW APPROACH TO ROAD REPAIRS
Monaghan Co Council has been allocated €750,000 in 2023 to further develop a pilot initiative using reclaimed asphalt which could become a national template for the repair of roads. A comprehensive...
View ArticleSEARCH FOR MISSING MONAGHAN MAN
Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance to help trace a missing Monaghan Townsman. 45-year-old Denis Crumlish has not been seen since Sunday April 2 last when he left his home on the outskirts of...
View ArticleCOMBILIFT DONATES 75,000th TRUCKTO INTERNATIONAL CHARITY
The Combilift team pose with the 75,000th truck as it comes off the production line.
View ArticleEDUCATION MINISTER APPROVES MAJOR SCHOOL PROJECT FOR ROCKCORRY
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has given her approval for the construct ion of a major extension a t the Scoil Mhuire national school in Rockcorry. The project, which will be carried out under...
View ArticleDO NOT BE ALARMED! NEW EMERGENCY ALERTS SERVICE BEING TESTED BY UK GOVERNMENT
By Veronica Corr This Sunday, people in and around the Border area or with roaming on their mobile phones may receive a popup message on their home screen. The Irish Government and the Department of...
View ArticleINTERCONNECTOR REVIEW INADEQUATE, FF TD TELLS MINISTER
The recent review carried out into the controversial north-south electricity interconnector project and its predecessor reports were inadequate and failed to take into account the concerns of affected...
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