Articles in the Contibret Category

By Michael McDonnell michael@northern-standard.ie Concerns about the future of a quarrying plant in Clontibret were raised this week when the owners had to shut it down because of the enforcement of a High Court planning permission decision. A spokesperson for John McQuaid Quarries Ltd, Lemgare, Clontibret, confirmed to the Northern Standard yesterday that the company had to cease operations on Monday, as a result of which 13 staff were let go. The present difficulties arise from a decision by the High Court in November 2010 to quash planning permission that ...

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan Sean Conlan made clear his reservations about the N2 Clontibret to the Border road scheme project when Monaghan Co Council met the county’s three Dáil Deputies on Monday to seek their lobbying assistance to secure the funding that would progress the project to route selection stage. Although Deputy Conlan expressed sympathy for the plight of landowners who would be faced with planning restrictions if the project was not advanced from the stage of route corridor selection, he feared that the development would have an ...

By PATSY McARDLE ARMED gardai from the Emergency Response Unit joined Customs and Excise officers in a major week-end operation in Mid- Monaghan which led to the seizure of a huge haul of smuggled cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €3.8 million. The officers swooped on a large shed at Clontibret, a short distance from the Keady Border with South Armagh. The search party ordered a number of people in the “warehouse” to lie on the ground while the search was conducted. The raid team also confiscated ...

Conroy Gold & Natural Resources, the company carrying out studies potential gold mining in the Clontibret area, announced last week that a study has increased the estimate of gold at its project in Monaghan. A study prepared by Tetra Tech Wardrop Engineering has increased the resource estimate to 600,000 ounces of gold, while the estimated life of the mine has been increased to 11.2 years. Company chairman, Professor Richard Conroy said the news had “transformed” the mining economics, as it meant there was a “over 100% increase in ...

A delegation of bikers from across several counties, and led by Brenda Brennan of Clontibret, were hosted at Leinster House on Tuesday by Sinn Féin Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin. The bikers are campaigning against proposals being mooted in Brussels that would, if adopted, negatively affect their life’s interest and passion. Deputy Ó Caoláin had successfully lobbied the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadker TD, on the issue, Minister Varadker agreeing to meet the biker delegation and accept an initial collection of signatures that calls on the Irish Government and members ...

The construction phase of the controversial N2 Clontibret to Northern Ireland Border road scheme was effectively cast into limbo this week when Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar called a halt to major road developments because of the severe spending constraints facing the Government. The Irish Independent reported on Tuesday that the Minister had instructed the National Roads Authority to shelve 45 projects, 32 on the national primary route and 13 of national secondary status. The Clontibret to Northern Ireland route, which has generated a high degree of local ...

Gardai investigating a fatal hit and run traffic collision are making a further appeal for the public’s assistance. The collision occurred on a minor road between Drumnart and Lemgare, Clontibret Co Monaghan in the early hours of Sunday, June 26. Fintan Traynor, aged 20 years, of Lemgare, Clontibret was fatally injured when he was struck by a car. Gardai are appealing for the driver of an Audi A4 car, which was seen in the area at the time of the crash, to come forward. They would particularly ...

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources has confirmed this week that it intends to open a conventional open-pit goldmine at its Clontibret site. Announcing more “good news” from its gold drilling programme in Monaghan, the company said drilling was completed at a further two holes, and that there had been more “positive results”. Stating that it now plans to develop a conventional open pit gold mine at the site, Conroy indicated that it hopes to establish the mine and have it up and running as soon as possible. ...

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan Sean Conlan came under fire at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council from Sinn Féin’s Brian McKenna for a recent Northern Standard article which indicated that the Deputy was calling on Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar to bring to a halt the N2 Clontibret to the Border road project. Colr McKenna was sharply critical of the stance taken on this issue by Deputy Conlan, and his views were echoed by some of the Fianna Fáil councillors, with Padraig McNally asking ...