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Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher has been appointed his party’s Spokesperson on Justice in Seanad Éireann. Senator Gallagher held the post of Education Spokesperson for FF during the 2016- 2020 Seanad term, during which he advanced the Ground Rent (Amendment) Bill and achieved its legislative enactment, something only six Opposition Senators have accomplished. The Bill is regarded as important to the resolution of long-standing issues impacting businesses in Carrickmacross and other locations throughout the country. Thanking his party leader, Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, for the honour…

New Sinn Féin Opposition Spokesperson on Agriculture and the Marine Matt Carthy TD has promised to work with the Government on policies of benefit to the farming community but vigorously challenge those he considers not in the interest of rural Ireland, particularly his constituency of Cavan/Monaghan and the wider Border region. Deputy Carthy said that he would strive to bring constructive and radical proposals that would support family farmers and deliver fair prices, a fair Common Agricultural Policy and fair play. “New Government Ministers will have to be on their ...

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Michael Fisher There were no new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Co. Monaghan in the past week up as far as Sunday night. Since June 10th there have been only four positive cases. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre statistics showing a total of 538 cases in the county since mid- March were published as a new app was made available to the public for mobile phones to be used for contact tracing. On Monday, the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, announced that the number of people receiving the ...

A once-off financial support scheme for 14 poultry flock owners in Co Monaghan impacted by avian influenza has been announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Barry Cowen TD. A strain of LPAI or low pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed four months ago in a number of flocks in Co. Monaghan, which is the centre of Irish poultry production, leading to the affected producers having to cull their birds. The bird flu strain identified has no food safety implications but does impact on flock productivity. Minister Cowen said ...

Sinn Féin will press for radical changes in health service policy in order to advance the restoration and development of hospital services in Monaghan and other locations, Cavan/Monaghan Deputy Matt Carthy pledged this week. The Carrickmacross politician, who was this week appointed his party’s Frontbench Spokesperson on Agriculture and the Marine, was severely critical of the HSE over information which had emerged on the level of spending on agency staff in the Cavan/Monaghan Hospital Group, declaring that this exposed “the failings of Government health policy in this region”. Deputy Carthy ...

A judge in Belfast has set a hearing date in ten weeks’ time for lawyers representing a former British soldier accused of the unlawful killing of Aiden McAnespie at a border checkpoint outside Aughnacloy over thirty years ago to challenge the prosecution case against him. During a remote video link hearing on Friday at Belfast Crown Court, Mr Justice O’Hara said the defence ‘No Bill’ application (that there are no grounds for indictment) will be held on Thursday September 17th. The judge told prosecution and defence lawyers that if the ...

• Heather Humphreys and Catherine Martin appointed Ministers in historic FF/FG/Green Coalition Co Monaghan has two women at the Cabinet table in the historic Coalition Government involving an alliance of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party. Fine Gael Deputy for Cavan/Monaghan Heather Humphreys is the new Minister for Social Protection, Community and Rural Development, and the Islands. Carrickmacross native Catherine Martin, deputy leader of the Green Party and TD for the Dublin Rathdown constituency, was given the portfolio of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht. The new ...

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company working with the Government to deliver the National Broadband Plan, announced this week that surveying works are underway in Co Monaghan. NBI stated in a media release: NBI contractors have been on the ground since January surveying townlands in counties including Cork, Galway, Cavan and Limerick. In Co Monaghan, surveyors are working in areas such as Cornacassa, Cortolvin, Ballybay, and Stranooden. Other areas which will be surveyed include Mullinahinch, Ballinode, Drumhilock, Tydavnet, Cloughnart, Scotstown and Killymarley. This involves physically walking the routes and documenting ...

38 women who listed their address in Co Monaghan availed of termination of pregnancy services in Ireland last year, Department of Health statistics disclosed this week. In all, 6,666 terminations were performed in Ireland during the first year such services could be accessed legally following the repeal of the Eighth Amendment and the introduction of the relevant legislation in January 2019. 77 women with addresses in Co Cavan also accessed abortion services. The vast majority of the abortions performed in Ireland last year were carried out during the early stages ...