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PJ O’HANLON DEMANDS ACTION ON CARRICK’S STEADFAST JUNCTION “BEFORE FATAL...
By Veronica Corr Councillor PJ O’Hanlon proposed that the Carrickmacross/ Castleblayney Municipal District (MD) take money out of its own resources to completely re-align the layout of Steadfast...
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ULSTER CANAL PLAN TO BRING WATERSPORTS TO CLONES
Approval given for major tourism project Michael Fisher “It will be a sight to behold. Water here in the (Ulster) Canal in Clones at last!” The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather...
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MURDER INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED AFTER DEATH OF CARRICK FATHER-OF-THREE
The Gardaí have confirmed that they are now conducting a murder investigation following the death in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda on Saturday last of Mr Seamus Bell from Foxfield,...
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FIRMS EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT OF BREXIT ON THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS...
A survey conducted by the government about the effects of Brexit on businesses has revealed that the greatest level of concern, regardless of sector, relates to the free movement of goods and the...
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MONAGHAN STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR CREATIONS AT COOLEST PROJECTS 2018
A game encouraging reducing food waste among children and teenagers created by 10-year-old Monaghan local Amit Krishna Dana was just one of the Monaghan projects showcased at the seventh annual Coolest...
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SENATOR GALLAGHER WELCOMES PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH BILL
Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher has welcomed the final passage of Mental Health Reform through the passage of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017. The Bill, sponsored by his...
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MONAGHAN SCOTT MEDAL GARDA COMMEMORATED AT HIS HOME PLACE
• Peter Hughes Poignant calm reigned at the heart of a busy Monaghan noontime on Tuesday as the town paused to honour one of its fallen own. The plaque unveiled at 3 Hill Street read: “Garda Michael...
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SEVERE SHORTAGE OF SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANTS IN COUNTY MONAGHAN
• Peter Hughes Monaghan Co Council was told on Monday that schools in the county had the lowest per capita allocation of Special Needs Assistants in the country. Difficulties being faced by local...
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WATER FEATURE COULD GIVE CARRICK EDGE IN NATIONAL TIDY TOWNS COMPETITION
By Veronica Corr A water feature would bring gold medal winning Carrickmacross Tidy Town Committee’s application to the national competition to the next level — That was the opinion expressed by Sinn...
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2018 MONAGHAN TOWN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL LAUNCHED IN STYLE
The Monaghan Town Country Music Festival taking place from July 12-15 next got a rousing official launch in the Hillgrove Hotel on Sunday night last. The Irish country balladeer Patrick Feeney, one of...
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BIG NAVAN WIN FOR UP MONAGHAN SYNDICATE
In scenes reminiscent of the glory days of the late businessman and horse-racing supremo Oliver Brady, there were whoops of joy at Navan Racecourse on Wednesday night, June 6 last as the Up Monaghan...
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MONAGHAN ORANGEMEN MEET TAOISEACH IN BELFAST
Orange Order Project Officer in Co. Monaghan, David Waller (right), shows the Taoiseach two collarettes belonging to his family from Emyvale and Glaslough RBP during Mr Varadkar’s visit to the Orange...
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HEATHER’S GOT GAME!
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD got to spend a little time indulging in some gaming when she launched the Youth Hub at Latton Resource Centre on Friday last. She...
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MINISTER QUESTIONED OVER DELAY IN INTERCONNECTOR REPORTS
The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten TD, has said he expects to bring to the government ‘shortly’ two reports he commissioned last year about the North South...
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BEECH HILL COLLEGE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN PILOT CREATIVE SCHOOLS SCHEME
Monaghan’s Beech Hill College has been chosen to participate in the Scoileanna Idánacha or Creative Schools pilot programme. A media release stated: “Launched earlier this year by Minister for...
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MINISTER HUMPHREYS ANNOUNCES €350,000 BOOST FOR HOME OF THE ULSTER FINAL
Michael Fisher Clones is on a roll. For the third Friday in succession, Heather Humphreys announced another major boost for the border town. The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation...
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HUGE FUNERAL TRIBUTE FOR CARRICK FATHER-OF-THREE
BY PATSY MCARDLE Huge crowds from both north and south monaghan—and a very large circle of cross-border friends and relatives from the Keady area—joined in a unified and poignant funeral tribute last...
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“POSITIVE RESULTS” PROMPT CONROY GOLD TO EXPAND CLONTIBRET DRILLING PROGRAMME
Conroy Gold And Natural Resources Plc is to “materially increase” the drilling meterage at its gold deposit site in Clontibret, Co Monaghan following what the company has described as “recent positive...
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‘LOTTO’ SPECULATION THAT LUCKY €2.9M WINNER HAILS FROM COOTEHILL!
Michael McDonnell Rumours were rife in Cootehill over the last week as to who it was from the town that allegedly picked up a lifechanging €2.9 million jackpot ticket in Swanlinbar on Tuesday of last...
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BIRD ESCAPED AT FALCONRY DISPLAY IN GLASLOUGH LAST WEEK
Search continues for missing golden eagle Michael McDonnell The search was continuing yesterday evening for ‘Boru’, the two and- a-half-year-old golden eagle that went missing during a falconry display...
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