A DAY FOR THE BOOKS! – GOVERNMENT MINISTERS OPEN NEW LIBRARY AND HEALTH FACILITIES

Friday, November 10 last was assuredly “a day for the books” in Co Monaghan. Literally so in Castleblayney where Minister for Rural and Community Development and local TD Heather Humphreys cut the tape to inaugurate the town’s new library facility – having two days earlier performed the official opening of the new 15-classroom extension at ‘Blayney’s Our Lady’s Secondary School. Elsewhere in the county on Friday Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly was also a busy man, doing the honours for the official openings of the new Primary Care Centres now operating in Clones and Monaghan Town. Full editorial and pictorial coverage of all the celebratory occasions are featured inside this week’s edition. Our photograph by Jimmy Walsh shows Minister Humphreys, assisted by Hazel Brennan, cutting the tape at the new ‘Blayney library at the Gate Lodge. Also pictured are Monaghan Co Council Chief Executive Robert Burns; Co Council Cathaoirleach David Maxwell; Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District Cathaoirleach Aoife McCooey; Senator Robbie Gallagher, and Monaghan Co Councillors Seamus Coyle, Peter Conlon, Colm Carthy, P J O’Hanlon and Aidan Campbell.