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A 17-year-old male was killed in a single-vehicle road traffic accident at Carrickaderry, Clontibret around 1.30 am yesterday, Wednesday September 20. The victim was the driver of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to the mortuary at Monaghan Hospital. A post mortem is due to take place. The accident location, on a stretch of the old N2, was closed off yesterday to facilitate a technical examination by the Gardaí. Diversions were in place. Monaghan Gardaí requested anyone who might have witnessed the ...

The retention and development of services at Monaghan Hospital remains a Sinn Féin priority, said the party’s Health Spokesperson David Cullinane TD and Cavan/Monaghan Dáil Deputy Matt Carthy when they visited the hospital on Monday last. Deputy Cullinane, who represents the Waterford constituency and was appointed as the Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Health following the 2020 General Election, said that local hospitals such as Monaghan could play an important role in alleviating pressures on larger hospitals as well as providing important services to local communities. Deputy Cullinane pointed out that ...

COLM SHALVEY takes a look at the contenders The Monaghan Football Championship season gets underway this weekend with full rounds in the Greenfield Foods SFC, McElvaney Recycling IFC and Universal Graphics JFC. The championships are set to follow a similar format to the last few years, with a round-robin series to be followed by knock-out stages. The top teams in each group will again advance straight to the semi-finals, with second- and third-placed teams contesting quarter-finals, leaving the rest to battle against relegation. We take a look here at the teams ...

Scenes of great poignancy surrounded the funerals in Clones and Dublin on Thursday last of the teenagers killed in a single vehicle road traffic accident on the N54 at Legnakelly the previous Monday. The funerals of 17-year-old Kiea McCann and 16-year-old Dlava Mohamed saw guards of honour provided by friends and Largy College classmates of the girls, who were described as “soul friends”. A hearse carrying Dlava’s remains left Clones on Thursday morning and travelled to Clonskeagh Mosque in Dublin, where her funeral service was held. When it arrived, her ...

Residents of the national Tidy Towns title-winning village of Glaslough have successfully prevented the erect of a mobile phone mast in their midst. Locals brought forward a judicial review process and have been successful in having the planned 19.5-metre structure blocked. The initial planning application by Vodafone Ireland was refused by Monaghan Co Council, but this decision was overturned by An Bord Pleanála in an appeal hearing. “I am delighted with the successful outcome to quash the decision,” stated solicitor Alan Wilkie of Wilkie & Flanagan Solicitors, who provided his ...

MAITIU MONAGHAN REPORTS The Monaghan hurlers (PICTURED) survived a second half scare to book their place in the final of the Lory Meagher Cup with a 5-point win against Longford on Saturday. In the first minute, Longford took the lead with a fantastic score from midfielder John Mulhern from near the side-line. Monaghan responded in the best possible way. Just a minute later, Thomas Hughes using his pace to beat his marker before blasting the sliotar into the net to give Monaghan the lead for the first time. After the blistering ...

Bike Week in County Monaghan coordinated by the Active Travel Unit of Monaghan County Council and Monaghan Sports Partnership came to its close on Sunday afternoon. A nationwide initiative by the Department of Transport, the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport for Ireland celebrates active travel, sustainable transport and simply the joys of cycling a bike! The central aim of the week in the County was to create awareness of the benefits of cycling. The events arranged throughout the 10 days attracted and encouraged cyclists, particularly new cyclists of all ...

Cavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy has accused Transport Minister and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan TD of “politically motivated discrimination against Co Monaghan” over the failure of major road improvement schemes on the N2 to secure adequate funding in order to progress. Deputy Carthy this week said that Minister Ryan has removed funding for projects that were prioritised in the National Development Plan and diverted it to projects that were not. “Only a political intervention from Minister Ryan’s coalition partners can ensure that these road projects are advanced,” he ...

A significant moment in its own history occurred for Monaghan Co Museum this week when its long-standing home at The Hill in Monaghan Town closed its doors for the last time. The Museum staff will now ramp up preparations for the move early next year to new premises in the Monaghan Peace Campus. The Hill had been the Co Museum’s home for 40 years, ever since they were compelled to move from their original location in Monaghan Courthouse following the fire which devastated the building in the early 1980s. Opening ...

Plans are in train to develop parts of Dartrey Forest Park as a visitor attraction but the process will be a delicate one given the area’s principal designation as a commercial forestry, the members of the Ballybay-Clones Municipal District were informed on Monday. The MD meeting heard an illuminating presentation from Co Tourism Officer Dympna Condra and Sue Mannis from consultants The Paul Hogarth Company on the project, which has a declared focus on “low-impact, sensitively designed interventions to enhance the outdoor experience in Dartrey Forest, particularly along the existing ...