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The Wifi4EU initiative is an EU led scheme which hopes to develop more digital communities and improve digital access across the European Commission area. Monaghan County Council has launched the first phase of its Wifi4EU scheme and now invites community and voluntary groups to apply for inclusion to receive free public wifi under the scheme. So far, the council has received EU support for two areas within the county. It is expected that two further areas will receive EU vouchers within the coming months. The scheme was developed to deliver ...

Peter Hughes It was confirmed at the October meeting of Monaghan Co Council that the local authority will hold a civic reception to mark Glaslough’s national Tidy Towns victory at the Oakland Recreation Centre on Friday, November 1 next. Tributes were paid to the North Monaghan village community’s standout achievement and to other Tidy Towns-related success recorded throughout the county. At the meeting’s outset, Cathaoirleach Seamus Coyle (Fianna Fáil) said that since the last Co Council meeting they had experienced a number of joyous occasions in the county. They had ...

Peter Hughes Two meetings between officials of Monaghan Co Council and representatives of EirGrid/ESB Networks had taken place since the granting of planning permission for the north-south electricity interconnector development, the most recent of which was in September 2018, the members of Monaghan Co Council were informed at their October meeting. The information emerged in a response to a question placed on the agenda by Council Cathaoirleach Seamus Coyle. The Fianna Fáil representative asked: “In relation to the proposed north-south 400Kv interconnector, have any meetings or communications occurred between Monaghan ...

At St Salvator’s Church of Ireland, Glaslough, with the Eco-Congregation Ireland Climate Justice Candle, when it visited the church last Sunday during their Harvest Thanksgiving service, which was part of the tour of the area by the candle. In photo are (L-R) Rev Joy Coulter, Rev Lorraine Capper and Marina Waller, St Salvator’s Church, Glaslough.

Peter Hughes Sinn Féin member of Monaghan Co Council Brian McKenna was elected Chairperson of the Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee at the inaugural meeting of its new five-year term, held at the M-TEK I building at Knockaconny, Monaghan last Friday morning. The first assembly of the new JPC heard an overview of the body’s purpose and functions from Administrative Officer Carol Lambe of Monaghan Co Council’s Community and Enterprise section, who spoke of the committee’s consultative and guidance role on policing matters. Ms Lambe also highlighted some of the ...

SCOTSTOWN 3-12 BALLYBAY 1-13 Colm Shalvey reports Scotstown kept their ‘drive for five’ alive and qualified for their seventh consecutive SFC Final when they won their replay against Ballybay in Clones last Saturday. The holders had to come from seven points down to salvage a draw the previous weekend, but they led for most of this replay after stepping up their performance level. Both teams made one change from the drawn game, with Scotstown (who were boosted by the availability of Damien McArdle; cleared to play despite having been sent off late on ...

Kevin Óg Carney reports County finalists fully armed and primed for action Both reigning champions Scotstown and challengers Clontibret report a clean bill of health ahead of this Sunday’s (3.30pm) SFC final in St. Tighernach’s Park, Clones. The biggest day in the year for sport in the county will see Scotstown attempt to make it five-in-arow of Mick Duffy Cup triumphs and the smart money is on them doing just that – for the second time in the club’s history. Clontibret last captured the Holy Grail in 2014 when they defeated Scotstown ...

Peter Hughes New bye-laws which will govern how every household in Co Monaghan disposes of its domestic waste were described at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council as having the potential to make a major impact on the scourge of illegal dumping which costs the local authority a significant annual sum to address. The new regulations are expected to come into force in February of next year after a period of public consultation. They will give the local authority the power to determine how households in the county are disposing ...

Peter Hughes A tiptoe Budget that eschewed the traditional advance-ofelection income tax reductions and social welfare increases in favour of a “steady as she goes approach” through the uncertain seas of a looming Brexit was unveiled by Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe TD on Tuesday. While predictable noises of affirmation and condemnation from the appropriate political voices greeted the Budget contents, there was little in the package, apart perhaps from the increase in carbon tax, to cause more general excitement. A €1.2 billion package to deal with ...

By Veronica Corr On Tuesday afternoon, The Northern Standard received confirmation from Mr. John Treacy (one of the directors of Timber Toes Ltd. who own three hotels in the Treacy group), that Treacy’s Hotel Monaghan, with an address at Lossetts, Carrickmacross, would offer emergency accommodation to asylum seekers as per a verbal agreement with local businessman Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney, adding that there was no direct line to the Department of Justice. Separately, Mr. McEnaney was approached by this newspaper to do an interview on Monday, but the hospitality entrepreneur politely ...