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COLM SHALVEY Raymond Galligan says the quick turnaround from last weekend means Cavan have quickly consigned their relegation from Division Two of the Allianz NFL to the back of their minds. “It was initially very disappointing, but the quick turnaround leaves us with no other option but to get straight back in and move forward as quick as possible. In years gone by, you’d have a break of six or seven weeks before championship, but our full focus is on Monaghan now.” The Cavan captain admits “not every team is going ...

COLM SHALVEY It’s championship but not as we have come to know it. When Monaghan and Cavan renew their age-old rivalry in an empty St. Tiarnach’s Park on Saturday afternoon, their SFC hopes in this most condensed campaign will be on the line in a throwback to old-school knock-out football. The teams go into this championship campaign after experiencing contrasting fortunes last weekend, with Monaghan securing a seventh straight year in Division One of the Allianz National Football League and Cavan seeing results go against them as they dropped to the ...

Agri-food businesses in Co Monaghan should immediately take the practical steps necessary to prepare for the changes that Brexit will bring from January 1 next, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue stated this week. Minister McConalogue was speaking at a meeting of the Brexit Stakeholder Consultative Committee, where he welcomed the resumption of trade talks between the UK and the European Union but stressed that all involved in the farm sector and related industrial and production activity would have to be prepared for trading changes once the economic effects of Brexit ...

Michael Fisher The Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD has signalled the government’s intention to maintain and protect the allisland single electricity market and to tackle the climate crisis. The Fianna Fáil leader thus indicated his approval along with Fine Gael and the Green Party Minister for Climate Action Eamon Ryan for EirGrid’s plans to proceed with the proposed North South electricity interconnector. It involves an overhead 400kV line and 400 pylons being constructed across five counties including Monaghan and was granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála in December 2016. The ...

Setting a perfect example for their fellow Co Monaghan young people to follow this Hallowe’en are children from St Michael’s National School in Corcaghan. St Michael’s pupils marked the onset of their mid-term break by donning home-made Hallowe’en costumes and engaging in some socially distanced outdoor activities, including a dance performance in the school playground, ensuring their final day of term was safe but suitably Spooktacular! The Gardaí and community organisations in Co Monaghan have appealed this week for all Hallowe’en celebrations this weekend to be carried out in strict ...

Family Resource Centres in Co Monaghan will play a vital role in ensuring that Covid-19 protocols are observed in the lead-in to, and during, this weekend’s Hallowe’en activities. The Family Resource Centres National Forum said this week that its facilities would promote important Covid-19 public safety recommendations and advice amongst harder-toreach communities in the buildup to Hallowe’en. “Since the outbreak of Covid- 19, the four Family Resource Centres in Monaghan and Cavan have played a key role working on the ground supporting communities,” National Forum Chairperson Clare Cashman told the ...

– Help is at hand, support organisations assure victims The Gardaí in Co Monaghan are to heighten their response to domestic violence incidents following a rise in reports of abuse during the current Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions. The head of the Garda National Bureau dealing with domestic violence, Detective Chief Superintendent Declan Daly, said yesterday that Level 5 travel restrictions did not apply to victims of domestic violence or anyone helping them escape a risk of harm. Every Garda Division in the country now had a Protective Services Unit in place ...

The Holy Family School in Cootehill has announced a temporary closure until November 2 next as a Covid- 19 safety measure after a number of confirmed cases of the virus arose within the school community. The Board of Management of the school has written to parents to inform them of the decision, stating that they had a duty of care to all pupils and staff and felt that the temporary closure was the most prudent course of action. They said that eight cases had been identified in the school community, ...

Monaghan woman Tara Gilsenan has resigned as Chairperson of the youth wing of the Green Party. Ms Gilsenan, who is from Castleshane, announced her resignation as the leader of the Young Greens organisation in a letter published jointly on social media this week with Tiernan Mason, who has left the post of leader of the gay rights organisation affiliated with the party, the Queer Greens. The pair claimed that their views were being ignored by the party leadership and made bullying allegations against elements within the Green hierarchy. They said ...

The brother of the Monaghan haulier who has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge arising from the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry container in England last year has begun a court action for defamation against senior UK police officers involved in the investigation. Christopher Hughes, also a haulier, with an address at Middletown, Co Armagh entered the defamation proceedings at the High Court in Dublin. Christopher Hughes has not faced any charges in relation to the incident. At an early stage of the investigation, police in the ...