Articles in the Castleblayney Category

By Cianna McNally The contract has been signed and after a 14-year wait, Castleblayney College will soon see its new extension taking shape as building work is set to begin in January. Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys was in Castleblayney on Friday last, 28th November, to witness the signing of the four million euro contract which was awarded to Ganson Contractors Ltd. Speaking to the Northern Standard Principal of Castleblayney College Gerry Hand told how the new extension to the school would benefit students and staff alike. “This extension has been on the cards for ...

Criticism of the expenditure made on the ‘flying pig’ art installation situated along the Castleblayney by-pass in Co Monaghan was voiced by Fine Gael councillor Hugh McElvaney at Monday’s resumed Budget Meeting of Monaghan Co Council in Carrickmacross. Dubbing the St Maeldóid’s pig sculpture “the sow on the brow”, Colr McElvaney said that he had seen the work on his way to the meeting, although it was “half-hid” in fairness to the engineering staff. The veteran FG public representative was critical of the expenditure of €100,000 on this project, which was funded ...

By Patsy McArdle and Cianna McNally The decision announced by Ulster Bank last Friday to close down twenty-four branches of the bank in the Republic and the North, including the branches in Castleblayney and Clones, next year, has sparked concern from trade leaders and civic representatives . The announcement was in line with a previous declaration that forty Ulster Bank branches would be closed by the end of 2016. Next year, twelve branches are to be shut in the Republic and ten in the North. According to the bank, services at Castleblayney and Clones ...

Castleblayney College student, Kyle Mc Gee, has been chosen to represent Co Monaghan on the ‘Adopt a WWI Soldier’ commemorative trip to the battlefields of the Somme in northern France next year. The trip, which will take place from June 26th-29th, will see 32 students, one from every Irish county, travel to the graves and memorials of soldiers that they have researched. The project is the brainchild of Glenties teacher, Gerry Moore. Gerry, whose great-uncle died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, has been taking Transition Year ...

By PATSY McARDLE WORK on the building of the long awaited major extension at Castleblayney College is to finally go ahead, it was confirmed this week. Carrickmacross/Castleblayney Fianna Fail Municipal Authority representative on the Cavan/Monaghan Educational Training Board. Cllr. P.J. O’Hanlon revealed that a formal Letter of Intent to enable the project to proceed immediately is being issued tomorrow (Friday) to the main contractor. The Board’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Martin G. O’Brien has also expressed his thanks to all the Board members, former Vocational Education Committee members, and members of the Oireachtas ...

THE family of a South Armagh man beaten to death in a shed near Castleblayney in 2007 travelled to Stormont on Monday last to hear a motion aimed at supporting their long campaign for justice. Paul Quinn from Cullyhanna,   died after being savagely beaten at a barn in Tullycoora, close to the village of Oram, in October 2007. Northern Ireland’s now-disbanded ceasefire watchdog the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) said the murder had stemmed from “a local dispute”. The IMC could not say whether the killing was carried out by the IRA but said ...

A lifesaving action by a Castleblayney mother of three to rescue two young boys in difficulty in a lake was recognised at a National Awards Ceremony in Dublin last week. On Monday the 20th of August 2012, at Gas Lake, Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan, Linda Brereton was sitting on a bench at the park when she was approached by a lady who informed her that two young boys were in difficulty in the water. Without delay, Linda entered the water and swam to the two boys. They held onto Linda and she ...

By Cianna McNally Public concern is growing at the continuing incidence of “creeper burglary car thefts,” as another spate of such robberies took place over the last week. In what appears to be a highly organised criminal enterprise, six relatively high value vehicles were taken from outside homes in the Clontibret, Castleblayney and Carrickmacross areas between last Friday and yesterday, Wednesday morning. As reported in last week’s Northern Standard, gardai are also investigating the thefts of four vehicles that occurred over the last month in the Cootehill and Ballybay areas. In what have been described ...

Castleblayney’s hurlers are back on the hunt for All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship honours following a gritty win over Na Magha in the Ulster Final. by PATRICK SMYTH Winning an Ulster title is something not only to savour but also one which presents opportunities for further glory. Reflecting on his team’s provincial title victory last weekend, Castleblayney Faughs’ boss Paul Hughes fingered his side’s fitness as central to their successful odyssey to the winner’s enclosure: “It’s a great feeling to have taken the Ulster club title again,” a delighted Hughes enthused after seeing ...

Good fortune was on the side of Castleblayney man, David Lynch, when he won €93,000 and a car worth €30,000 in RTE’s popular Winning Streak Game show on Saturday 18th October, 2014. Pictured at the presentation of winning cheques were from left: Nuala Carey, game show co-host; David Lynch, the winning player; Harry Cooke, Head of Operations and Corporate Affairs, The National Lottery and Marty Whelan, game show co-host. The winning ticket was bought from Centra, Bective Square, Kells, Co. Meath. Meanwhile, Cootehill woman, Mary Fitzpatrick, also took part on ...