Articles Archive for November 2011

Last Saturday night the 19th November 440 guests attended the GAA Handball All-Star Awards in Croke Park which proved to be another resounding success at the prestigious black-tie event. The night was again expertly hosted by RTE’s combination of Marty Morrissey and Evanne Ní Chuillin while Uachtaráin CLG, Christy Cooney, provided an inspiring speech to the appreciative crowd in which he again re-iterated that the outstanding progress being made by GAA Handball would continue to receive full backing and support from the GAA. He highlighted the World Championship plans for ...

Captain’s Dinner A great night was had by all at our annual Captain’s Dinner. With a large number of members and guests in attendance on Saturday night, the celebrations went extremely well for Lady Captain Margaret Treanor and Captain Michael Liddle, the celebration of a year which give them both an opportunity to make their mark for the Rossmore Club. The success of the night was also made possible by the great organisational skills of Monica the bar Manager, Eddie and the staff. A buffet of excellent quality food, beautifully ...

Saturday night was the place to be when Smithboro ABC held there annual boxing show. There was no less than sixteen competitive bouts but what added flavour to the night was the six exhibition bouts from the younger members of the club that took place before the main show even started! The brave young pugilists were Osin Bell, Niall Smith, Brendan McDonald, Max Mallen, Dean Steeson, Dylan Curley, Jonathan Lawerance, Jamie McMahon, Gary Kerr, Pat Stokes, Dara Bell, Greg Lawerance and Peader Smyth. Fergal McKenna coach of Smithboro ABC was delighted ...

Cavan/Monaghan Fianna Fáil TD, Brendan Smith has this week accused the Minister for Health Dr James Reilly of refusing a request for the restoration of full hours at the Minor Injuries Unit in Monaghan Hospital. The Minister, in a reply to questions raised by the Deputy Smith, has stated that a review into whether a Medical Assessment Unit at Monaghan would be justified and cost effective is still ongoing. Deputy Smith had tabled parliamentary questions to Minister Reilly regarding what the Cavan-based TD called the need to restore ...

Fears were voiced by some members of Monaghan Town Council on Monday night that the curtailment in the hours of operation at the Minor Injury Unit at Monaghan General Hospital could be a prelude to the eventual closure of the facility. Although Fine Gael representatives Tommy Hagan and David Maxwell (who is Cathaoirleach of the Council and a Monaghan Co Council representative on the North-East Health Forum) professed to have heard nothing to substantiate the alarm for the MIU’s future, other councillors interpreted as foreboding some of the statements ...

The intention of Minister for Finance Michael Noonan to add 2% to the VAT rate in December’s Budget is bad news for the businesspeople and shopping public of Co Monaghan and the wider southern Border region. Minister Noonan’s rationale for the decision is that such a revenue-generating exercise is more preferable than an increase in direct taxation, and that something of the measure’s impact can be mitigated by the exercise of consumer choice. Certainly any addition to the arduous burden being borne by the PAYE sector would be ...

A 33-year-old man from the Clones area who was arrested on Saturday when gardai seized herbal cannabis with a street value of €500,000 was still in custody as we went to print yesterday (Wednesday) evening. The man was arrested at Lismeenan, Castleshane at 5pm on Saturday when gardai stopped and searched a truck in what was part of a planned ongoing operation into the sale and supply of drugs in Co Monaghan. At Monday’s sitting of Monaghan District Court, judge Sean MacBride extended the man’s detention period at ...

By PATSY McARDLE A SOUTH Monaghan man, who is a member of a highly esteemed family near Carrickmacross, has received a top global engineering award for a range of mind-boggling and unique construction projects in the Middle East. David Murray, who is son of well known Fine Gael county councillor Aidan Murray and Anne Murray of Rahans, has received the highest prestigious international engineering award on the world circuit for his outstanding performances. Although now based in the Middle East, Mr. Murray has literally been ...

The fear was expressed by Seamus Treanor at Monday night’s meeting of Monaghan Town Council that the plan by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan to increase VAT by 2% in the December Budget could lead to job losses in Monaghan and other towns in the Border region. Colr Treanor was moving on notice of motion, “That this Council write to the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, asking him to think again about the proposed increase in VAT from 21% to 23% and also their plans to increase the duty ...

By JOHN GRAHAM THERE WERE contrasting reactions in the various camps at the end of last Sunday’s contest in the Athletic Grounds with Latton annoyed with the referee and how quickly he blew the full-time whistle after sending off Burren substitute Eoin McCartan. Latton were just about allowed to take the free which they played short and just as their player was in possession from the short free Cassidy controversially blew the full-time whistle although there was about 10 seconds of the two minutes of stoppage time indicated still ...