Articles in the Castleblayney Category

A Castleblayney College student shortlisted for a prestigious international award for community endeavour has been described by his school principal as “one of the most committed, accomplished, selfless and modest students I have every met.” Bartek Karpinski, has been shortlisted for the Pra America Award in recognition of his community volunteering efforts. Bartek is a 6th Year student at Castleblayney College and was nominated by the college for his outstanding and selfless efforts on many fronts within the school community as well as his faith and local communities. From hundreds of nominations ...

By Patsy McArdle THE entire Co. Monaghan community – and residents in the wider Castleblayney area in particular – were shocked and saddened at the weekend by the tragic death in a road accident of a very popular local lady, who was a caring wife and mother as well as an affectionate teacher at Beech Hill College in Monaghan town. Mrs Mona Frances Clarke, who was aged 53, was wife of esteemed Castleblayney GP Dr Michael Clarke, Dundalk Road. She was daughter of the late Frank O’Duffy, and is survived by ...

By Patsy McArdle MORE than €20,000 was raised over the past two months by the Irish in London, especially Co. Monaghan folk and their friends, for the Shabra Foundation to help in its goal of providing life-saving genetic sequencing equipment at the Mater Hospital in Dublin. The Shabra foundation (CHY 19130) was founded by the late Oliver Brady and his business partner Rita Shah in 2010. Since then, the Foundation has raised over €600,000 for causes including hospitals across Ireland specialising in Cancer and Cardiac treatment, schools in Nigeria and ...

Patrick Duffy from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan has won €7,000 on last Saturdays (15th October 2016) National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE. Pictured here at the presentation of the winning cheques were from left to right: Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak game show co-host; Michael Duffy the wining participant who played on behalf of Patrick; Patrick Duffy the winning recipient; Declan Harrington, Head of Finance at the National Lottery who made the presentation and Marty Whelan Winning Streak game show co-host. Pic: Mac Innes Photography

Castleblayney’s scenic Lough Muckno amenity was announced the Best Local Authority Initiative at last Thursday’s 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Awards. The award winners were announced at a ceremony at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. Speaking at the reception, Cathaoirleach of the Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District, Fine Gael member of Monaghan Co Council Aidan Campbell said he was delighted to see Lough Muckno being recognised at a national level. “When you beat off competition from among other places like Westport we must be doing something right and that deserves recognition,” Councillor ...

By PATSY McARDLE A DAILY ‘life-in–hand’ routine of some 300 secondary school students having to cross a busy main road, to go from one classroom to another, ended on Monday last at Castleblayney College, when an impressive new state-of-the-art €7 million extension was officially opened, to provide combined educational and sporting facilities in spacious premises on one side of the road. Prior to the official opening—which was aptly described as a ‘red letter day’ for education in the county—it was estimated ...

By PATSY McARDLE A COUNTY Monaghan family has achieved a unique phenomenal   record by claiming the World Line Dance Championship for— FIVE YEARS IN A ROW !   The Courtney sisters,  from Corravoo, near Castleblayney, are the toast of Ireland   for their unprecedented achievement last week at the Blackpool Winter Gardens in England, where they competed successfully against the world’s top dancers. Sinead (17), Emma (16), and Karina Courtney (12), daughters of  justifiably proud parents, Peter and Bridgie Courtney,  have created a new world record for the Co. Monaghan family,  by winning the ...

The 61st Castleblayney Show enjoyed another record-setting winning hand when it was staged on Monday last. Our picture by Rory Geary shows country music royalty in the personages of Big Tom McBride and Margo mingling with Show Queen Emma Cooney, Monaghan Rose of Tralee Pamela Allen, Show Chairman David Montgomery and Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District Cathaoirleach Aidan Campbell. Big Tom officially opened the proceedings, which unfolded in weather conditions that held favourable and set the scene for a captivating experience for the large crowds that milled around the manifold attractions of the occasion. One ...