Cllr Gilmour reiterated that this was taking shoppers out of the town. Many would be likely to move on to Castleblayney, Monaghan, Carrickmacross or somewhere else to do their shopping.
Cllr Traynor said the ATM had in fact been out of action for three of the four weekends in December. Backing Cllr Hamilton’s call to seek a meeting with the regional manager, he said this was something that should happen “very shortly”, because the situation was affecting the people of the town and drastically affecting all the businesses of …

Monaghan Co Council members were told on Tuesday that the authority is facing a legal claim for €2.8 million under the Malicious Injuries Act arising from the fire which damaged the Hope Castle property at Lough Muckno in Castleblayney recently.
Members were briefed on the pending court action, which is being taken against them by a lessee of the ‘Blayney property, by Acting Co Manager David Fallon, who also stated that a Circuit Court case relating to the leasing agreement in respect of the property at Muckno was listed …

A 39-YEARS-OLD Castleblayney man has been sent for trial to Dundalk Circuit Court on January 10th next charged with the alleged manslaughter of a 25-years-old fisherman in the Co. Louth seaside village of Clogherhead .
Kevin McKernan of Black Island View, was charged with the manslaughter of Errol Dunne, Clogherhead, at Harbour Road, Clogherhead, on March 9th, 2010
Mr Dunne, a father-of-one child, was found with severe head injuries in the early hours of the morning and died in hospital two days later.
He was employed on a number of …

By PATSY McARDLE
NINETY workers at a Mid-Monaghan meat processing plant face a grim New Year jobs’ threat—if a new buyer cannot be found for the industry which is based in Castleblayney.
It was announced during the week that following a review of its operations, due to the loss of a substantial amount of orders, Cargill’s Meat business has informed its employees that it is seeking a suitable buyer who would be prepared to take over the operation.
A spokesman said: “Our …

By Patsy McArdle
CASTLEBLAYNEY launched the town’s glittering Yuletide festive fare on Friday night last with the ceremonial switch-on of the annual Christmas illuminations .
Parents and excited children from all over the area gathered at the Super Valu Shopping Centre complex to await the arrival of Santa Claus, who was taxied to the area from the nearby Glencarn Hotel, by the local Fire Service.
The president of the Chamber of Commerce Mr. Patrick McFadden was joined by other members of the Chamber and by …

EUROTECH Renewables Limited, a leading renewable heating solutions company based at Rossullus Walk, Doohamlet, Castleblayney, has been awarded the inaugural Brecan Mooney domestic geothermal Heating Installation of the Year Award 2011, for the innovative geothermal heating system which they installed in a house in neighbouring Co. Louth.
The prestigious award was presented at a prizegiving ceremony in Limerick on October 15th last and the company celebrated its success with a Gala Dinner in the Glencarn Hotel, Blayney last week, at which the highly acclaimed award …

Presidential election candidate Dana Rosemary Scallon visited Monaghan last Monday on her nationwide canvass for votes in advance of polling on Thursday October 27th.
Arriving directly from RTE Studios in Dublin, where she was a guest on the ‘Today with Pat Kenny’ , she was in an upbeat mood as she declared that she felt she was “back on home soil”, having represented the people of Co Monaghan as part of the Ireland West Constituency in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004.
Her first stop was at …

By PATSY McARDLE
A 19-YEARS-OLD Castleblayney youth who was previously remanded in custody on an assault charge, arising from the death of a young Co. Meath musician, found with severe injuries on an isolated country road in South Monaghan last June, appeared at Carrickmacross District Court yesterday (Wed) to face a murder charge.
 Conor McClelland of Cullentrabane, Laragh, had been remanded from a previous hearing charged with assault causing serious harm to 22-years-old musician, Gavin O’Connor, of Kilmainhamwood, Co. Meath, on June 4th …

By PATSY McARDLE
THE Town Mayor of Castleblayney, Cllr. James Cunningham, has announced the adoption of a novel new “ Fiver Friday” initiative, advocated by Joe Duffy on his RTE radio programme, which should prove a huge local trade boost, by attracting hundreds of extra shoppers to Blayney!.
 He believes the scheme—-which it is claimed has recently proved successful in some other recession-hit towns across the country—- will attract many extra shoppers from all over the Mid-Monaghan region and …

By PATSY McARDLE
A number of men from the Border area and midlands were interviewed by the gardai and revenue authorities in the wake of a swoop last Thursday on an illicit diesel laundering operation at Corrygarry near Castleblayney, close to the South Armagh border.
One man in his thirties was detained near the premises and the raid, which followed the earlier issue of search warrants, and was part of a major cross-country crackdown on illicit cross-border fuel trafficking, extended over …