Articles in the BallyBay Category

PETER HUGHES The average waiting time for a driving test in Co Monaghan was now approximately seven months, Fianna Fáil local public representative Seamus Coyle told Monday’s meeting of the Ballybay-Clones Municipal District. Councillor Coyle was moving a notice of motion which called on Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien TD, Minister of State for Transport Sean Canney TD and the Government to introduce immediate measures to expedite the delivery of tests. He called for the immediate appointment of additional testers and an increase in the number of test centres, “as ...

A man was arrested and a large quantity of suspected cannabis seized in a raid by Gardaí on a premises in Ballybay on Friday June 13 last. The search under warrant of the residence was carried out as part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs and related criminal activity. Gardaí attached to the Monaghan Drugs Unit seized cannabis herb with an estimated value exceeding €90,000, analysis of which is pending. They also recovered a quantity of cash and several electronic devices. A man ...

€250,000 in funding under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme to carry out public realm works to enhance the streetscape and surrounds of the historic Market House building in Ballybay was announced this week. Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys TD confirmed the allocation on Monday. The 1848 building is to be the subject of a major regeneration initiative which will see it brought back into use as a community hub and home for the town’s library. The project has already received €410,000 in Rural Regeneration and Development ...

By Veronica Corr It will cost an estimated €22million to reinstate roads that are rated from 1-4 on the Pavement Surface Condition Index (PSCI), which Local Authorities use to evaluate the condition of the non-national road network. The PSCI comprises a 10-point rating system, with ratings of 1 to 4 indicating the requirement for structural overlay. The startling statistic was revealed to councillors in attendance of Ballybay/Clones Municipal District (MD) on Monday morning. The meeting took place in the function room of the Youthreach Centre on Birch Court, Ballybay, which ...

A female pedestrian in her sixties sustained injuries in a hit and run traffic incident at Main Street, Ballybay on Friday evening last. The pedestrian had to receive treatment at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda following the incident, which occurred around 8.45 pm. The vehicle involved failed to remain at the scene. Local Gardaí have appealed for anyone with relevant information to contact them. They would like to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time and have requested people who may have video or ...

By Veronica Corr “Every man, woman and child has a right to a roof over their heads. If anyone in the Municipal District is put out on the street please get in touch with the Municipal District, who will bring it to the attention of Monaghan County Council,” Cathaoirleach Hugh McElvaney said at the outset of the recent monthly meeting of Ballybay/Clones Municipal District. The Independent elected representative let his disgust at the Government’s lifting of the Eviction Ban at the end of March be known, describing the move as ...

Town has 51 derelict properties, Municipal District informed A call was made at Monday’s meeting of the Ballybay-Clones Municipal District for the owners of vacant residential and commercial properties in Ballybay to step up their engagement with the local authority with a view to implementing a scheme of urban regeneration in the town. It was stated that a recent survey had identified as many as 51 properties in the town that could be classified as derelict. Fine Gael councillor Sean Gilliland told the meeting that the potential existed in Ballybay for ...

The long campaign to equip Ballybay Fire Service personnel with a modern station facility reached a successful conclusion at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. The elected members endorsed a planning and development recommendation which will facilitate the construction of a new 504 square metre, two-bay fire station with a training tower and ancillary accommodation at Corrybrennan, Ballybay. 2024 is the completion date set for the project. In a report presented at Monday’s meeting, Co Council Senior Planner Adrian Hughes said that the planning authority “is satisfied that the proposed ...

After more than seven years working as a reporter for The Northern Standard, Tydavnetbased Michael Fisher has announced his retirement from the paper. He has been covering the Ballybay/Clones Municipal District since his appointment to the staff in 2018. Previously Michael worked for the Standard as a freelance and spent some time covering the Carrickmacross/Castleblayney area. He has also reported on the Monaghan Municipal District area. Although he has reported expertly and with insight on a wide range of stories, Michael has perhaps been mostly closely identified during his time ...

Ballybay Garda Eve McCrystal (right) and her blind paracycle partner Katie-George Dunlevy (left) celebrate after retaining their gold medal in the Paralympics. The Irish duo won the B time trial in a time of 47 minutes 32.07 seconds to claim their second medal of Tokyo 2020 and retain the title they won at the Rio Games five years ago. Pic: Paralympics Ireland (see further report inside).