Articles in the Clones News Category

National utility Irish Water have announced details of a €3.6 million investment to replace water mains in Monaghan town and Clones. They say the expenditure will improve the water supply enjoyed by 8,000 customers. Working with Monaghan Co Council, the water utility has carried out an assessment of the water mains in both towns to identify the parts of the network most prone to bursts, with the greatest levels of leakage and where water quality issues are most common. Irish Water say this has allowed them to target pipe replacement on the worst ...

A 34-YEAR-OLD woman who stole a handbag belonging to another customer from a bar in Clones has been warned to stay out of trouble over the next 12 months if she wants to avoid going to prison. At Monaghan District Court on Monday, Petrina Williams of 54 Ardkeen, Cavan Town, Co Cavan, admitted stealing a handbag at Packie Willie’s Bar, the Diamond, Clones on 16th February 2014. Inspector Peter Gilsenan said the defendant had been socialising in the pub when she took a handbag belonging to another lady. The bag was subsequently ...

By Cianna McNally A fundraising showcase will take place next week in support of a Clones family whose home was extensively damaged in a fire on Thursday last, 25th June. Monaghan Arts Network has brought a plethora of acts together to perform at a gala fundraising showcase in The New Garage Theatre, Monaghan on Wednesday next, 8th July at 7.30pm in aid of the McCabe family. The family, who live a few miles outside of Clones, are well known in the area for their artistic talents. As recently as 14th June, Patrick B McCabe performed ...

By Cianna McNally A Clones athlete who had his prosthetic running blade stolen last weekend has appealed to the thieves to return it. As previously reported in The Northern Standard, Shane McLaughlin from Clonkeencole is working towards achieving a place on the national Paralympics team. He is a member of the Irish Wheelchair Association Sports throws section, which incorporates javelin, discus and shotputt. Shane, whose blade was stolen from his car in the early hours of last Saturday morning, has a prosthetic leg for day to day use. He is due to take ...

TThe importance of the GAA to the Irish social engine is indisputable. From its very beginnings the Association has laid legitimate claim to territory beyond the demarcations of the playing field, drawing to itself a governance of influence on aspects of life that are interwoven with how we define what it is to be Irish. It has facilitated, and often battled to preserve, the identifying distinctiveness of our language and forms of cultural expression – and it has provided an interlocking structure that has enabled our social building ...

THE Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys visited the start of project works on the Ulster Canal on Friday morning last. She viewed the ground investigation work which is being carried out at Derrykerrib Bridge. Speaking about the commencement of the work, Minister Humphreys said,“After so many years of talking, it is great to finally see works underway on the restoration of the Ulster Canal between Lough Erne and Castle Saunderson. After securing approval from the Government for this project earlier this year, I have been very keen to ...

By Cianna McNally A proposal made this week at the April meeting of Ballybay-Clones Municipal District to ask Ulster Bank to consider donating the building that housed the Clones branch to the local community received the full support of members. The proposal was made by Leas-Chathaoirleach Pat Treanor who chaired the meeting on Monday. Councillor Treanor referred to the closure of the bank branch which took place on Friday last and said it was a sad day to think that Ulster Bank customers did not have a service available to them in the town, which ...

GRIM REAPER? – This macabre on-street display by Clones Chamber of Commerce leaves Ulster Bank in no doubt about the strength of local feeling on the decision to close the branch tomorrow, Friday, after 143 years.

Clones AC European medal winner celebrated at homecoming By Cianna McNally Rapturous applause and cheers greeted Clones Athletics Club member Denise Toner last Friday evening at a homecoming celebration organised in honour of her winning gold in the Women’s 35 Category 800m Final at the European Masters Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland the evening before. Denise, who hails from Knocks which is located just outside Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh, won the race in an impressive time of 2:15:73. Six other athletes hailing from Belgium, Italy, Spain, Latvia, Great Britain and ...