Articles in the General News Category

A strong momentum of support among a wide range of stakeholders is building for the upgrade of Ulster final venue St Tiernach’s Park and the area of Clones in which the stadium is located. This was evident from a briefing delivered by Chief Executive Robert Burns to Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Mr Burns told the members that he had been invited to a meeting by Clones and Monaghan GAA on September 27 which was also attended by Oireachtas members Minister Heather Humphreys, Deputy Matt Carthy and Senator Robbie ...

PETER HUGHES South Monaghan local public representatives Noel Keelan (Sinn Féin) and P J O’Hanlon (Fianna Fáil) had a robust verbal joust at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council on the issue of seeking more roads funding for Co Monaghan. A proposal by Councillor Keelan that the Council contact senior Government figures seeking additional money to address the poor condition of parts of the county’s roads network was repudiated by Councillor O’Hanlon on the basis that there was no realistic prospect of a further roads allocation before the end of ...

A Distinguished Service Award will be presented at the 111th Annual Dinner Dance of New York’s Monaghan Society tomorrow, Friday evening to a family with deep Scotstown connections. The McQuaid family have played important roles with the Monaghan Society in New York over the past 30 years. Anne Marie and Jim McQuaid are past presidents and have organised many events including the popular Monaghan Christmas party. Annmarie was born in Flushing, New York. Her maternal grandparents now deceased were John McCarey, Barratitoppy and Mary Caulfield, Allghnamea, Scotstown. The McQuaids are ...

Saturday will see Monaghan Town celebrate diverse aspects of an area of agri-food production in which it has become an international leader. The first-ever Monaghan Mushroom Festival will take place to coincide with European Mushroom Day on September 28. The festival aims to inspire and educate all locals and visitors on the health, versatility and sustainability benefits of mushrooms. Whilst acknowledging the scale of the impressive mushroom industry in both Monaghan and Ireland the festival aims to highlight the role mushrooms play in the future of biodiversity and their potential ...

By Veronica Corr It was a busy news week and The Peace Link in Clones had its moment in the sun too, quite literally, as it’s official tenth anniversary of the sporting and community facility took place on Friday last, September 20th. Minister Heather Humphreys was the keynote speaker and she was joined by Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council Cathy Bennett and a host of public representatives from grassroots to Oireachtas level from both sides of the Border. Local Authority officials were also present, headed up by Chief Executive Robert ...

PETER HUGHES “Brian McKenna has left us a legacy to guide us as we strive for a united Ireland,” declared Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD in Monaghan’s Four Seasons Hotel on Saturday evening at a testimonial event honouring the 33-year career as a local public representative of the Carrrickroe man who retired prior to June’s local government elections. Sinn Féin’s Deputy Dáil Leader and Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty joined the party leader and hundreds of national and local public representatives and activists to pay tribute to the contribution ...

As we went to press yesterday (Wednesday), The Northern Standard learned that the former 4 star Nuremore Hotel and Country Club had gone up for sale on the open market, along with the estimated 160 acre site on which it is located. The landmark hotel has welcomed many high profile guests over the years, including the Jack Charleton’s Irish International Soccer Squad. The landmark hotel provided significant employment within the locality and was a strong economic driver for the South Monaghan area. It is understood that the hotel has recently ...

Community organisations throughout Co Monaghan are to benefit significantly from allocations announced this week under the Government’s Community Climate Action Fund. A total of €789,880.06 has been allocated to the county. The successful Co Monaghan applicants and their projects are: Castleblayney Boxing Club – Collaborative North/South Solar Installation Killeevan Sarsfields GFC – Solar Panel Installation, Energy Efficient LED Lighting Upgrades for Cross- Border project Monaghan Harps GFC – Cross- Border Climate Action partnership between Monaghan Harps and Aghadrumsee GAC Scotstown GFC – The CCAP Upgrade Project Castleblayney Community Enterprise CLG ...

Combilift, Monaghan’s leading global innovator in material handling solutions, has achieved dual recognition at this year’s UK Engineering & Manufacturing Awards 2024, securing two highly prestigious awards. The ‘Design Team of the Year’ award was presented to Combilift’s Heavy Equipment Team for their exceptional work on the groundbreaking 12-Wheel “Combi-LC Blade.” This cutting-edge machine has been specifically engineered to handle offshore wind turbine blades, which can reach up to 115 meters in length and weigh as much as 70 tonnes. The design significantly enhances the ability to transport these large, ...

A man has been arrested and charged after being found to be in possession of cocaine and offensive weapons in Monaghan Town. The individual had his vehicle stopped by members of the Garda Divisional Drug Unit at Church Square in the town on Saturday night last, September 7. Gardaí said that in the course of a search a knuckle duster, hammer, hunting knife, a burner phone, deal bags, a small quantity of cannabis herb and a small quantity of cocaine were located in the vehicle. The items and the vehicle ...