Garda Inspector Pat McMorrow told last week’s meeting of Monaghan Town Joint Policing Committee that thanks to co-operation received from the public the Gardai had recorded some success in combating the recent wave of “creeper” crimes in the area.
In a comprehensive report on the Gardai’s actions against local crime activity, Inspector McMorrow expressed thanks to the members of the public through whose assistance the Gardai had experienced success in the detection of a number of “creeper” burglaries.
“There will be people appearing before the courts very shortly,” …

• Michael McDonnell
Gardai are still appealing for information following last Friday’s audacious raid on a bank in Kingscourt which resulted in a number of vehicles on the street catching fire.
An armed and masked gang rammed the door of the Bank of Ireland at Main Street, Kingscourt with a white-coloured Citroen van a short time before 5pm.
Two of the men then confronted staff — who had just closed to the public for the day — while armed with handguns.
A substantial sum of cash is reported …

A Fianna Fáil motion of urgent business was passed at the May meeting of Monaghan Co Council calling on Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar and the National Roads Authority to act to ensure that the Clontibret to the Border N2 road project was moved to road selection/design stage as soon as possible.
The motion stated that a decision on this matter was required to avoid the sterilisation of large areas of land in the North Monaghan area, and to ally the concerns of farmers and landowners along the route, …

By Cianna McNally
Clones has become the first town in Ireland to accept the punt as a valid form of currency – again!
A total of 42 businesses in the town officially embraced the punt on Saturday last, 12th May. Change is given in Clones Town vouchers.
As previously reported in the Northern Standard in March, it was canny Clones shopkeeper Tony Morgan who took the first steps towards bringing the old currency back to life ten years after it was replaced by the euro.
The …

“People should be aware of what is going on in their communities and be prepared to lift up the phone and ring the Gardai if they see suspicious activity,” stated Chairperson Mary Carroll at last week’s meeting of the Monaghan Town Joint Policing Committee when members discussed preventative measures that could be taken to counter robbery crimes in the locality.
Monaghan Community Forum representative Gavin Shipley said he knew someone who was recently a victim of a “creeper” robbery, where the perpetrators gained access to their house and took …

A DISTRICT COURT judge has warned what he described as the “Dublin media” that he will “sue the pants off them” if they publish any more “snide remarks” about him.
Speaking during a bail application at Clones District Court on Friday, Judge Sean MacBride said he was the “best qualified judge in the country” when he was appointed, and had been the only district judge in Ireland with an LLM (Master of Laws) degree at the time.
Referring to “snide remarks that were made about me by certain …

The members of Monaghan Co Council on Tuesday gave their full backing to calls on Minister for Health Dr James Reilly to intervene to reverse the decision to close the kitchen facilities at Monaghan General Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital in Castleblayney.
Correspondence on the issue from Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan Sean Conlan stated that his enquiries had ascertained that the decision to amalgamate the kitchen services at the two hospitals with St Davnet’s Hospital in Monaghan Town was “a local initiative” taken by staff and area management, …

By Patsy McArdle
Rugby exponents and other popular sports’ personalities took part on Sunday last in a special day-long charity fund-raising programme for a six-years-old North Monaghan girl who may have to travel overseas for life-saving treatment for Retts’ Syndrome.
Shauna McPhillips of Scotstown, is suffering from the rare neuro-development disorder which is threatening her life and is causing severe multiple disabilities.
She is the youngest daughter of Declan and Marie McPhillips, who have another young daughter, Sinead.
Her …

The members of Monaghan Co Council on Tuesday gave their full backing to calls on Minister for Health Dr James Reilly to intervene to reverse the decision to close the kitchen facilities at Monaghan General Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital in Castleblayney.
Correspondence on the issue from Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan Sean Conlan stated that his enquiries had ascertained that the decision to amalgamate the kitchen services at the two hospitals with St Davnet’s Hospital in Monaghan Town was “a local initiative” taken by staff and area management, …