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Pictured is the group of running friends from North Monaghan, who raised €10,000 for the Cavan Monaghan Palliative Care charity, through their efforts in running the 2019 Dublin City Marathon. The group who undertook the marathon to raise funds for the charity were delighted to be able to make the presentation of €10,000 to the charity and they would like to thank all their family, friends and colleagues who supported them in the fundraising. In photo are (L-R) Noeleen McCrudden, Kate McAree, Geraldine McKenna, Frank McKenna, Geraldine McAree, Gabriel McAree ...

“Monaghan Co Council does not have a direct role in determining the health implications associated with 5G networks,” it was stated at the December meeting of the local authority in response to a question submitted by Sinn Féin councillor Cathy Bennett. Referring to a previous motion of hers on 5G networks which was passed by the Council, Councillor Bennett asked if their health implications had been investigated by the local authority. The response went on to state: “In relation to the health effects of 5G, the Department of Communications, Climate ...

Cavan Monaghan Dáil Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has again pressed the need for a substantial increase in funding to the Cavan Drug Awareness Trust that operates a key service on Cavan town’s Farnham Road. The Sinn Féin Deputy, supporting a Fianna Fáil Bill that addressed the issue of children being used to supply and sell drugs, urged the Minister of State David Stanton, in attendance on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, to heed the repeated appeals of Dáil members for Government to recognise the fault lines in ...

John Graham reports At intermediate football Championship level, it was Magheracloone’s year despite the difficult circumstances that the club found themselves in as they were denied the use of their facilities due to the appearance of sinkholes as a result of subsidence in a disused mine. Magheracloone were now determined to overcome all obstacles in their search for a return to senior ranks at the first time of asking, having been relegated at the end of 2018 and they responded with a magnificent year that saw them not only win promotion ...

JOHN GRAHAM From the outset, the Safe Club Initiative was intended to help in setting a solid foundation stone on which clubs could build and develop a better understanding of health and safety standards. At the same time, the scheme was designed to deliver first-rate knowledge of the GAA’s public liability insurance guidelines and the scheme was also intended to focus attention on reducing the scale of accidents that was causing insurance premiums to multiply to unrealistic levels. The pilot programme was a year-long campaign that was primarily introduced to promote ...

Michael Fisher It’s a nice Christmas present for the businesses from one side of the main street in Carrickmacross. Over many years they have been paying ground rents to a semi-absentee English landlord, whose relatives were given the land by Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. The longawaited ground rents legislation that will give these leaseholders the opportunity to acquire the freehold of their business premises reaches the final stage in the Oireachtas this afternoon (Thursday). Following the expected final agreement by the Seanad, the legislation will be sent ...

Peter Hughes Tuesday’s meeting of the Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee was told by Garda Chief Superintendent John O’Reilly that incidents of drug-related intimidation were being encountered by the Gardaí more and more in the county. He said this arose when a young man or woman developed a drugs habit and the supplier targeted the parents or siblings of the victim. “If reports are made to us of an intimidatory nature, the Gardaí will engage, help and support in every way possible,” the Chief Superintendent stated. The extent of the ...

WORK STARTS ON NEW IDA FACILITY AT KNOCKACONNY… AND COVERED PERFORMANCE AREA TO BE CREATED IN THE DIAMOND Michael Fisher For over thirty years, a greenfield site on the Armagh road in Monaghan purchased by the Industrial Development Authority has been waiting for a prospective tenant. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, recalled how it used to be a recurring item on the agenda at meetings of Monaghan County Council, where she served alongside Cllr Brian McKenna of Sinn Féin (and Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin). The Minister was ...

Five members of staff from Combilift have been recognised for their involvement in a programme with Monaghan primary and secondary schools. Staff members Adriana Gajdosikova, Lisa Bogue, Robert Walsh and Ernest Martin all taught the five week Junior Achievement programme called Our Nation to students in St. Comgall’s National School, Clones, St. Dympna’s National School, Tydavnet, Scoil Mhuire, Clontibret and Darley National School, Cootehill while another staff member Niall Hughes, volunteered in St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan to do the Project management Skills for Life programme. Combilift have been involved in ...

Peter Hughes An increasing number of Co Monaghan motorists who drive after using illicit drugs are being apprehended by the Gardaí, it was evident from statistics presented to Tuesday’s meeting of Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee. Garda Chief Superintendent John O’Reilly, referring to crime detections in the county during the third quarter of this year, said that in the Monaghan Garda District drink driving incidents had dropped but there had been an increase in the numbers of those arrested for drug driving. In the Carrickmacross District there was a slight ...