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The first in a new national model of refuge facility for victims of domestic violence is to be provided in Cavan/Monaghan – but delivery of the project could be “years away”, Monday’s meeting of the Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee was informed. The prospect of such a protracted wait for a resource entirely lacking in Co Monaghan and which has been advocated as a priority angered Sinn Féin member of Monaghan Co Council Cathy Bennett, and her ire was echoed by Independent Co Councillor Hugh McElvaney who branded a response ...

Féile Oriel and The Fiddler of Oriel competition return to North Monaghan this weekend after a hiatus of 11 years. The first Féile Oriel was held in Monaghan in 1969 and the event quickly became an essential component of the Irish music circuit from both a competitive and celebratory standpoint, creating a festive atmosphere in the town over its weekend and drawing to Monaghan some of the leading traditional exponents of the day, with the Fiddler of Oriel title becoming one of the most sought after by the elite practitioners ...

Gardaí in Co Monaghan in March seized €13,000 worth of cocaine and drugs paraphernalia and a file was currently being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the case, Garda Superintendent Pat O’Connell informed Monday’s meeting of the Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee. Superintendent O’Connell reported to the meeting that in the year to date in 2023 the Gardaí in Co Monaghan had made nine detections in relation to the possession of drugs for sale or supply, compared to a figure of five for the same period ...

Ryan O’Toole’s dramatic winning goal deep into added time of last Sunday’s Ulster SFC epic against Tyrone may have looked familiar to many who watched him hit the net from a remarkably similar angle in the last round of the league, writes COLM SHALVEY This wasn’t lost on Monaghan manager Vinnie Corey, who said: ”You could have forgiven him for fisting it over the bar for a draw game, but I kinda knew when he was lining it up. He did the exact same thing from the exact same angle ...

The long-a waited CCTV crime prevention scheme for Monaghan Town is facing a funding shortfall. The project, which recently secured formal final appro val after a pr otracte d process, will cost in the region of €250,000 to implement in full. Monaghan M un ic ipal Dis tric t has €120 ,000 in its coffer s for the scheme, which will see 43 cameras installed at 17 locations in the town area. But hope was expressed at the Municipal District’s meeting on Monday that work on implementing the scheme could ...

A female pedestrian in her sixties sustained injuries in a hit and run traffic incident at Main Street, Ballybay on Friday evening last. The pedestrian had to receive treatment at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda following the incident, which occurred around 8.45 pm. The vehicle involved failed to remain at the scene. Local Gardaí have appealed for anyone with relevant information to contact them. They would like to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time and have requested people who may have video or ...

The recent review carried out into the controversial north-south electricity interconnector project and its predecessor reports were inadequate and failed to take into account the concerns of affected householders, farmers and communities in relation to a number of aspects of the development, Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan/Monaghan Brendan Smith has told Minister Eamon Ryan. Deputy Smith tabled a series of Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications in which he asked him if he was aware of the “inadequacy” of the review process the project had been ...

By Veronica Corr This Sunday, people in and around the Border area or with roaming on their mobile phones may receive a popup message on their home screen. The Irish Government and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications have asked the media to assure the public that this is not a cause for concern, it is merely a UK Government test of a new emergency alerts service, which is scheduled for 3pm on 23rd April. If mobile phones in the Republic of Ireland happen to interface with masts in ...

Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has given her approval for the construct ion of a major extension a t the Scoil Mhuire national school in Rockcorry. The project, which will be carried out under the Department of Education’s capital programme, will see the delivery of four new classrooms and two special education rooms. Welcoming the announcement , Cavan/Monaghan TD and Government Minister Heather Humphreys said that approval for the project had been long awaited, and the works entailed were badly needed. “Well done to the entire school community for ...

The Combilift team pose with the 75,000th truck as it comes off the production line.