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FAMILY SHOCKED AND HURT AT VANDALISM AND THEFT AT THEIR MOTHER’S GRAVE IN...
Michael McDonnell A MONAGHAN TOWN family have expressed distress and disappointment following an unprovoked attack on their mother’s grave at Latlurcan Cemetery on Wednesday of last week. The incident...
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GROUND RENTS RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY CABINET IN SEPTEMBER:
MINISTER WELCOMES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING CARRICKMACROSS ISSUE The controversial issue of ground rents in Carrickmacross has been at the centre of a long running legal saga, which culminated...
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MUNICIPAL DISTRICT ALLOCATES €25,000 TO ROSSMORE GIANTS PROJECT
• Peter Hughes The initiative to establish a “Giants Trail” in Rossmore Forest Park has received a vital financial transfusion from the Monaghan Municipal District. At Monday’s meeting of the local...
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CALLS FOR PYLONS TENDER TO BE STOPPED
MORE DOUBT OVER INTERCONNECTOR AS… MINISTER HUMPHREYS REQUESTS A FULL REVIEW OF FEASIBILITY OF PROJECT: Michael Fisher EirGrid’s plans for the North South electricity interconnector that was granted...
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FESTIVAL CROWNED MONAGHAN AS IRISH COUNTRY CAPITAL!
Michael D Higgins might be facing a challenge or two when the Irish Presidency next comes up for grabs, but when it comes to conferring the crown on the capital of Irish country music, there is simply...
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IT’S MONAGHAN V KERRY IN EXCITING ALL-IRELAND MINOR SEMI-FINAL CLASH
COLM SHALVEY All-Ireland MFC semi-final place in impressive fashion when they saw off Kildare in Mullingar last Saturday. A Kildare team showing seven changes from the line-up named in the programme...
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ALL-IRELAND QUALIFIERS – MONAGHAN V GALWAY
Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan’s senior footballers will attempt to join the county’s minors in an All-Ireland semi-final when they take on Galway in their decisive ‘Super 8s’ series game at Pearse...
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#MY MONAGHAN – TOURISM CAMPAIGN
The fifth #MyMonaghan video is being released today. Each video in the series features local people, talking about their passions and telling their stories. In this video, Julie Brannigan talks about...
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CLLR COYLE ELECTED CHAIR OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN ASSEMBLY
Monaghan Fianna Fáil Councillor Seamus Coyle has been unanimously elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Northern and Western Regional Assembly at their annual general meeting in Ballaghadreen, Co....
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WALKERS, RUNNERS AND CYCLISTS THE FOCUS IN BANK HOLIDAY ROAD SAFETY INITIATIVE
Walkers, runners and cyclists are the particular focus of a road safety initiative being conducted by Monaghan Co Council for the forthcoming August Bank Holiday weekend. In a media release, the local...
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LOCAL GOOD CAUSES TO REAP €50,000 BENEFIT FROM MONAGHAN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Charities and good causes in the Monaghan area will receive €50,000 as a result of the recent Country Music Festival in the county capital town, it was revealed on Friday last. The impressive sum –...
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ANOTHER BROADBAND BLOW –
Government insist National Plan still on track but fears grow for early delivery in County Monaghan The departure of Scottish energy utility giant SSE from the sole remaining consortium bidding for the...
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ROADS MINISTER’S VISIT SET FOR AUGUST 21ST
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross TD will visit Co Monaghan to examine for himself the condition of local roads on Tuesday, August 21st, it was confirmed this week. Fianna Fáil...
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’BLAYNEY SHOW TO HONOUR THE KING OF COUNTRY
The recently deceased Country music monarch Big Tom McBride will be the subject of a special tribute at Castleblayney Show on Bank Holiday Monday, August 6th. Attendees can enjoy songs, stories and...
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MONAGHAN AIM FOR HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH IN DERBY REMATCH WITH OLD RIVALS TYRONE
John Graham reports Last weekend it was an all conquering visit to the Wild Atlantic Way by the Monaghan team and their supporters and this weekend the Monaghan juggernaut is back on the road as it...
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MONAGHAN JUST TWO WINS FROM THE TITLE
Colm Shalvey reports After memorable scenes in Galway last weekend, Monaghan will be looking to create a piece of history at Croke Park this Sunday when they take on Tyrone in a landmark All-Ireland...
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SSE AIRTRICITY PRESENTS OVER €120K TO 47 COMMUNITY GROUPS IN CAVAN/MONAGHAN
SSE Airtricity, Ireland’s largest renewable energy provider, recently handed out more than €120,000 to community groups close to its Bindoo and Gartnaneane Wind Farms in Co Cavan, and to the...
View ArticleON THE CUSP OF GLORY
Of the many beguiling facets of the profound triviality that is sport, one of the most compelling is its ability to bring people together under the flag of a common cause. With a power that even the...
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MONAGHAN HAS LEAST ROAD FATALITIES TO DATE IN 2018
Figures released recently by the RSA show that a total of 87 people died on Irish roads up to the end of July this year, with Monaghan being the only county in which there were no fatal road traffic...
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