Articles in the General News Category

County rivals tog out for Elaine Tate fund JOHN GRAHAM This Sunday Monaghan have their first official outing under recently appointed manager Seamus McEnaney when they take on Cavan in Clones in a senior football challenge game that has been organised as part of the fundraising drive for Elaine Tate of Rockcorry. There have been various fundraising events for this particular project, the most recent being a tea organised by the Blackhill club which raised in the region of €3000. Sunday’s game affords Seamus McEnaney the chance to run the rule ...

By Veronica Corr Chinese baby formula manufacturer Newbaze, which will trade as IreLiffey Nutrition, celebrated its grand opening in style on Monday morning in the company of Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Ireland Mr. He Xiangdong. This €20 million investment in the plant (formerly Bose) in the IDA Industrial Estate, Carrickmacross will lead to the initial creation of thirty jobs, with a view to creating an additional thirty in time. It is hoped that ...

The deep sadness occasioned on Monday evening by news of the death of well-known Clontibret man Peadar Morgan registered with particular poignancy among the staff of the Northern Standard newspaper, with which the colourful and enterprising wildlife enthusiast had a long and storied association. Busy and active well into his eighties, Peadar – a proud Listinny, Clontibret man and late of Derrynoose, Co Armagh – succumbed to a brief illness at his residence on Monday, surrounded by his loving family. He acted many roles in his multifaceted life but was ...

By PATSY McARDLE RESIDENTS in the Donaghmoyne area of South Monaghan have united in a firm protest campaign to prevent environmental upset as a result of route corridor options proposed in the Ardee-Castleblayney N2 road scheme, which involves changes to the existing road. Residents, including several landowners insist that an unacceptable N2 route change could prove disastrous for the local community, disrupting existing links between dwellings, cause access chaos for families, and while ruining some farms, would also destroy a natural Donaghmoyne habitat. Initially, a public meeting called to discuss ...

Monaghan Co Council’s ‘Your Vote Your Voice’ project has been shortlisted for a 2019 EU Innovation in Politics Award. The project centred around the production an easy-to-use guide to voting. The award is administered by the Innovation in Politics Institute, of which Dublin City University’s School of Law and Government is the Irish partner. A media release stated: “The Innovation in Politics Awards recognise and support those politicians and their organisations who have the courage to break new ground, who are creative and achieve real results. The awards aim to ...

Scoil na gCailíní, Castleblayney were awarded for their outstanding cinematic achievements at the 15th annual FÍS Film Awards which took place at the Helix, DCU, Dublin this week. A media release stated: “Hosted by RTE’s Sinead Kennedy, the awards marked the culmination of a project which introduces young students to all aspects of the filmmaking process, and helps children develop teamwork, communication and technological skills. It also assists primary school teachers in enhancing critical thinking, problem solving, investigation and analysis in the classroom. “The initiative is aligned with the Government’s ...

Peter Hughes • Staff and service users of disability facility forced to clean up public drinking detritus Service users of a disability facility in Monaghan Town and health service staff were being compelled to clean up the detritus of public drinking and other anti-social behaviour activities taking place near their premises (material that included human waste and used condoms) on a regular basis, Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District was informed. “This means our own staff and clients with disabilities cleaning up after young able people – this can happen ...

Michael Fisher Tributes have been paid to the former groundsman at St Tiarnach’s Park in Clones, Tommy McCabe, who died last week aged 67 and whose funeral was held on Thursday. Mr McCabe, from nearby Cherry Park, spent many years caring for the GAA grounds where the Ulster Final is held every summer. His great care and attention meant that the Clones pitch was always in top condition for the spectacle of the year. Some competitors said it was the best surface they had ever played on. The Clones venue hosts ...

The development buzz which has been animating the economic landscape of Co Monaghan over the past couple of years shows no sign of lowering its triumphant pitch. Monday’s signal occasion for Carrickmacross that marked the formal opening ceremony for the extension of the Chinese Newbaze group of its manufacturing operations into Ireland was another signpost on the ascendant route that economic development in important sectors has been following. Particular significance attaches to this good news story given the severe blow delivered to South Monaghan when the Bose plant went out of ...

There was a very special event hosted in the Cardinal O’Fiaich Library and Archives, in Armagh, on Wednesday night last, with the launch by the Arch Bishop of Armagh, Dr Martin, of a truly inspired and inspiring publication by noted historian Donal McAnallen, that chronicles the story of Ulster GAA members who fought in World War I, their chronicle going under the title “Forgotten Gaelic Volunteers”. The value of this unique publication cannot be overstated as it sheds new light on a period hitherto airbrushed from Irish history. Unionist domination ...