Articles in the Carrickmacross Category

By PATSY McARDLE CARRICKMACROSS could be in for a huge boost in tourism—if a special facility is provided in the South Monaghan town for the safe overnight parking of camper vans! Such a facility for people traveling between the North and Dublin or the South and West of the country via ‘Kavanagh Country’ would prove very welcome for road trippers, according to a leading local authority representative. The town mayor of Carrickmacross, Cllr. Matt Carthy, has contended that the provision of such a facility would ...

According to a study carried out by Professor Kevin Malone entitled Suicide in Ireland 2003-2008, on average, every 18 days a child under 18 in Ireland dies by suicide.  To mark the beginning of International Suicide Prevention Week, which runs from the 8th – 14th September 2013, SOSAD Carrickmacross are organising a 5KM walk to raise funds and create awareness of the issue of suicide prevention in our community.  The walk will begin at the courthouse on Main Street at 6.15am on Sunday, 8th September 2013, and return to the same location.  It ...

By Veronica Corr The Northern Standard has learned that German retail giant Aldi is coming to Carrickmacross after being granted planning permission by Monaghan County Council and An Bord Pleanála, despite reservations expressed by the Bord’s planning inspector. It is understood that submissions stating the case against the development were received from O’Gorman’s SuperValu and Tesco (Far Away Properties). The latter was refused planning permission three times despite having purchased a site beside Lidl on the outskirts of the town. A spokesperson for Gibney Communications, the company which deals with Aldi’s media ...

By Veronica Corr Monday afternoon’s statutory monthly meeting of Carrickmacross Town Council was adjourned on the proposal of Mayor Matt Carthy as a mark of respect to the late Gerry Maggs, who served as Mayor of Carrickmacross from 1989-1990. Mayor Carthy stated that former councillor Gerry Maggs had lost his battle with cancer the previous night. He extended his deepest sympathies to the Maggs family: Gerry’s wife Bridie, sons Andrew and Aaron, daughters Edel, Sharon, Kyna, brothers Reg, Noel and David, sisters Florence, Jacinta and Kay and extended family. He ...

By Veronica Corr MINSTER for Local Government Phil Hogan’s visit to the county on Friday morning last to officiate at the opening of Carrickmacross Civic Centre was dominated by the issue on every public representative’s lips — the proposed abolition of town councils. The Minister was asked by this reporter if he believed the new civic offices — which cost in the region of €4.3 million — were value for money, given his proposed abolition of town councils next year. Intimating his view that the project was indeed worthwhile, ...

By Veronica Corr Denise Kelly-McAuliffe was the woman behind last Sunday’s St. Louis Secondary School Carrickmacross Class of ‘73 Reunion. Limerick-based Denise told The Northern Standard that although she had maintained regular contact with some school pals, she hadn’t seen some people since the day they finished their Leaving Cert. Twenty-nine of her former classmates showed up and during her speech she thanked all who had made the effort to come, adding that there might be a further reunion this summer for those who couldn’t make it. Denise was disappointed that some boarders didn’t ...

By Veronica Corr The dynamic team behind last year’s Stars In Their Eyes in aid of Carrick Cancer are set to replicate the success of the inaugural event with the second annual show on Friday, May 24th in the Nuremore Hotel, Carrickmacross. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm sharp. Well-known faces from the locality will perform eleven acts, but who they will impersonate on the night is a closely guarded secret — So, you’ll just have to go to find out who is who! One of the organisers ...

Mary Christmas (nee McAdam) of ‘’Seaview House’, Rathcor, Riverstown, Dundalk, passed away peacefully in the tender care of Carlingford Nursing Home on April 21st, 2013 after an illness borne with great dignity, courage and faith. She was educated in Corvally Presbyterian School and Viscount Weymouth Grammar School, Carrickmacross. Mary was a gentle woman in every sense of the word and loved nothing better than keeping in touch with her family and friends at home and away through letters and phone calls. She was a devoted daughter, wife, aunt, mother, grandmother and great ...

By PATSY McARDLE A family who set up home in Carrickmacross, after buying a house from the local authority ten years ago, now claim they must be the most unlucky couple in the country—after living a nightmare for the past decade!. Firstly, a semi-detached dwelling purchased for €148,000 by construction worker Patrick Shields, 48, at Bothar Eanna in the South Monaghan town, under a County Council Affordable Housing Scheme had to be vacated because it turned out to be ...