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THE Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau was involved with local gardai from the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division and the Garda Drugs Unit, in conjunction with the Revenue authorities, in a major swoop in Castleblayney last Monday, in which a consignment of drugs was seized. The search, which was carried out at a dwelling in the town, led to the recovery of a consignment of 3.5 kg. of herbal cannabis, worth an estimated…

•Irish Water urges farmers to use best practice when spraying Exceedances in pesticides have been detected in drinking water sources in Co Monaghan for a second year running, Irish Water stated this week. In a media release, the utility stated: “Irish Water, working in partnership with the National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG) is appealing to farmers and other users of pesticides to follow the guidelines when applying these substances to their lands. The efforts to reduce the incidence of these detections are being coordinated by the NPDWAG. “This ...

Members of the McAnespie family from Aughnacloy and Monaghan had their first meeting with Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan TD on Thursday last, July 19. The family are campaigning for the release of a government report compiled following the killing of Aidan McAnespie at a British Army checkpoint on the Co Monaghan border at Moybridge on February 21 1988. Mr McAnespie was shot dead just after he passed through the checkpoint on his way to a Gaelic football match. He was struck in the back by one of three …

A SOUTH Monaghan councillor has repeated a call to Monaghan County Council to arrange for the publicly visible display of a map in each town in the county which would enable local residents, as well as visitors, to avail of all vital services in an emergency situation. Cllr. Colm Carthy has insisted that the inter-active map could save lives by highlighting the location of all defibrillators—vital for people suffered a seizure. At the July meeting of Monaghan County Council, Cllr. Carthy called on the executive to expand its online services ...

The fourth #MyMonaghan video is being released today. Each video in the series features local people, talking about their passions and telling their stories. In this video, Paul Bond and Benny Magennis shed some light on ‘Roddy Den Drum’ who is making a big impact in Rossmore Forest Park. And it appears that he won’t be the only giant in the park for very long! Plans are afoot for more drumlin giants throughout the park so keep your eyes peeled when you’re walking the dog…….. To hear more about Roddy ...

Michael D Higgins might be facing a challenge or two when the Irish Presidency next comes up for grabs, but when it comes to conferring the crown on the capital of Irish country music, there is simply no contest. Monaghan certainly would have won the unanimous vote of the tens of thousands who assembled before the Diamond main stage from Thursday to Sunday last to enjoy the 2018 edition of the town’s Country Music Festival, when mostly favourable weather and a prevailing sense of enjoyment that pushed the feelgood factor ...

MORE DOUBT OVER INTERCONNECTOR AS… MINISTER HUMPHREYS REQUESTS A FULL REVIEW OF FEASIBILITY OF PROJECT: Michael Fisher EirGrid’s plans for the North South electricity interconnector that was granted planning permission in the Republic eighteen months ago face a new challenge, this time from a government Minister. Cavan Monaghan Fine Gael Deputy and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, has called on her Cabinet colleague Denis Naughten TD to carry out a full review of the feasibility of the project. She also wants Mr Naughten, who is Minister for ...

• Peter Hughes The initiative to establish a “Giants Trail” in Rossmore Forest Park has received a vital financial transfusion from the Monaghan Municipal District. At Monday’s meeting of the local authority body, members agreed to allocate €25,000 to the project, conceived by the Monaghan Town Team as a significant tourism enhancement of the forest park amenity on the outskirts of the county town. A greater local authority role in the operation of Rossmore Park has been acquired through a memorandum of understanding reached with the forestry authority Coillte, and ...

MINISTER WELCOMES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING CARRICKMACROSS ISSUE The controversial issue of ground rents in Carrickmacross has been at the centre of a long running legal saga, which culminated in a Supreme Court judgement in 2012. This had serious implications for local businesses on the west side of the Main Street in the town and their ability to buy out the freehold of their property. Local businessman Gus O’Gorman won his 18-year case against JES Holdings Ltd, an Isle of Man registered company set up by the landlord Shirley family. Mr ...

Michael McDonnell A MONAGHAN TOWN family have expressed distress and disappointment following an unprovoked attack on their mother’s grave at Latlurcan Cemetery on Wednesday of last week. The incident at the final resting place of Bridget Cooney of Mullaghmatt occurred at some time between about 1.45pm and 4pm on that afternoon, and included the theft of five of the seven solar lights her family members had lovingly placed around the grave. Bridget’s daughter Cheryl Cawley told the Northern Standard that all members of the family were extremely upset about what ...