Articles in the General News Category

Pictured is Katie Duffy, Shankill, Bawn, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday, 21st January 2020, receiving a presentation on behalf of the local community from Mary Duffy, Paddy Deighan, Kevin Gartland and Eamon McElroy. Katie is the oldest person in the parish of Bawn and Latton and is wished many more years of health and happiness. Born in th townland of Fairtha in the Bawn area she married local man, Michael Duffy and together they reared ten children, six boys and four girls. She has 22 grandchildren and 28 ...

Pictured are some of the members of the Jimmy’s On Tour social group from Jimmy’s Bar, Monaghan, making the presentation of a cheque for €560 that they raised for the Crocus Group in Monaghan, to representatives of the group. The money was raised through a raffle that they held in Jimmy’s Bar over the Christmas period, with prizes donated by Irwin Breadon, Benny McConnell, Tommy Slowey and Call-A-Car. Included in the photo at the presentation were (L-R) George Wright, Jimmy’s Bar, Paul Clarke, Michelle Moffett, Crocus, Denise Quinn, Crocus, Irwin ...

Michael Fisher Monaghan County Council has received over 1,000 submissions concerning the six potential routes for the upgrading of the N2 Dublin Derry road between Ardee and Castleblayney (a 32km section) and from Clontibret to the border with Co.Tyrone, a stretch of 28km. By early January over 900 submissions had been submitted concerning the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney section and over 230 submissions had been received for the Clontibret to the Border scheme. A Council spokesperson said there had been positive engagement from businesses, farmers and residents during the nonstatutory ...

Peaky Blinders Gastropub is an exciting and new addition to the town of Monaghan. Located on Dublin Street it has had a massive impact. As you approach it would take you back to a time long past, the time indeed in which the TV show for which it is named was set. Walking through the doors you are certainly not going into the spit and sawdust pub of those times. It is a decadent room filled with rich colours that make it warm and inviting. There is a great atmosphere ...

Michael Fisher The North East Pylon Pressure Campaign says a large attendance is expected at a public meeting next week to highlight what it says is continuing farce of the North- South interconnector electricity plans and policies. The group says it is still a major issue for communities in the North-East and with a general election about to be held, it is asking the political parties for their policies on the future of the project. The County Monaghan Anti Pylon Committee has drawn up a list of six questions for ...

Magheracloone reach final rung of the ladder COLM SHALVEY COMMENTARY Magheracloone face the tenth and final step on the ladder to All-Ireland IFC glory when they take on Oughterard at Croke Park on Saturday. Magheracloone’s turbulent end to 2018 has been well documented – with the mine collapse on their facilities leaving them without their pitch ever since – but they managed to put that (and their surprise relegation) behind them to enjoy a great winning run on the playing fields of Monaghan and beyond. Wins over Tyholland, Monaghan Harps, Corduff and ...

A night to remember for all Gaels in Monaghan! PATRICK SMYTH reports Some nights are cemented in the GAA calendar in Monaghan. One such night is the Northern Standard Monaghan GAA Annual Awards. On Friday night last, the 2019 version did the Association and your favourite weekly provincial newspaper absolute justice! The Four Seasons Hotel in the county town played host to a veritable who’s who of famous Monaghan GAA names, past and present. A great sense of bonhomie prevailed at the special annual get-together with, among the highlights being the presentation ...

Congratulations to three Transition Year students from Our Lady’s Secondary School Castleblayney, Kaitlin Brereton, Emma Bannigan & Ryan George who achieved first place in the Chemical, Physical & Mathematical intermediate section at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition with their project entitled ‘Icy Hot: An Investigation to Prove the Existence of the Mpemba Effect and Examine Under which Physical Circumstances it Can Occur’. The aim of the project was to investigate the ‘Mpemba Effect’. While making ice-cream discoverer Erasto Bartholomew Mpemba noticed that…

Fine Gael Leader Launches Party Campaign in Monaghan Michael Fisher “This is not the time for the Fianna Fáil Junior B team!” Minister Heather Humphreys put the boot in and chose a football analogy as she helped to launch the Fine Gael general election campaign in Monaghan yesterday. It came less than 24 hours after President Higgins, at the request of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, had formally dissolved the 32nd Dáil. With the starting gun fired, the electorate in Cavan Monaghan and elsewhere throughout the country will now prepare to go to ...

Reacting to a letter from the office of Minister for Health Simon Harris TD to the January County Council meeting regarding Monaghan General Hospital, Sinn Féin Councillor Seán Conlon stated the response was detailed, however added nothing new to established services, and proposed the following motion: “That this Council acknowledges the response from the office of Health Minister Simon Harris and seeks further information regarding what future plans are in place…