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Michael Fisher Businessman Gerry McCaughey, one of the founders of Century Homes (now Kingspan) returned to Monaghan last week for the official opening of the European headquarters of Entekra. The company operates an automated manufacturing plant in California where sections of timber framed buildings are constructed based on plans drawn up by design engineers at their offices at Gallinagh, formerly home to Combilift. The components are then transported to a building site where they can be assembled within days, instead of the months it would take to build a house ...

but Monaghan still “a low-cost location for doing business” PETER HUGHES There was unanimous agreement from all fourteen members of Monaghan Co Council present on Tuesday to the adoption of a Budget for 2019 that included a provision for an ARV or Annual Rate on Valuation for the coming year of €59.04, an increase of 2.45% on the 2018 base rate figure. The Annual Budget Meeting of the local authority was told that the Budget document originally presented to the Corporate Policy Group of the Council had provided for a rates hike ...

Monaghan material handling specialist manufacturer Combilift has yet another award to add to its trophy cabinet – this time for its recent expansion and activities in the Asian market which were recognised at the inaugural Asia Matters Business Awards. The Asia Matters award focuses on building dynamic business links and understanding between Asia and Ireland to drive economic growth. Since Combilift was established 20 years ago it has collected numerous accolades for its achievements in product design and innovation, its exporting expertise and overall company management. Martin McVicar and Robert ...

– Supt Fergus Treanor on new laws which recently came into effect By Veronica Corr In light of the introduction of new stricter drink driving laws, which came into effect at midnight on October 27th, The Northern Standard asked Carrickmacross District Superintendent Fergus Treanor to take us through the changes and what they mean to drivers within the county and beyond. “It means that the quantity of alcohol that people choose to take will be greatly restricted and there is automatic disqualification if they are over a very small limit (23mg ...

• Monaghan forest park gets €421,000 for future developments Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring TD has allocated funding of €421,000 to Rossmore Forest Park under Measure 3 of his Department’s Outdoor Recreation Scheme, it was learned on Tuesday last. The funding will facilitate a programme of major development works at the amenity, where construction of a playground has just commenced and plans are in train for further development of the Giant’s Trail feature. Welcoming the funding, Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather ...

Last Saturday night, 17th November, representatives from Drumhowan community and Killanny CPR Group, accompanied by Monaghan County Council’s Leas Cathaoirleach Cllr Colm Carthy and Development Officer Carol Lambe, made their way to Cork City Hall to join over eight hundred of Ireland’s brightest and best community leaders at the gala awards for the All Ireland IPB Pride of Place competition. The competition acknowledges the work that communities are doing all over the island of Ireland, and seeks to recognise the voluntary effort that often goes unrewarded, but which is so ...

Truagh 1-14 Carrickmacross 1-11 COLM SHALVEY Truagh won their first SFL title since 1975 when they put Carrickmacross away in extra-time of last Sunday’s final in Castleblayney. Long-time league leaders Carrick recovered from conceding a 14th-minute goal to hold a narrow lead for much of this game and the winning line was in sight when they went two up inside the last five minutes. A brace of late points gave Truagh a lifeline, however, before they dominated extra-time to end their 43-year wait for top-flight silverware. Truagh had a series of….

Treanor big loss for Castleblayney hurlers CASTLEBLAYNEY HC V JOHN MITCHELLS: PAIRC NA HEIREANN, BIRMINGHAM, SUNDAY, THROW-IN 1PM This weekend the Castleblayney hurling club’s season takes another step when they travel to Birmingham to take on the champions of Britain, John Mitchells of Warwickshire, in what is effectively the All Ireland Quarter-Final but is termed the club Junior hurling championship Twinning final. That term arises from the agreement reached by the Ulster Council with Central Council that the Ulster Council was paired with Britain and would incorporate the Junior hurling and Junior football ….

Goalkeeper Beggan strikes late to propel Scotstown into Final Scotstown 1-14 Eoghan Rua 2-10 JOHN GRAHAM Rory Beggan has scored some spectacular and valuable points in his career with both Scotstown and Monaghan but his injury time winner for his club on Sunday last in Healy Park is right up there at the very top as it catapulted Scotstown into the Ulster Club Senior Championship Final in dramatic fashion and sent the Derry champions Eoghan Rua Coleraine home broken hearted. With seven minutes of normal time remaining the Derry champions held a three points ...

All those with a stake in the outcome of the Brexit negotiations had their eyes fixed anxiously on the corridors of power in Downing Street as the Northern Standard went to press yesterday, Wednesday evening. British Prime Minister Theresa May was engaged in a special meeting with members of her Cabinet to discuss the detail of the 500-page draft withdrawal agreement which negotiators had signed off on earlier in the week. Close to 6 pm it was stated that no formal response would issue from the Cabinet until today (Thursday) ...