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GARDAÍ’S BREXIT PREPARATIONS DETAILED BY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
Peter Hughes An Garda Síochána had been involved for the last eleven months in preparatory work for the possible policing implications of Britain’s Brexit withdrawal from the European Union, Assistant...
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THREE AREAS TO GET FLOOD PREVENTION SCHEMES…
But it could be 2029 before they are completed Michael Fisher Proposed flood prevention measures for Monaghan town, Inniskeen and Ballybay will have to wait up to ten years before they are completed...
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100 NEW HIGH-SKILL JOBS FOR MONAGHAN
– Entekra aims to conquer US housing market • Peter Hughes Recruitment is now actively underway to fill 100 new highskill positions in the Monaghan division of the home manufacturing firm Entekra,...
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SUNDAY’S BIG GAME PROMISES TO BE AN ABSOLUTELY RIVETING AFFAIR NOT TO BE MISSED
John Graham reports WHEN Tyrone reached their first ever All Ireland senior football championship final, back in 1986, they published a special souvenir booklet in the County under the title “The Long...
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DOUBLE-HEADER
Colm Shalvey reports This is a busy time for the county teams, with Monaghan’s senior and minor footballers and senior hurlers facing vital games this weekend. Topping the bill is Sunday’s...
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SCHOOL RESTORATION PROJECT TO FEATURE ON RTE1 THIS SUNDAY
A major restoration project by Monaghan-based architect Ronan Fitzpatrick will feature in the latest edition of RTÉ’s ‘The Great House Revival’, to be broadcast this Sunday 20th May at 9:30pm on RTÉ1....
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MONAGHAN ENTREPRENEURS SHOWCASED IN SEAN GALLAGHER PUBLICATION
Three successful Monaghan enterprises – Mathews Coach Hire, Silverhill Farm and Celtic Pure Water – are among fortyfive inspiring stories of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders showcased in a...
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MINISTER MOVES TO ENSURE BETTER CROSS-BORDER SECURITY FOR TRAVELLING PUBLIC
By Patsy McArdle WIDE-RANGING improved cross-border security for the travelling public was advocated yesterday (Wed) by the Minister for Justice Mr. Charles Flanagan T.D., when he addressed the 46th...
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TESCO MONAGHAN STORES RAISE €700 FOR TEMPLE STREET
Tesco store personnel in Co Monaghan have raised a total of €700 in aid of Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. A media release stated: “Tesco colleagues nationwide come together once a year...
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HARRY’S DOG BAKERY BEATS SOME “WOOF” COMPETITION!
By Veronica Corr The Fuelling Ambition Roadshow in the Nuremore Hotel last Monday evening really was a howl, especially since Harry’s Dog Bakery proprietor Martina Woods from Clontibret claimed the top...
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COUNCILLORS IN HEATED DISCUSSION ABOUT “ATROCIOUS” CONDITION OF LOCAL ROADS
FEARS THAT ROADWORKS WILL BE ABANDONED BECAUSE OF PRICES BEING SOUGHT BY CONTRACTORS • Michael McDonnell GROWING CONCERNS about the deterioration of regional and smaller local roads throughout the...
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QUESTIONS OVER ELECTRICITY INTERCONNECTOR FOLLOWING BELFAST COURT RULING
Michael Fisher Monaghan County Councillors have called on the Minister for Communications Denis Naughten TD to stop all procurement and tender processes surrounding the controversial North South...
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BREXIT NO GOOD FOR ANYBODY: SWEDISH MINISTER
Michael Fisher “Brexit is no good for anybody”. That was the message from Sweden’s EU Minister Ann Linde during a visit to the border at Moybridge, Co. Monaghan yesterday. She was shown the crossing...
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ULSTER DOUBLE DELIGHT
Colm Shalvey reports Mo n a g h a n started their Ulster SFC campaign in some style by defeating Tyrone in last Sunday’s quarter-final to round off a great afternoon for the county’s teams in Omagh....
View ArticleA QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE
In one of his most famous soliloquies, Shakespeare has Hamlet muse that “conscience does make cowards of us all”. In terms of moral restraint and the exercise of responsibility that foregrounds the...
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HIQA, MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION SEEK BETTER PROTECTIONS FOR VULNERABLE ADULTS
Quality Authority (HIQA) and the Mental Health Commission recently hosted a seminar in the Law Society of Ireland on the safeguarding of adults in health and social care services. The seminar was...
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MONAGHAN STUDENTS’ COIN DESIGNS GET CENTRAL BANK STAMP OF APPROVAL
Coin designs by two Monaghan students have been selected as regional winners in a competition to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Central Bank. Lorcan Stephenson from St Mary’s Boys National...
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MONAGHAN PEOPLE URGED TO BACK NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTH SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
• Peter Hughes The re-activation of the Monaghan Hospital retention and action campaigns was advocated this week by the coordinator of a national movement seeking to bring about improvements in the...
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SLIABH BEAGH PROTECTORS IN YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALIST FINALS
TEACH NA NDAOINE GROUP ALSO WIN A NATIONAL AWARD Michael Fisher Three County Monaghan groups have won national awards at a major environmental competition in Dublin sponsored by UNESCO. One of them is...
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SHANTONAGH MAN MAKES HISTORY AT BALMORAL SHOW
A Castleblayney man made history at the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society Balmoral Show last Friday. A cow owned by James Lambe from Shantonagh became the first animal of the Dairy Shorthorn breed to...
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