Articles in the Clones News Category

A shattering fourth-round knockout defeat at the gloves of Polish powerhouse Mariusz Wach has left Kevin McBride pondering his future in the heavyweight boxing ranks. The Clones Colossus was toppled by a stunning over-hand right that send him crashing to the canvass in the Mohegan Sun Arena at Uncasville, Connecticut on Friday night, where he remained prone for some time before being taken away on a stretcher. Ironically the abrupt end to proceedings came when Kevin, who weighed in at a career high of 296 lbs, was trying ...

Recent Census figures indicated that the population decline in the Clones area was not as severe as had been previously indicated, Senior Planner Adrian Hughes told Monaghan Co Council on Monday during a discussion of the preparation process for the new Co Development Plan. Pat Treanor, referring to the public meeting in relation to the Development Plan held in Clones, said that they had learned of a decline in population trends in the area of close to 40% over the last twenty years. He thought there needed to ...

Comments in relation to the future funding of the Ulster Canal project made by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan in Clones recently sparked concerns at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. The Council agreed on the proposal of Pat Treanor, Co Mayor Seamus Coyle seconding, to write to Minister Deenihan requesting that he recommit to the necessary funding for the development and to the timescale previously agreed for the project’s delivery. When in Clones the Minister stated that he had been “warned not to ...

By Cianna McNally THE announcement by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan that the 2011 Ulster National Famine Commemoration will be held in Clones has been warmly welcomed. Minister Deenihan made his announcement in the Canal Stores, Clones on Thursday last, 23rd June when he visited the county. He felt that the town was a particularly suitable location for the commemoration as the Great Famine “impacted starkly” on the area. A date has yet to be announced for the event but Minister Deenihan said that this would be happening shortly. ...

A strong appeal was made by Fine Gael councillor Hugh McElvaney at Monday’s Annual Meeting of Monaghan Co Council for the newly elected Co Mayor Seamus Coyle to lead an initiative in the course of his term of office that would revive the economic fortunes of the town of Clones and its hinterland. Expressing concern at statistics that had come to light indicating a significant population decline in Clones over recent years, Colr McElvaney called for the Co Council’s Director of Services to visit the town to see its ...

Clones Town Reserves 9 Cavan Celtic 0 Clones Town Reserves played Cavan Celtic last week knowing 3points would seal there very first League title, after slipping up to Blayney Academy the weekend before by drawing 2 -2 Clones were not going to let it slip away again, Clones Town Reserves scored with there first attack after Dean McElroy put Carl Woods through one on one, and there was only one winner there 1 – 0 after 20seconds, a shell shocked Cavan Celtic kicked off hoping to get back into the match ...

The members of Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee on Tuesday supported a proposal from Clones public representative Pat Treanor, seconded by Sheila McKenna, requesting that a letter be sent to the secretariat of the North-South Ministerial Council in relation to persistent instances of dangerous driving being perpetrated by motorists on a stretch of the Cavan Road out of Clones that traverses the Border. It was also agreed on Colr Treanor’s proposal to request the Roads Section of Monaghan Co Council to investigate the possibility of placing more road signage ...

A fear that plans by the GAA to channel major funding into the development of the Casement Park stadium in Armagh could mean the “death-knell” for the staging of future Ulster football finals at St Tiernach’s Park in Clones was expressed by Sinn Féin councillor Donal Sherry at Monday night’s meeting of Monaghan Town Council. Speaking towards the conclusion of Monday’s meeting, Colr Sherry said he wanted to sound “a note of caution” in relation to the development plans for Casement Park. He thought it could have implications ...

CHAIRMAN of Clones Regeneration Partnership, Brian Morgan has urged all Cavan/Monaghan candidates to state their individual and party political position on the Canal proposal. Mr Morgan emphasised the real need to bring something positive out of this election campaign and confirm support for a project which he said will directly benefit the people of Co Monaghan and its adjoining counties. “This is now a time for the candidates to show their worth and create an opportunity for Co Monaghan, which may never be available again in our lifetime”. The ...