Articles in the General News Category

The formal contract signing for the €17.6 million Monaghan Peace Campus project took place at the Monaghan Co Council meeting chamber in the M-TEK building, Knockaconny on Friday last, July 10. The four-storey development, to take place at the former local authority machinery yard site at The Plantation in Monaghan Town, will incorporate community space, a youth facility, a new town library and a cultural heritage area. The project is supported by the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) which awarded €9.5 ...

Leading Co Monaghan manufacturing firm Combilift has been announced as the winner of the International Forklift of the Year Award for its innovative Combi-CS pedestrian counterbalance stacker forklift. The announcement comes after an international judging process. The IFOY Awards are one of the most prestigious and hotly contested international awards in the materials handling industry, honouring the best products and solutions of the year. The Monaghan company won the Warehouse Truck Lowlifter Category for its innovative Combi- CS product. Finalists’ products underwent stringent IFOY audit and innovation checks by industry ...

National media spotlight on An Taisce report didn’t reflect expenditure and plans for Market House and Hope Castle says O’Sullivan Weekend national media coverage of the listing by An Taisce of Castleblayney’s Hope Castle and Market House as two of the country’s most endangered historic buildings did not reflect the levels of investment in their preservation made by Monaghan Co Council, or the local authority’s plans to restore both structures to productive future use. This was stated by Chief Executive Eamonn O’Sullivan at Monday’s meeting of the Council when an extensive outline ...

Former Cavan Monaghan Dáil Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has taken a lead role in a European initiative designed to ensure equity of access to Covid-19 vaccines and treatments when they become available. The veteran Sinn Féin representative is the Irish signatory to a trans-EU application to the European Commission for approval to proceed with a European Citizens Initiative (ECI), involving the collection of more than one million EU citizens signatures, that would require the Commission to consider what actions, including legislation, that would help ensure equitable access for all humankind ...

Jack Charlton’s status as ‘Honorary Irishman’ was cited frequently during the outpouring of tearful tribute engendered by news of his passing last weekend. But the former Republic of Ireland soccer manager and World Cup winner as a player for England in 1966, the man who masterminded the maiden odysseys of the Boys in Green and their legion of supporters to the European Championships and the World Cup, the conjuror-in-chief of sainted memories for a generation of the nation, could also lay claim to the title of ‘Honorary Monaghanman’ – thanks ...

Another stage in the ongoing development work by Donagh Development Association at Emy Lake has been completed and the official opening of the New Gates at the Car Park area was carried out on Saturday, July 11th at 10.00am. At the event the Keys of the New Gate were presented by Gerald Kelly of GK Steelworks, to Francie Watterson, who has been the contractor for the recent developments of the Beach and the walls and pillars at the gateway. He in turn presented the Keys to Chairman of the DDA, ...

Councillors agree on urgent need for house construction but differ on how best to re-energise sector The members of Monaghan Co Council at their meeting on Monday were agreed on the need to increase the provision of housing in the county, but somewhat divided on the best means of incentivising the construction sector to meet the pressing local and national accommodation need. The merits and drawbacks of introducing a reduction of VAT on various aspects of construction activity were debated at some length. And Fianna Fáil member Seamus Coyle raised fears ...

With no Country Music Festival on this weekend do you find yourself at a loose end? Why not give an hour to OUR local Rossmore Forest Park and help the volunteers with pulling of some Himalayan balsam. Unfortunately, the park has a problem with invasive species including Himalayan balsam which was first introduced as an ornamental garden plant and has spread exclusively by seed throughout the park. It is the tallest annual plant growing up to 3m high. Due to the rapid growth, it shades out most of our native ...

The preferred route options for the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney and Clontibret to the Border road schemes were still under consideration and no decision had yet been made in relation to them, Director of Services for Transportation Patricia Monahan informed Sinn Féin councillor Noel Keelan at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Ms Monahan said that six route options were being considered for each of the two schemes. The monthly management report before the meeting said that consultants Jacobs were progressing with identification of an Emerging Preferred Route Corridor for ...

• Delivery of PPE valued at c.€1m made to the HSE’s logistics hub in Dublin • Kingspan also donated 30,000 protective masks to Nursing Homes Ireland in April Kingspan has donated a shipment of 60,000 medical protective suits to the HSE to help support the Irish healthcare system in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) was capable of being sourced quickly through Kingspan’s existing supply chain partners. The equipment – valued at c.€1m – was delivered to the HSE’s logistics hub in Clondalkin for distribution ...