Articles in the Contibret Category

By PATSY McARDLE RESIDENTS at Clontibret and throughout the wider Mid Monaghan community were shocked and stunned on Sunday morning last to learn of the death in tragic circumstances of a very popular young local man and member of a highly esteemed local family who was victim of a hit-and-run vehicle in the earlier hours of the morning. News of the grim discovery of the body of 20-years-old Fintan Traynor on a roadway at Lemgare, a short distance from his residence, was greeted with disbelief and horror, ...

By PATSY McARDLE LOCAL Fine Gael T.D. for Cavan/Monaghan, Deputy Sean Conlan has revealed he has requested An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, and the Minister for Transport, Leo Varadker, to veto the controversial plans for the proposed motorway from Clontibret to the border, as part of the €850 million N2/A45 dual carriageway project from Dublin to Derry, initially announced in 2007 by former Fianna Fail Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. Urging Mr. Kenny, and the Transport Minister Mr. Varadker, to immediately halt the Clontibret-Aughnacloy motorway proposal, Deputy Conlan said yesterday ...

Specialist fork-lift manufacturers Combi-Lift of Clontibret have announced its intention to create 25 new jobs in Co Monaghan over the coming year. The company say the expansion is to service significant growth in demand for its products worldwide, and particularly in Germany. The formal announcement of the employment boost came last week during the St. Patrick’s Day visit of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mr Richard Bruton to Germany. Managing Director of Combi-Lift Martin McVicar said: “Due to the current buoyancy of the German economy and ...