Articles in the Castleblayney Category

By PATSY McARDLE AN AMAZING historic discovery has been made in London by a Castleblayney man in the unearthing of four prized medals won by a famous Co. Monaghan man almost 110 years ago, including a 1908 Olympic Games’ medal. The medals had turned up for sale in a London auction centre, where they were acquired by popular Castleblayney native Mr. Tommy McGuire, who, ironically, was researching the illustrious medal winner’s story. The four medals were won by the late John….

150 solicitors agathered in Castleblayney Friday October 20 at a conference to discuss regional community issues, family law, property law updates, and the Fair Deal scheme. “Local solicitors are on the frontline of many of life’s big moments,” said Maria Connolly of the Monaghan Bar Association. “We are routinely advising and representing our clients on major decisions that need to be made in business, during challenging family law matters, or when buying or selling a home….

Ellen Carroll from Castleblayney Youth Café has been awarded the prize for Best Actress at the Irish Cancer Society X-HALE Youth Awards 2017. Ellen scooped the award for the group’s short film “The Cigarette Assassin”, which was showcased at the recent event in the Odeon Cinema in the Point Village in Dublin. The group also won an award for Best Social Media Post of the Day. Over 300 young people from 40 youth and community groups came together to showcase their anti-tobacco films and projects which they have created to ...

Michael Fisher A few days after the EU’s Chief Negotiator on Brexit Michel Barnier visited County Monaghan and saw where the Dundalk to Castleblayney road crosses the border, a representative of the Revenue Commissioners has revealed that a new type of customs post could be established up to 15km from the border following Brexit. The Oireachtas Finance Committee heard on Tuesday from officials from Revenue, who said the UK was to be classed as a so called “third country”, which would see all transactions subject to customs declarations. There’ve been ...

GARDAÍ and local residents, including an alert 19-years-old neighbour, saved the life of a man in his 40s from an overnight house fire in Castleblayney on Friday last. Around 2.45 a.m on Friday morning, gardaí at Castleblayney received a report of the fire at a house in Upper Bree, Castleblayney, and of the man trapped in the house. Local residents have expressed their commendation this week for the bravery of Mr. Conor McCooey, 19, a near-neighbour, who raised the alarm and acted quickly in the rescue of Mr. Alan McArdle, ...

PATSY McARDLE THE family of a man who was murdered in Co. Monaghan thirty years ago is asking the gardai to re-open an investigation into his brutal killing. Relatives of Patrick Cunningham, 32, whose body was discovered buried in an outbuilding at a derelict farm at Errybane, near Castleblayney, in 1987, have confirmed this week they are seeking a “full probe” into the circumstances of the murder. It was initially claimed that Mr Cunningham, who was abducted, was a victim of the INLA (Irish National Liberation Army) but an INLA ...

POPULAR COUNTY COUNCILLOR WAS DRIVING WHILE ALREADY DISQUALIFIED, COURT HEARS HIGH-PROFILE, mid-Monaghan-based public representative Seamus Coyle was given 240 hours’ community service in lieu of a four-month prison sentence, along with a four-year driving ban, when he pleaded guilty to driving with no insurance and no licence at Monaghan District Court on Monday Mr Coyle, aged 47, with an address at Mahon, Latton, Castleblayney entered a guilty plea to the charges, which had arisen after he was stopped by a Garda sergeant on the Cootehill-Ballybay road at Leagh, Lisnalong, Co ...

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 Cianna McNally Chief Executive Officer of Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board John Kearney last week paid warm tribute to a teacher in Beech Hill College, Monaghan, who died as a result of a road accident in early January. Speaking to The Northern Standard on Thursday last, following a ceremony held in St Macartan’s Cathedral to celebrate Mona Clarke’s life, Mr Kearney said it had been a very sad day but he described the ceremony as fitting and moving with staff past and present and students contributing. Ms ...

The fourth show of the National Lottery’s WINNING STREAK TV GAMESHOW for this season, presented by Marty Whelan and Sinead Kennedy, took place in RTÉ Studios on Saturday 25th February 2017. Five players from Wicklow, Meath, Mayo, Kildare and Monaghan won prizes to the value of €183,000. The biggest winner on the night was Noel Leonard on behalf of Phil Leonard from Meath who won prizes to the value of €73,000. Winning Streak Scratch Cards offer a range of great instant cash prizes plus a 3-star prize, which gives ...