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Whether certain breeds of dog should be the subject of a ban in local authority housing estates was a matter which featured in a discussion during Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. Fianna Fáil’s Aoife McCooey thought that the ban on local authority tenants owning dangerous or “trophy” dogs which Louth Co Council had recently adopted should receive consideration in Monaghan. Under debate was a motion forwarded from the Monaghan Municipal District which highlighted concerns raised at that forum by Sinn Féin local public representative (and current Co Council Cathaoirleach) ...

Colm Shalvey Monaghan’s search for their first points of the Allianz NFL Division One campaign continues with part one of a home double-header v Donegal in Clones this Sunday. Losses to Armagh and Kerry (in contrasting styles) have left a newlook Monaghan side rooted to the bottom of the table as the only team yet to pick up a point in Division One, but they will be determined to put that right as they bid to maintain their strong recent record against Donegal. Having left a point behind them in a ...

Both teams were much-changed from their last meeting 11 months ago, but the outcome was all too familiar. Kerry made light of the absence of star names like David Clifford and Seán O’Shea (who left Inniskeen with a combined 3-5) to rack up another impressive tally that must have left managers the length and breadth of the country envying the depth and quality of Jack O’Connor’s panel. On a day where seven of the eight teams in Division One finished goalless, Kerry hit the net three times in the second ...

The family of Aidan McAnespie was described as “a credit to his memory and an inspiration to many other victims and families of British forces during the conflict” by Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy after a suspended prison sentence was imposed on the former member of the British Army convicted of the manslaughter of the 23-year-old Co Tyrone man at an Aughnacloy checkpoint in 1988. At his sentence hearing at Belfast Crown Court last Thursday, David Jonathan Holden, aged 53, had a term of three years’ imprisonment suspended for three ...

Clones native Stevie Toye has been named as the Irish Wedding Photographer of the Year at the Irish Wedding Awards 2023. Top wedding specialists gathered at The Crowne Plaza Hotel Dublin Airport and although the competition was fierce, Stevie, who operates the business Stevie Toye Logopix in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, received the recognition and took the trophy home. “I’m absolutely astounded and honoured to take home this prestigious award and title,” the Clones man stated afterwards. “It’s crazy to think I’m being rewarded for something I love doing. I love ...

Families of children with disabilities in counties Monaghan and Cavan face discrimination when they seek respite services, Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy has told the Dáil Public Accounts Committee. “Children living in other counties, living in the exact same circumstances, receive respite services that are denied to those living in my constituency,” Deputy Carthy stated, attributing the situation to the different criteria applied by the HSE in different counties. “Concerning disability services, particularly respite services, there are anomalies in different areas and even within CHOs, which result in discrimination against ...

This Saturday, 11th February 2023, marks 180 years since the Carrickmacross Workhouse opened its doors in 1843, having been built two years earlier. It was one of 130 Workhouses built throughout Ireland to house the poor and homeless, hence the Irish name Teach na mBocht – The Poorhouse. People had to apply to be admitted into the Workhouse and give up all of their possessions. The Workhouse has since become a widely used community venue thanks to the foresight of Farney Community Development Group Ltd., who took out a longterm ...

Further evidence of continuity between its Clontibret gold target and the Corcaskea area of Co Monaghan has been reported by mining company Conroy Gold and Natural Resources Plc. In what it described as “a significant announcement”, the company stated: “The lode gold zone intersections between the Clontibret gold resource and the Corcaskea gold target, which were reported in the assay results from this drill hole, open up the surrounding area for further step out drilling and the probability of linking the Corcaskea gold target and the Clontibret resource area which ...

Sentence will be passed today, Thursday on the former member of the British Army convicted of the manslaughter of Co Tyrone man Aidan McAnespie at a Border checkpoint in 1988. Fifty-three-year-old David Jonathan Holden was due to be sentenced at Belfast Crown Court on Friday last but presiding judge Mr Justice O’Hara said he had a number of issues to consider in the case and would hear pleas from counsel before issuing his sentence at the next hearing. Aidan McAnespie, 23, was shot in the back from a British Army ...

Monaghan Co Council is to receive a €3 million share of a major national funding package announced yesterday, Wednesday for the further development of walking and cycling infrastructure in the county. The money is being made available by the National Transport Authority. Among the most significant of the Co Monaghan allocations in monetary terms is €485,000 for the upgrade of the Monaghan Town Greenway. A footpath project linking Clones and the Tiernahinch Road is earmarked for expenditure of €323,000. €225,000 will be spent on an Active Travel Scheme for the ...