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It was announced by the Government yesterday (Wednesday) that the revaluation date for Local Property Tax (LPT) has been deferred to November 2021. The fixing of LPT rates for next year had proved the subject of heated debate at recent meetings of both Monaghan Co Council and Cavan Co Council. But Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe TD confirmed yesterday that the new valuation date meant that there would be no change in LPT liabilities until 2022 at the earliest. Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD and Government Minister Heather Humphreys welcomed the ...

The granting of planning permission in Northern Ireland for the North-South electricity interconnector project has not increased the likelihood of the controversial development proceeding in it is current form as public opposition along the planned route remained as steadfast as ever. This was stated yesterday by Fianna Fáil member of Monaghan Co Council Seamus Coyle, who has occupied a prominent position in the campaign to have the interconnector project implemented using underground infrastructure. In a statement of reaction to the decision made by Stormont Minister for Infrastructure Nicola Mallon on ...

Emerging Preferred Route Corridors have been published for the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney and N2 Clontibret to Border Road Schemes. A period of public consultation is now underway and will run until the 5th October 2020. Monaghan County Council is encouraging the public to make an appointment to speak to the Project Team if they are impacted by the Emerging Preferred Route Corridors on the proposed N2 Ardee to Castleblayney and Clontibret to Border Road Schemes. Monaghan County Council is working in association with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to upgrade ...

Coláiste Oiriall Leaving Certificate student, Faolán Ó Cathmhaoil was one of five members of the Ireland team that competed along with 28 other countries and 130 competitors in the third International Economics Olympiad which was held virtually last week. This year’s event for high achieving post primary students started on 7th September and continued for one week between 9.00 am and 6.00 pm. Students attended lectures, delivered by world renowned economists and business people. Déanann muid comhghairdeas le Faolán Ó Cathmhaoil, daltaí séú bliana i gColáiste Oiriall a bhí…

The Irish Hotels Federation said this week that their latest industry survey revealed the enormous challenges facing hotels and guesthouses in Monaghan and Cavan and across the country as demand for accommodation continued to plummet as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. An IHF media release continued: The impact on employment and people’s livelihoods is stark for an industry that supported 270,000 jobs nationally at the beginning of the year – one in ten of all Irish jobs. An estimate 100,000 of these jobs have been lost so far this ...

Sean McDermotts GFC’s David McEntee recently accepted a Player of the Year award from his club which had a particular and poignant family resonance. David was awarded the 2019 player accolade from the Threemilehouse-based club but could not collect it at the time because he is in employment abroad. Home on holidays in July, he accepted the belated presentation of a trophy which was donated to the club in 2005 in memory of his grandparents and club stalwarts Cormac and Máire McEntee, making the accolade a source of particular pride ...

COLM SHALVEY COMMENTARY In a year like no other, the local club championships have been as keenly contested as ever and a very welcome distraction. They are set to conclude on an actionpacked weekend, as for the first time, the SFC, IFC and JFC Finals all take place over the space of two days. The new championship format for the year has received a largely warm welcome and while many of the games have had to be played behind closed doors, the introduction of live-streaming has brought them to a wider ...

The Government has announced that crowds of 200 people will be allowed to attend matches where the capacity of the stadium is over 5,000. Grounds with a capacity of less than 5,000 may hold matches with an attendance of up to 100 people. The announcement arrived just two days after Monaghan’s county hurling final day but in time for a big weekend in the county, with the SFC, IFC and JFC deciders down …

Colm Shalvey reports The ongoing restrictions have seen the club championships progress in front of sparse crowds, even in the vast spaces of St. Tiarnach’s Park, but the streaming services have at least brought the action to wider audiences. Monaghan GAA TV’s coverage reached 22 countries (as far flung as Australia) last weekend and anyone tuning in to the second semi-finals in the SFC and IFC would have been enthralled by some of the best club championship action seen in the county. Scotstown’s routine win over Carrickmacross (with SFC top scorer ...

COLM SHALVEY The AM Hurleys Senior and Junior Hurling Championship Finals take centre stage (albeit behind closed doors) in Clones this Sunday. The SHC decider features a repeat of last year’s pairing, with Castleblayney once again putting their title on the line against an improving Truagh side. It’s a second consecutive county final appearance for Truagh, who put it up to Blayney for much of the 2019 game in front of a bumper crowd, only for Fergal Rafter and Mark Treanor to hit 1-14 between them and fire the favourites ...