Articles in the Carrickmacross Category

The principal of a Carrickmacross secondary school that figured highly in a recent “league tables” survey published in the national press has questioned the value of the system in giving parents a complete picture of what schools have to offer. Principal of Carrick’s St Louis Secondary School Eileen English said this week that many parents of primary school children took a keen interest in the league tables published by the Sunday Independent on January 24. “Choosing the right second level school for a child is a process that parents invest a lot ...

A local TD appeared in court yesterday (Wednesday) on remand on bail on charges relating to an alleged assault at his family-owned pub last year. Former Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael deputy, Sean Conlan, who recently resigned from the party -because of what he termed as his dissatisfaction over the response to issues he raised in the constituency – had been remanded from a previous sitting of Carrickmacross District Court on his own bail of €100. The deputy appeared briefly in court again on two charges relating to the incident at the licensed premises ...

By PATSY McARDLE THERE were separate calls this week from a Cavan-Monaghan Dáil Deputy the Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Co Council, and a Carrickmacross Fianna Fáil councillor, for urgent measures to be undertaken for greater traffic control on the N2 Dublin/Derry Road, between Castleblayney and Carrickmacross, after an horrific crash on Monday last in which two lorry drivers were killed. Both drivers died after the horror crash involving their trucks on a stretch of the road near Broomfield. The victims were named as Declan Holian, 30, from Barrack, Ramelton, Co Donegal and Klaidas Bakanas, ...

A 22-YEAR-OLD Carrickmacross man who assaulted another man at a local food outlet has been ordered to carry out 240 hours’ community service — in lieu of a two-year prison term — for what the judge at Monaghan Circuit Court on Tuesday described as a brutal assault that resulted in serious injuries for the victim. Ciaran Flanagan of 37 Drummond Etra, Carrickmacross, had pleaded guilty to assaulting Sean McNally, causing him harm, at Carrick Pizza, Main Street, Carrickmacross on 29th December 2013. Judge John O’Hagan imposed the conviction and sentence on Mr ...

By Patsy McArdle A ‘long-tem flood defence plan” must be a priority for the incoming government in facing up to the future of serious ongoing flooding, according to local Sinn Fein MEP for the Midlands and North West, Matt Carthy. The Carrickmacross-based Euro-MP has said the government’s failure to establish a single agency to lead and coordinate flood risk management, will leave many parts of the state vulnerable to further floods. Mr Carthy was speaking as Met Éireann issued serious rainfall warnings at the weekend and prior to Tuesday’s emergency meeting convened at ...

By Veronica Corr Sinn Fein Cllr. Noel Keelan, addressing yesterday’s meeting of Carrickmacross/Castleblayney Municipal District, slammed the recent spate of illegal dumping in and around Carrickmacross as “totally unacceptable”. He was glad to report that there had been some evidence gathered from abandoned rubbish. The accompanying pictures, taken by photographer Pat Byrne — of bin bags at Aghalile Road, Carrickmacross and tyres at Capragh, Donaghmoyne — perfectly illustrate Cllr. Keelan’s comments. At last month’s meeting Fianna Fail Cllr. Padraig McNally expressed fears that the prevalence of illegal dumping would only be exacerbated by the ...

Danske Bank Ulster Colleges Edmund Rice Rannafast Cup Final Patrician 1-18 St Macartan’s 2-06 Patrician High School, Carrickmacross won the Danske Bank Ulster Colleges Rannafast Cup for the first time since 2000 in some style in this all-Monaghan final at Inniskeen last Friday night. St. Macartan’s College went into this much-anticipated clash with their county rivals as defending champions, but they were put to the sword by an impressive performance from the High School in front of a large crowd who braved the bitterly cold conditions. Andrew Woods, Seán Burns and Jack McMahon hit 1-14 ...

Ireland’s only professional female boxer Christina ‘Lightning’ McMahon from Carrickmacross has been chosen as Sportswoman of the Year in the 2015 Irish Tatler awards. 400 guests attended a gala dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel at Ballsbridge in Dublin to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Irish women in business, entrepreneurship, music, literature, fashion, film and drama, entertainment, public life and sport. The Irish Tatler awards recognize women whose successes have gained public praise together with those women who have worked tirelessly to improve the lives of others. A Hall of Fame award ...

A 35-year-old man from Co Armagh was remanded in custody when he was brought before a specially convened sitting of the District Court in Monaghan Town on Saturday on charges arising from the recovery of a stolen ATM machine in the Drumass area of Inniskeen. Adam Grant from St Brigid’s Villas, Silverbridge, Co Armagh faces a charge alleging that he caused £12,000 sterling worth of criminal damage to the ATM, which was found to contain £52,000 sterling. Mr Grant is also accused of causing criminal damage to the ATM. Judge Denis McLoughlin refused ...

A decision described as having the potential to deliver a major boost to the recreation provision available to the youth of Carrickmacross was made at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Members formally approved a Section 183 Notice disposing of 1.944 hectares of land at Tullynaskeagh East to Carrick Rovers AFC for the development of playing, training and associated soccer facilities. Documentation before the members stated that the land had been acquired by the local authority from Peadar and Eileen Duffy, and Clare Marron, and was being disposed of for a consideration ...