Articles in the General News Category

• Co Council to develop Made in Monaghan brand and Citizen App – but better broadband vital to plan’s delivery say local reps The development of a Citizen App enabling Co Monaghan people to engage with a wide range of local government and other public services through digital means, and a new “Made in Monaghan” branding and marketing strategy with an emphasis on the export market, will be key outworkings of a five-year digital strategy for the county unveiled at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Helping the county’s businesses recover ...

The legacy bequeathed by the late Monaghan soccer coach Sean McCaffrey to the sport on a regional and national level was paid tribute to by current Republic of Ireland senior manager Stephen Kenny when he launched a new Patron Scheme this week for the foundation established in Sean’s honour. “Sean gave great service to the FAI as manager of the U-17 and U-19 international teams for a decade but his impact in the Monaghan-Cavan area to young footballers was profound,” the Republic boss stated. “The ideas he had helped generations ...

The dramatic incident during Saturday’s European Championship game between Denmark and Finland, when Danish player Christian Eriksen had to receive life-saving treatment on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest, prompted the Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Co Council on Monday to call for the production of a countywide map which would highlight the locations of AED or Automated External Defibrillator units. Speaking at what was his last official meeting in the Council Chair, Sinn Féin’s Colm Carthy said the weekend had seen the eyes of the world on a victim of ...

Sinn Féin representative Seán Conlon staged a walkout protest at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council after his method of attempting to raise a pedestrian safety issue on the N2 was objected to by some of the executive and elected members of the local authority. Councillor Conlon sought to highlight concerns over crash barrier positioning on part of the N2 by having a series of photographs he had submitted displayed on screen at the meeting, which took place in Monaghan Town’s Garage Theatre. However, his method of raising the issue ...

Michael Fisher There has been a steady decline in the number of Covid cases in Monaghan, according to the latest data released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). Since the cyber attack on the HSE’s IT systems last month, the release of detailed statistics by the Department of Health has been suspended. In the last such report before the HSE system collapsed, the data revealed that in Co. Monaghan on Wednesday May 12th, the Covid incidence rate per 100,000 population over 14 days was up, at 110.8 (below the ...

Michael Fisher The HSE has extended its new online advance booking system for Covid-19 tests to Monaghan. Since last Friday, people living in Monaghan and Cavan will be able to log on to the online system and book their Covid-19 test up to 24 hours in advance. You can book online on a new HSE website at: shorturl.at/cxO03 (use a capital ‘O’ followed by numbers 03). This system on which the self-referral portal is based is a stand alone cloud-based system that is separate from the HSE network. It is ...

Support and solidarity for Co Monaghan’s LGBTQ+ community was demonstrated with the raising of the Pride flag at the headquarters of Monaghan Co Council at Glen Road in Monaghan Town on Monday morning last. Outgoing Cathaoirleach Colm Carthy performed the flag-raising for the second time during his tenure. Councillor Carthy became the first Cathaoirleach to officially raise the Pride flag at a local authority building in the county a few days after he took office in June 2020 and was able to replicate the function due to his term of ...

Annyalla resident Maria Smyth has been crowned Ireland’s Strongest Woman under 64kg at the Irish Strongwoman Competition held in Derry last weekend Competitors from all over the Country descended on the Maiden City to compete in 3 weight categories; under 64kg, under 82kg and Open Category. Maria a member of Monaghan Strong Man and Strong Woman Club and who trains out of the Strength Shed in Smithboro participated in the under 64kg category. The competition consisted of 5 gruelling feats of strength that tested the athletes to their maximum. Competing ...

Monaghan’s BioConnect Innovation Centre, shortly to launch construction of its €7 million facility at a 1,693-acre site at Knockaconny on the town’s Armagh Road, has embarked on a major consultation exercise to help define the future role of the new research facility. “With construction about to commence it is important that we understand what services our members are looking for,” BioConnect Chief Executive David McCauley said this week. “Critically, the consultation will allow us to equip the Innovation Centre with the right tools and recruit the best talent to meet ...

A wildfire management plan for Sliabh Beagh is currently being developed by the CANN (Collaborative Action for the Natura Network) Project. This is funded by the EU’s INTERREG VA Programme, through the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The aim is to prevent a repeat of incidents, such as the fire in 2017 when over 700ha of land was destroyed including important habitat, plants and animal species. The fire safety management plan will include the arrangements for implementing, controlling, monitoring, and reviewing fire safety standards and ensuring that the standards are ...