Articles in the Emyvale Category

A farmer from Emyvale won a cool €28,000 when he appeared on the National Lottery television game show Winning Streak on Saturday just a few weeks before he is due to become a father. Paul McCarron from Tullyard was delighted with his haul in cash from the RTÉ One show. A week ago a near neighbour from Tydavnet won €53,000 after qualifying to spin the wheel. Getting on Winning Streak is just the latest in a line of milestones happening for Paul, who will become a dad early in the ...

Michael Fisher The Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is to be asked to reinstate Emyvale Garda Station and review its opening hours when he comes to Monaghan in the near future. The small bungalow-style Garda station which opens only during the day on a part-time basis was extensively damaged in a fire early on Monday morning. No Gardaí were working there at the time. Gardaí and the fire service attended the scene of the fire, which was reported at around 5.30am. An examination of the scene was carried out by the ...

Since its formation the members of the Donagh Development Association have worked tirelessly and determinedly to achieve the aim for which it was set up and that was to develop a walkway around Emy Lake. That was completed and the public, from near and far, are enjoying the fruits of the labours of the association. However developing the walkway was one thing but its constant maintenance is vital and again the committee have stepped up to the plate and have ensured that it remains an attractive place to walk and ...

An Emyvale woman died on Tuesday after sustaining injury in a three-vehicle road traffic collision outside Dungannon, Co Tyrone on Sunday last. Mrs Brigid McKenna from Derryhee was the third person to lose her life as a result of the accident. She passed away at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Mrs McKenna was travelling with her husband when their vehicle was involved in the collision on the Moy Road. Two men from Slovakia were killed. Her husband, a local tradesman, remains in hospital after sustaining serious injuries. Another person ...

LOCAL GIRL CATHY KIRKE TO PERFORM ON HOME GROUND! MACAllA na hÉireann, the 2018 Comhaltas Concert tour of ireland rolls into the leisure Centre, emyvale this Saturday night, where one of the performers will be local lady Cathy kirke! The Emyvale show Monaghan’s outing in the 14-venue tour from 7th–20th October that features the best of traditional talent drawn from the four Provinces of Ireland. Each year the tour assembles a fine mix of established artists and up-and-coming young stars. These are blended….

John Graham reports Emyvale 0-19 Cremartin 1-08 Emyvale captain Daniel McMahon put on an exhibition of point scoring as a sharper, more clinical Emyvale deservedly clinched the Universal Graphics Monaghan Junior football championship title and with something to spare over an out of sorts Cremartin in Scotstown on Sunday afternoon last. McMahon finished with nine points to his credit, six from frees, some of which were simply superb on a day when a difficult breeze made shooting that bit more risky but the Emyvale talisman simply made it look easy as he stroked ...

LOCAL POLITICIANS WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT POLITICAL representatives in Monaghan have welcomed the announcement yesterday (Wednesday) by Minister for Transport Shane Ross TD that approval has been granted for Phase 3 of the N2 Monaghan to Emyvale Road Project. Details of the works to be carried out were released by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, which noted that the existing N2 between Monaghan and Emyvale had been the subject of “phased improvement works to improve the poor horizontal and vertical alignment”. While phases 1, 2 and 4 had been completed, the ...

The Jolly Joggers New Years Day Run was once again a great success. A large number of runners and walkers turned out on a very mild winters day to support the run which is always held for Monaghan Cancer Treatment Support. A cheque for €7,000 was presented to Maeve Hackett on behalf of Monaghan Cancer Treatment Support. The Jolly Joggers would like to express their gratitude to all their sponsors, those who donated, all those who registered, all those who donated food, those who worked in the kitchen, Emyvale Leisure Centre, Monaghan ...

Some of the members of Emyvale Cycling Club and Killylough Cycling Club, making the presentation of the cheque for €4,138 to the Crocus Cancer Support Group. The money was raised by the annual High Nelly Cycle from Moy Bridge to Aclint Bridge, which was organised by the Emyvale Cycling Club and supported by the Killylough Cycling Club, was presented to some of the members of the Crocus Group at their centre in Monaghan Town, last weekend, with President of Emyvale Cycling Club, Fergus Murray and Patsy McQuillian, making the presentation. ...