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“Rural Ireland’s not dead!” — say Ministers Ring, Humphreys and Canney By Veronica Corr Minister Michael Ring visited Castleblayney last Thursday evening, to reveal the successful schemes nationwide which would benefit from a €62 million Government giveaway under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, which falls under the umbrella of Project Ireland 2040. One could feel the love in the room for local Minister Heather Humphreys, who not only brought the announcement to her constituency, but funding for Castleblayney, Carrrickmacross, Clones, Ballybay and Cootehill on Valentine’s Day. Minister of State for ...

Michael Fisher Opponents of EirGrid’s plans to put an overhead high voltage electricity line and 300 pylons across Monaghan, Cavan and Meath say a ruling on Tuesday by the Supreme Court confirming the authority of An Bord Pleanála to grant permission for the project has changed nothing. The North East Pylon Pressure Campaign which took the case said not one single access route for pylon construction had been submitted to local authorities or to any landowner. The group pointed out that no agreement existed for access at landowner level. EirGrid ...

Peter Hughes The members of the Monaghan Municipal District gave approval on Monday to substantial financial contributions in support of the development of the Rossmore Forest Park amenity in Monaghan Town and the bioeconomy research centre project to be developed at Knockaconny. The Municipal District will contribute €370,000 to the research and development initiative in which Monaghan Mushrooms is playing a leading role. Members also approved a matching fund commitment of €250,000 in support of major enhancements in train at Rossmore, in which the local authority have taken on a ...

Kingspan are among the Irish companies that will benefit from over $10 million in recently secured Australian contracts, it was stated by Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys during her current trade mission to Sydney, Perth and Singapore. Kingspan Insulated Panels have secured a $8 million capex investment for a new state-of-theart machine which will operate at their factory in Greater Western Sydney. Combilift have announced a contract with E Store Logistics, who are soon to become the second largest user of the ...

The Brexit imbroglio remained no nearer to resolution this week as the March 29 deadline for the UK’s departure from the European Union loomed ever closer. “We need certainties from Europe,” was a statement made by Cavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin during a Dáil debate last week, and it was a pronouncement that was lent a prescient weight by events of ensuing days which have culminated in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcing yesterday (Wednesday) that she has written to European Council President Donald Tusk requesting an extension ...

By Veronica Corr The Road Safety Day for Transition Year students took place in the Garage Theatre, Monaghan Town, on Tuesday, March 12th. The event was organised by the Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochána in collaboration with Monaghan County Council; Monaghan Fire Service; the Health Service Executive; the National Ambulance Service; Mr. Padraig Ward, Undertaker; Ted Brennan Motors and Northern Sound. The roadshow was the first of two events of this kind for 2019. It is estimated that this initiative has been delivered to 3000 students in Co. ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request to European Council President Donald Tusk yesterday for an extension of the now balefully looming Brexit deadline of March 29 will no doubt be widely interpreted and presented as a somewhat desperate attempt by an embattled political leader to kick a smoking can with devastating explosive consequences just a little further down the road. But surely it presents a moment for this sad, silly, maddeningly protracted political mess to be put out of everyone’s collective misery. Acceding to Ms May’s request for an extension ...

Some of the winners in the Co Monaghan Irish Resturant Awards that were presented last week at the regional function in The Hillgrove Hotel. Pictured are front (L-R) Sean Redmond, Andy Bar & Resturant, Gareth Moore, The Batch Loaf, Shane Treanor, Porky’s Resturant at The Squealing Pig, Trevor Connolly, Ulster Food Hero, Dorota, Kinga’s Cafe, Alan McNulty and Vanessa Gillanders, Snaffle’s Resturant at Castle Leslie Estate, Diane Wright-Kendrick, Coach House & Olde Bar, Glaslough and Frank McEnaney, The Fiddlers Elbow, Carrickmacross. Behind are (L-R) Martin Daly, The Hillgrove Hotel, Mark ...

Aughnamullen Pipe Band, who took part in the Kingscourt St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Pic. Pat Byrne.

Monaghan have Div 1 fate back in their own hands COLM SHALVEY COMMENTARY Monaghan have their Allianz National Football League Division One fate back in their own hands after last Sunday’s derby win over Cavan. Monaghan’s latest clash with neighbours Cavan followed a similar pattern to many of their recent meetings, with the hosts running out narrow winners in Clones to end their four-game losing run and move out of the relegation zone ahead of this Sunday’s final round. On this occasion, the three-point winning margin was the least Monaghan deserved after ...