Articles in the General News Category

At an IFA Monaghan Executive meeting held in Emyvale on Wednesday evening special emphasis was placed on the ongoing cross border criminal activities and the spate of recent cattle thefts which have had devastating effects on members of the local communities. Both the IFA Monaghan Chairman Frank Brady and Ulster Farmers Union President Ivor Ferguson stressed the need for greater Garda and PSNI visibility and an increase in policing numbers to combat the current threats. The meeting was also attended by Inspector Kieran Quinn, PSNI Regional Officer and Supt. Pat ...

Michael Fisher Sinn Féin Deputy for Cavan Monaghan Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has called for the Garda Ombudsman’s report into a Garda operation involving an armed response unit in Monaghan town in March to be published once it is completed. He was referring to an incident about which the Garda press office responded in answer to this newspaper: ‘Gardaí executed a search warrant at premises on Dublin Street in Monaghan at about 11am on 26th March. During the course of the search a man was injured. The man was later treated ...

By PATSY McARDLE AROUND 2,000 candidates are to contest the Local Elections on Friday 24th May, it emerged at the weekend, after the deadline for nominations closed. The candidates had however until Tuesday last to withdraw their nomination papers. There are 949 seats up for grabs on the 31 local authorities around the country, including those in Co. Monaghan, and the contest will take place across 166 local electoral areas. Local Election candidates declared earlier this week in Co. Monaghan were: MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL Ballybay-Clones Local Electoral Area: Seamus Coyle ...

Cllr Raymond Aughey has called for new funding for a playpark at Hollywood Lake. “Hollywood Lake and its surrounds have long been a safe and welcoming attraction for all in County Monaghan and any opportunity to enhance the amenities are most welcome. I am calling for funding for a new playpark that will be available for locals and visitors alike!”

A family fun day was held by Mulladuff Residents’ Association in Smithborough on Monday to celebrate the completion of a cycle path along the greenway area. Monaghan Integrated Development which managed the scheme granted €20,000 from the Outdoor Recreation Scheme and Ballybay Clones Municipal District provided €13,000, making the total cost of the project €33,000. The development was welcomed by the Cathaoirleach of Ballybay Clones Municipal District, Cllr Sean Gilliland (Fine Gael). He officially opened the path along with children and residents from the area, in the presence of Minister ...

Farney boys aiming for three-in-a-row This Saturday Monaghan face what is probably their most searching test in the defence of their Ulster minor football championship crown when they take on Tyrone in Carrickmore at 6pm. This will be Monaghan’s third outing in the Ulster minor football championship and it will be their second meeting with Tyrone in competitive action this year. They also played Tyrone in the final of the Jim McGuigan Cup, the Ulster Minor Football League, a game that Monaghan had the opportunity to clinch in normal time, leading ...

COLM SHALVEY COMMENTARY Monaghan face a rematch with Tyrone in the winners’ group of the Electric Ireland Ulster Minor Football Championship in Carrickmore on Saturday evening. Having ended strongly to beat Down in the preliminary round, before creeping over the finishing line against Antrim a fortnight ago, Monaghan have two wins to their name in this year’s championship, stretching the county’s winning run in this competition to seven games in the space of just over 12 months. Mark Counihan and his team know they will have to step up their performance ...

BUILDING BRIDGES NOT BARRIERS: HUMPHREYS Michael Fisher Recent tragic events in the north including the killing of journalist Lyra McKee showed that there was still some way to go towards building peace, according to the Chief Executive of the Special EU Programmes Body. Gina McIntrye was speaking on Monday at the launch by Monaghan County Council of ‘The Peace Campus’, a €14.5 million project that will bring a much-needed neutral shared space to Monaghan town (especially for young people), along with a new library and museum. This iconic building will be ...

Former National and Tarmac Rally champion Donagh Kelly from Donegal and Monaghan based navigator Conor Foley celebrate after winning the Four Seasons Hotel Monaghan Stages Rally for the second year in a row last weekend. They took the lead just after the halfway mark to beat local ace Josh Moffett by six seconds at the finish. Action shots from the rally and presentation of prizes pages 16,34,35.

Michael Fisher Independent Councillor Seamus Treanor has called on the authorities to respond to the problem of anti-social behaviour and what he said were unprovoked assaults recently in the centre of Monaghan town. He described two entries or laneways leading off Dublin Street as “hell-holes” at a recent meeting of Monaghan Municipal District. He also said a number of people raised the issue with him on the doorstep during the local elections canvass. In a statement to The Northern Standard, Cllr Treanor described the first entry as being between a ...