Articles in the Carrickmacross Category

By PATSY McARDLE WHAT has been termed as a “blatant failure” of the authorities in relation to lack of action in respect of a non-Irish national driver, who was linked to a series of offences, including driving and drug-related charges, spurred a Carrickmacross family to bring their international campaign to the attention of the British government this week. Mrs Lucia O’Farrell, whose son Shane, a popular law student, from Carrickmacross, was the victim of the hit-and-run driver in 2011, arranged for a visit to Westminister on Tuesday last to highlight the failure ...

Amatino Accountants and Business Advisors held their annual Budget Breakfast Briefing on Wednesday October 14th in the Nuremore Hotel, Carrickmacross. Attended by their clients from across the north east, they heard what Budget 2016 means for them. During his presentation Amatino Managing Partner, Barry Kieran, outlined the main points from Budget 2016 focusing on what it means for business owners who make up the majority of their clients. These include a drop in the Capital Gains Tax rate on business disposals; A new Tax Credit for self-employed, which did not previously exist; ...

Mairead McGuinness MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament has supported a European Parliament resolution that would see special Irish products, including Cavan Crystal, Carrickmacross and Clones Lace, receive EU protection status. “The European Parliament is calling on the European Commission to extend EU-wide protection of geographical indications (GI) to include regionally and locally manufactured goods and handcrafted items such as the famous Carrickmacross and Clones Lace and Cavan Crystal,” Ms McGuinness explained this week. The Fine Gael MEP, whose East constituency includes Co Monaghan, said giving a regional product “geographical indication” ...

By PATSY McARDLE A CIVIC reception, of huge historic significance, is to be staged in Carrickmacross on Monday evening next,   to mark the occasion of the first-ever EU “summit” being held in the South Monaghan town. The prestigious reception has been arranged by Monaghan County Council at the Civic Offices to honour the presence of members of the European Parliament , some of whom will be in Ireland for the first time and attending a special conference of the European parliamentary group, the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUENGL), which is scheduled ...

Carrickmacross   1-15 Tyholland 2-11 CARRICKMACROSS booked their place in the final of the McElvaney Waste and Recycling Intermediate Football Championship with a point from a ‘45 two minutes into stoppage time to the huge disappointment of Tyholland who had contributed so much to this free-flowing, hugely exciting contest that built to an exhilarating finish in Clontibret on Saturday afternoon last. In any analysis though Tyholland had done enough to at least get a second bite at the cherry, they were level with the favourites at half-time and took a three points lead ...

There was an excellent turnout of 188 runners for the Carrick Aces 5k as part of the clubs 25th anniversary celebrations last Sunday despite the rainy conditions. There was a good representation of Athletes from all County Monaghan Clubs including over 60 Carrick Aces athletes competing. Among the prize winners were Carrick Ace’s Anne Linden who was first overall female, Elaine Walls who was second in the F35 category and Rose Lambe who was first in the F45 category. The prize winners were as follows…. Overall Male 1st Darragh Greene (Dunleer AC) ...

Michael Fisher A major title fight due to be staged in New York on Tuesday evening involving Carrickmacross boxer Christina McMahon was unexpectedly postponed shortly before she was due to leave Dublin, having just received a visa for travel to the United States. ‘Lightning’ as she is known was due to challenge for the World Boxing Council’s Super Bantamweight crown, in a weight class one up from her current division. She won the WBC interim world title in Kenya in May, defeating Catherine Phiri. 41 year-old Christina is Ireland’s only professional female ...

By PATSY McARDLE and MICHAEL McDONNELL FARMERS throughout Co Monaghan are on ‘red alert’ this week — after cattle rustlers targeted livestock herds at different premises near the Border in recent days. Farm organisations and rural community group leaders joined gardai yesterday in urging a major step-up in security after a number of cattle were stolen from farms in the Ballybay and Stranooden areas in the early hours of Saturday morning and from the Corduff area at sometime on Monday night/Tuesday morning. A total of 15 cattle, valued by their owners at in ...

By Cianna McNally A Carrickmacross designer is gearing up to fly the flag for Co Monaghan at London Fashion Week. Natalie B Coleman is one of 11 fashion designers who have been selected to showcase their work at London Fashion Week under the auspices of ‘Unfold,’ an initiative of Irish Design 2015. London Fashion Week takes place from 18th – 22nd September. Speaking to The Northern Standard, Natalie, who is no stranger to such an event having shown at New York and Paris Fashion Weeks in the past, described being selected for London as great. “It’s great, ...

By Veronica Corr Everything Laragh Heritage Group put their minds to, they do exceptionally well and their ‘Follow the thread from Flax to Laragh Linen’ heritage project was no exception. Last Sunday afternoon the Laragh Harvest Celebration was held in the beautiful south County Monaghan village. This heritage day served as part two of the process which turned the flax plant into linen cloth before spectators’ very eyes. No shortcuts were taken through the painstaking task either. The hard-working committee would like to pay particular tribute to Patsy Connolly for his dedication and determination ...