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Farmers turned beekeepers on Corracreigh Group Water Scheme (GWS) in County Roscommon are creating a buzz in the community as they spread the word on the danger of pesticides to their honey bees, the local drinking water source and to wider biodiversity. The Let it Bee initiative started early this summer when the Rushes, the Kelly’s and Durr’s received honey beehives and began learning how to become beekeepers. Local GWS manager, Thomas Rushe is the driving force behind the project, which is all about raising local consciousness about the importance ...

After the uncertainty caused by Covid-19 in recent months, Monaghan Institute is eager to welcome students back to college. Preparation took place throughout the summer to ensure that all HSE regulations are adhered to, and we are preparing to have face-to-face teaching for students as far as is compatible with the prevailing social distancing guidelines. The college is open and fully operational and we have taken the necessary measures to protect our FET community. At Monaghan Institute the safety and wellbeing of all students and staff is paramount, as is ...

The students of Castleblayney College received, to much delight, their long-anticipated Leaving Certificate results. The college reported that students and their parents were very happy with the results that they achieved. With over 60,000 students sitting the exam nationally, Dr Niall McVeigh congratulated the students and staff from Castleblayney College also paying tribute to the wonderful support of their parents. Commenting on the results, Dr McVeigh noted, “We are very happy with how our students performed this…

Sinn Féin member of Monaghan Co Council Cathy Bennett has had her party whip withdrawn from her as a result of the controversy over her participation in a family holiday in Lanzarote against public heath guidance and the direction of her party. SF group leader on Monaghan Co Council Brian McKenna said on Friday that he had withdrawn the whip from Councillor Bennett on foot of a recommendation from his party’s National Councillors Forum. “Cathy breached party guidance and public health advice regarding international travel,” Councillor McKenna said in a ...

SF TD calls on Government to take control of inspections The ABP meat plant in Clones confirmed to the Northern Standard on Thursday last that 14 further positive Covid-19 cases had been detected following the screening of all 335 staff at the premises. Two other Clones ABP employees had tested positive during the previous week. Sinn Féin Agriculture Spokesperson Matt Carthy told the Northern Standard yesterday that “urgent clarification” was needed in relation to the further detections at the Clones plant and those at other processing facilities. The Cavan/Monaghan TD called ...

Tyholland haulier Ronan Hughes entered guilty pleas at the Old Bailey in London on Friday on 39 counts of manslaughter arising from the deaths of Vietnamese nationals whose bodies were discovered in the refrigerated trailer of a lorry in England in the early hours of October 23 last year. Mr Hughes, aged 40 and with an address at Leitrim, Silverstream, also pleaded guilty to a charge alleging conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration between May…

The people of Clones lined the streets of their town on Saturday to bid final farewell to a fondly regarded literary legend who had made his home amongst them. The funeral of playwright and novelist Eugene McCabe of Drumard, who passed away on Thursday last at the age of 90, was confined to close family and friends because of prevailing Covid- 19 restrictions. But Clones people took the opportunity to say their goodbyes as the cortege made its way through The Diamond and Fermanagh Street on its journey to the Sacred ...

The fledging of three curlew chicks in the Bragan area of North Monaghan has been described as a major advance in the efforts to preserve the endangered bird species. Head of Agri-Ecology with the National Parks and Wildlife Service Dr Barry O’Donoghue told the Irish Farmers Journal that positive co-operation in Co Monaghan between farmers, landowners and the Service’s Curlew Action Team had greatly enhanced the conservation efforts. Dr O’Donoghue said there were just six mating pairs of curlews remaining in the county and the new chicks were a significant ...

Monaghan Co Council is to receive a total of €1.48 million in funding under the Government’s Active Travel Measures and Climate Change Adaptation Measures schemes, it was announced this week. A total of €310,000 is being allocated to the local authority for works to alleviate the impact of climate change. €1.72 million is being made available for ten transport-related projects (see details below). Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan and Minister for Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands Heather Humphreys said that the funding news would be welcomed ...

Sarah Fisher of Drumcoo Woods, Tydavnet, and Alan Mullan, Cookstown, whose wedding took place last Thursday at St Dympna’s Chapel, Tydavnet. Pic. © Sharon Kee Photography, Omagh.