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There was a total of 1,263 applications on the housing waiting lists in Co Monaghan, the June meeting of Monaghan Co Council was informed. The statistic and its breakdown were furnished in response to a question from Sinn Féin’s Colm Carthy. It was stated that there were 494 applications in the Carrickmacross-Castleblayney Municipal District, including 212 applications for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). There were 239 applications for one-bed accommodation, 137 for two-bed, 88 for three-bed, 20 for four-bed and ten for five-bed. Applications ...

Michael Fisher As hotels and other businesses in Co. Monaghan began to re-open their doors this week having been closed for almost four months during the pandemic, there have been calls for people to stay at home for their holidays and to avoid travelling abroad. Carrickmacross GP Dr Shane Corr warned yesterday that foreign trips could be potentially dangerous and might spark a second wave of coronavirus cases in Ireland. There have been two recorded cases of Covid-19 in Co. Monaghan in the past week up to midnight on Sunday, ...

Monaghan Sports Partnership is one of 29 Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) featured in the Annual Report 2019 published by Sport Ireland recently. The report outlines the work of the LSP network across the country and highlights innovative programmes and initiatives that are operated locally. Monaghan Sports Partnership works with trusted professionals and valued volunteers to engage with communities across county Monaghan to deliver inclusive, impactful and sustainable programmes and initiatives. These opportunities are tailored to local needs and aim to get people more physically active, involved in sport and improve ...

Comment The task ahead of the new Government formed at Saturday’s historic assembly of Dáil Éireann at the National Convention Centre is extremely daunting, but it is initially at least a rather straightforward one. Before many of the worthy objectives in the Programme for Government agreed between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party and endorsed by its memberships can even begin to be addressed, the profound economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic must be assessed and managed. The full extent of the cost of Covid-19 is becoming more evident ...

Michael Fisher Gardaí in Co. Monaghan have made a fresh appeal to the public for information regarding the tragic death of a 20 year-old man in a ‘hit and run’ incident in Clontibret, following the ninth anniversary of the incident. In the early hours of Sunday 26th June 2011, Fintan Traynor was walking home after a night out in Castleblayney. At Lemgare, near Clontibret, Gardaí say he was struck by a vehicle and was fatally injured. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop and fled the scene. The place ...

Sinn Féin councillor Cathy Bennett urged at the June meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District that the possibility of funding under the CLÁR programme for development projects in the Sliabh Beagh area be explored. CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd- Riachtanais) is a Government investment programme to aid small-scale infrastructure projects in disadvantaged rural areas. At the meeting, Councillor Bennett expressed disappointment that the programme was not available to areas such as Scotstown, Ballinode and Drumsnatt which she believed needed it, and urged that an approach be made for CLÁR funding for ...

Michael Fisher The Reverend Lorraine Capper, part-time stipendiary minister of Donagh (Glaslough), Tyholland and Errigal Truagh in the Clogher Church of Ireland Diocese, has been appointed Rector of Galloon (Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh), Sallaghy and Drummully (Co. Monaghan) group of parishes. St Mary’s church in the Drummully salient near Clones celebrated its 175th anniversary last November. Most of its parishioners live in Co. Fermanagh. Reverend Lorraine, who is married to Reverend Alan Capper, Rector of Lisnaskea Parish, was ordained ten years ago and since then has served as Curate at St ...

The Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan, first opened in July 1970 and they will reopen again on 2nd July, almost 50 years to the day when it first opened. Many celebrations were planned to mark this year, most of which have had to be cancelled due to the current restrictions but the flavour and tone of the celebrations was as a gesture of thanks to their customers both local and further afield who have supported them over the years and hopefully do so into the future. Over a half-century the hotel ...

By Patsy McArdle A media release from the HSE this week has indicated that counties Monaghan and Cavan can be considered as leading the way in the rollout of a new ‘attend anywhere’ service throughout the Republic. This is a safe, simple video conferencing tool, initially used in Scotland and now elsewhere that enables health professionals to continue to see patients, albeit virtually for a video call consultation during the current covid 19 epidemic. This allows people to see their clinician or health care professional in a safe and timely ...

Gerry McElroy, Gerry’s Prepared Veg, Ballybay pictured as he receives delivery of two smart hand sanitisers from Sam Moffet, Moffett Automated Storage. Gerry was the recipient of the 1000th smart Footizer product sold. The ingenious product, designed and produced in the Moffett Automated Storage Clontibret premises, releases hand sanitiser without requiring any hand contact and is proving popular for retailers and businesses as they begin to reopen to the public and welcome their customers back safely.