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• Opinion piece by Eamon Murphy, Social Justice Ireland Despite Ireland’s continuing economic recovery, people are still less likely to have a job the further they are from Dublin. It’s not just about lower job numbers, either. Regional Ireland is not only dealing with greater job losses and a slower recovery, but has also seen more people leaving the labour force since the economic crisis began. Dublin and the area around it now has more jobs and a larger labour force than it did at the time of Ireland’s peak economic ...

KEVIN ÓG CARNEY Last Friday, Pelham Bay and Split Rock morphed into a Monaghan gaeldom. For the folks travelling from the ‘oul sod, it had all the appearance of a ‘home from home’ and then some. Those gaels who have made the States their home over the years couldn’t have been more welcoming to the travelling ….

Monaghan 3-12 Antrim 0-06 JOHN GRAHAM A stronger, sharper Monaghan experienced little difficulty in getting over the challenge of Antrim in this fairly low-key and at times quite one sided encounter that was played in breezy conditions in Corrigan Park, Belfast, on Saturday afternoon last. Monaghan led from gun to tape and were never really threatened at any stage despite having to play the entire second half with 14 players following the dismissal of Aaron Mulligan on a straight red card just before halftime. Monaghan totally….

NO LANDOWNER CONSENT FOR ACCESS NEEDED TO BUILD INTERCONNECTOR Michael Fisher “Ready for battle” was the message given to a public meeting in Trim on Monday night organised by the North East Pylon Pressure Campaign. Among the attendance was Nigel Hillis, representing the Co. Monaghan Anti Pylon Committee. He said afterwards both groups would be standing together and continuing to work with each other in opposition to EirGrid’s plans for the North South interconnector, a high voltage …

A man who was seriously injured on Saturday evening in a road accident on the N2 Monaghan to Dublin road at Aclint on the Louth/Monaghan border north of Ardee has died in hospital in Dublin. The man was the sole occupant of a car, which was involved in a collision with a van. He was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital with serious injuries. He was pronounced dead on Sunday. The coroner for Co. Louth was notified and a post-mortem examination was carried out. He was later named as 64…

– Taoiseach urges Irish companies to adopt the Combilift mantra Peter Hughes Start small. Do well. Go global. This was the mantra for success Taoiseach Leo Varadkar ascribed to Monaghan forklift manufacturer and material handling supplier Combilift when he officially opened their new €50 million global headquarters and manufacturing facility at Annahagh last Thursday. Leo obviously liked the sound of the mantra. “It is why Combilift’s story is so compelling,” he said. While the Government would continue to try to attract more inward investment to these shores, the Taoiseach pledged, “We ...

A traditional embarkation point for North Monaghan people departing for foreign shores during the eras of mass Irish emigration has been enshrined in a community heritage initiative. An interpretative sign marking the location of the “America Cross” at Killylough, Tydavnet was unveiled in a short ceremony on Tuesday April 24 last. The striking sign was designed by local public representative and Cathaoirleach of the Monaghan Municipal District Paudge Connolly, who was a key mover in the initiative to mark the historic significance of the T junction location where emigrants traditionally ...

Monaghan Co Councillor Hugh McElvaney is to appear before a public hearing of the Standards in Public Office (or SIPO) Commission in September. A media release from the Commission on Friday said that it was holding the public hearing “for the purposes of its investigation into the alleged contraventions of the Ethical Frameworks for the Local Government Service” by Councillor McElvaney. The hearing will take place at the Commission’s offices at Lower Leeson Street in Dublin on Monday, September 17. It will concern allegations arising from an RTÉ Investigates programme ...

Monday April 30 2018 was a memorable day for the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board’s second group of trainees who successfully completed what was formerly called the British Horse Society Assistant Instructor Course at Castle Leslie Equestrian Centre, Glaslough. They assembled with family members to celebrate their successes in the salubrious surroundings of the castle on the estate in glorious sunshine and were treated to champagne and canapés in the company of host Sammy Leslie together with team tutors and representatives of Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training ...

Sinn Féin in Cavan and Monaghan have launched their campaign in support of a Yes vote in the referendum on the Eighth Amendment that will take place on Friday May 25. Councillors and activists from across the Cavan/Monaghan constituency joined Dáil Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin at a specially convened launch event last Friday, four weeks out from polling day. SF have produced their own posters and leaflets for the campaign, with newly-elected party President Mary Lou McDonald featuring prominently in their referendum publications. Speaking at the national launch of the ...