Articles in the Carrickmacross Category

By PATSY McARDLE AN inquest in Carrickmacross last Thursday revealed how the death of a Dublin man at a flat in the South Monaghan town was linked to the gruesome death of the man’s brother whose body was dismembered with an arm subsequently found washed up on Dollymount Strand in Dublin six years ago. The inquest was conducted by the Coroner for Co. Monaghan, Dr. Mary Flanagan, Castleblayney, into the circumstances of the death of Thomas Nolan, known locally as “Dublin Tommy” whose body was found in a room at his ...

• Arva branch also included in restructuring plans Ulster Bank announced on Thursday last that it plans to close its branches in Carrickmacross and Cootehill by the end of September. The Ulster Bank in Arva, Co Cavan is also one of 22 branches listed for closure in a major restructuring of business that is expected to result in 220 redundancies. The news has prompted calls from a number of political representatives in the Cavan/Monaghan area for a rethink of the closure plans (see below). The redundancy plan will be voluntary-led, staff were informed, and ...

By Veronica Corr This week Eileen Treacy, the new owner of the hotel formerly known as The Oasis and more recently The Carrick Court Hotel in the townland of Lossetts, revealed her plans to The Northern Standard about possibly opening the hotel pool to the public, on condition she gets grant aid from Monaghan County Council. The hotelier explained: “I was initially going to build a pool, but it seems that Carrick needs a public pool. There is a big outcry here. I do know that the site ...

Members of the Castleblayney- Carrickmacross Municipal District were recently given a preview of the draft road safely audit which is being carried on the N2 Dublin/Derry route between Castleblayney and Carrickmacross. Some of the information coming from this draft audit suggests that driver behaviour on the stretch is a key contributor to some of the accidents, including fatalities. Speaking at last week’s council meeting, Cllr. Aidan Campbell proposed that when this audit is complete a presentation is given to the full council. ”The consultant showed some video ...

By PATSY McARDLE HISTORY was made for Carrickmacross and South Monaghan on Tuesday last when popular local lawyer, Mr. Gerry Jones was sworn in as a new District Court judge. The impressive swearing-in ceremony was conducted by Chief Justice, Ms. Susan Denham in Dublin’s Four Courts building. Mr. Jones was informed of his elevation to the Bench only in late January. The Carrickmacross native studied law at National University Galway, Incorporated Law Society and qualified as a solicitor in 1981. He started his own thriving Carrickmacross ...

Michael Fisher Investigations are continuing into the death on Monday evening of a man from County Monaghan at a wind farm site on a mountain bog at Kilronan on the Sligo/Roscommon border.   37 year-old Paddy McCaffrey was originally from Rockdaniel Road in Carrickmacross but had been living with his wife Helen in Rossinver, Co. Leitrim, for over four years.   He was killed while carrying out ground work in preparation for the installation of twelve tall turbines at Derrysallagh Wind Farm, close to the former mining village of Arigna. Construction began in ...

NEW CARRICKMACROSS LACE GALLERY GETS APPROVAL Michael Fisher The approval of funding for a new Lace Gallery in Carrickmacross could provide a major boost for tourism in the south Monaghan area and help to open up the town. That’s the view of Bill Cotter, chair of the South Monaghan Tourism Forum and honorary member of the Lace Co-op. The former Fine Gael TD said the tourism group had been working actively to promote Carrick and the grant was long overdue. The development of a lace centre in what used to be a ...

By PATSY McARDLE THE parents and family of the 23-years-old Carrickmacross law student Shane O’Farrell who was killed by a hit and run driver while cycling near his home five years ago were received by an Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D.,, whom they met along with An Tanaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald T.D. in Dublin last Friday in an effort to get some positive action by the State to help bring closure to the horrific circumstances ...

By PATSY McARDLE A CARRICKMACROSS family whose three children have been prevented from accessing local school transport have received “heartless treatment” according to local Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy yesterday when he highlighted the South Monaghan case as just one of the many cases in which, he claimed, government ministers were to blame over local school transport problems. The MEP launched a strong attack on the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Transport over what he described as their “ongoing failures to ...

THERE was a warm welcome this week from community leaders and local authority representatives in Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, and Ballybay, for an announcement by the Minister for Arts Heritage Regional Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys T.D., for an allocation of €157,000 in funding to be shared through important recreational projects in the three towns. Minister Humphreys said she believed the funding would be very beneficial for the Carrickmacross/Castleblayney Municipal District and also for the Ballybay/Clones area. She told THE NORTHERN STANDARD yesterday: “I am delighted to announce this funding ...