Articles in the Castleblayney Category

CASTLEBLAYNEY 0-12 MON HARPS 1-07 BY COLM SHALVEY CASTLEBLAYNEY are Minor Football champions for the first time since 2004 after they finished well to win a keenly-contested Maguire Transport MFC Division One Final against Monaghan Harps at Clones before the senior decider last Sunday. Midfielder Barry Hanratty was the driving force of this win for Castleblayney, particularly when the game was in the melting pot, while David McMahon, Aaron and Ronan McNamara, Fergal Malone and Aidan McElroy also made valuable contributions. The Harps had good performances from full-backs Pauric Murphy, Niall Treanor and Mustafa ...

ust off the Glencarn car park in Castleblayney, has proved a major boost for shopping in the Mid-Monaghan town, with a huge run of trade evident at the new local superstore. It also attracted warm praise from local public representatives at this week’s meeting of Castleblayney Town Council. The re-opening of the SuperValu store at the Glencarn Shopping Centre has also been marked with an ongoing range of special offers for customers, which have added considerably to the high volume of business. With €10 gift ...

By PATSY McARDLE THE ongoing dumping of toxic sludge from laundered fuel continued in the Mid-Monaghan area last week, and again this week, sparking major fury among families who fear a threat to water sources and grasslands. Last Thursday several thousand litres of waste from “doctored” diesel fuel was dumped on a roadway at Tusker near Lough Egish, about five miles from Castleblayney. It sparked grave concern and anger among several rural residents who were greatly upset by the toxic dumping so close to their roadside dwellings. Farmers in the ...

Monaghan Co Council have signalled their intention to phase out the operation of their Scotch Corner landfill facility. The landfill’s future has been a topic of concern among members of the authority for some time, and was the subject of a detailed presentation and debate at Monday’s adjourned meeting of the Council, which the members voted to hold “in committee”, thereby precluding its reporting by the Press. However, subsequent to the meeting, the Co Council issued a statement to local media outlets in which a broad outline of ...

By JOHN GRAHAM It was understandable that there would be contrasting reactions at the end of last Sunday evening’s senior hurling championship final with Castleblayney celebrating the fact that they had retained the title and Inniskeen left to rue missed chances that could have seen them take their second senior hurling championship. Castleblayney manager Paul Hughes immediately acknowledged that he had expected a tough game from Inniskeen and that was exactly what Castleblayney had got. “Yes, absolutely that is what we got and Inniskeen to be fair to them have been putting it ...

Because of the severe bad weather over the past few months a decision was made, solely by the show committee, to cancel the Cattle and Horse sections of the Castleblayney Show. So, with great reluctance, ‘Plan B’ was put into operation. This involved moving the other sections of the show from the field, so generously offered by Jimmy and Sheila McShane and family, to the warehouse complex behind the Lidl store. This move was a great disappointment to Jimmy and Sheila who were so looking forward to having the show on ...

There was a jovial atmosphere at The Old Coach Inn, Castleblayney on Sunday 8th July as the town welcomed back “Spraoi” the group of 27 young, talented musicians and dancers representing Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney. Under the expertise of the music teacher Cara Murray, Spraoi returned from Eisteddfod International World Music Festival with three awards, including one capturing the title of first place. The group had previously won the title to represent Ireland in this prestigious competition which included groups from all over the world. Parents and friends were treated to refreshments ...

Castleblayney’s Main Street was transformed into a scene from a Marvel Comics fan’s dreams – or nightmares – on Friday last when 574 Incredible Hulks rampaged through the town to set a world record during this year’s Muckno Mania Festival, as our striking photograph testfies. Guinness Book of Records Adjudicator Gaz Davis was on hand to confirm that the festival organisers and the hundreds of dedicated locals who participated in the attempt had beaten the existing record for the largest assembly of people disguised as the popular super hero ...

By PATSY McARDLE GARDAI, including members of the Armed Regional Support Unit, joined members of the Revenue’s Customs’ Service in a dramatic major early morning swoop on Tuesday last at Longfield, near Castleblayney, just a few hundred yards from the South Armagh Border, where they uncovered a major illicit fuel laundering plant. According to Revenue officers at the scene, the plant beside the main Castleblayney/ Crossmaglen Road, had the capacity to launder approximately 15 million litres of fuel, per annum, with an estimated yearly potential loss ...