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Monaghan Co Council agreed on Monday to invite Minister for Climate Action, Communications and Transport Eamon Ryan TD to the county to view what Fianna Fáil local public representative Seamus Coyle branded the “atrocious condition” of some local roads. Councillor Coyle proposed a motion requesting Minister Ryan and the Government to allocate additional road restoration funding to the county due to the deterioration in local road conditions and the “huge increase” in the cost of repair materials and fuel. The motion extended an invitation to the Green Party leader to ...

Monaghan’s global leaders in forklift production Combilift announced this week that they cut all trade ties with Russia and ceased equipment production and sales to the country following its invasion of Ukraine. Combilift said it had also ended all production and trade to Belarus. The construction machinery manufacturer said it had suspended the employment of its Russian-based staff from February 28. “This was a tough decision to make after building close relationships with our Russian partners and customers who have been a pleasure to do business with since 2005,” a ...

A call by Monaghan Co Council on Monday for the Government to act to deal with the spiralling cost of motor fuel and home heating oil was prescient of yesterday, Wednesday’s announcement that proposals were to come before the Dáil to reduce costs through the reduction of excise duties. The impact of price rises and uncertainty over fuel supplies was being felt in Co Monaghan this week. A number of fuel providers servicing Co Monaghan suspended their online ordering services because of uncertainty over supply and volatility in price. “Due ...

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys TD was at Dublin Airport yesterday, Wednesday to formally open a new reception centre for Ukrainian People who have fled the Russian invasion. Minister Humphreys greeted some of the arrivals who flew into Dublin Airport to seek refuge. With the help of an interpreter, Minister Humphreys was told some of the heart-breaking stories by Ukrainian nationals who have escaped the war. The Minister shared an embrace with one elderly woman, Valentina Roman, who travelled from war-torn Ukraine. And in her capacity as Minister for ...

UNDER-20 PHILLY MCGUINESS CUP COLM SHALVEY REPORTS Monaghan’s U-20 footballers claimed a second consecutive narrow win in the Philly McGuinness Cup when they finished strongly to pip Armagh in a five-goal thriller in Inniskeen last Saturday. The momentum swung dramatically on a couple of occasions during this game, where a brace of goals towards the end of the first half put Monaghan in the driving seat, only for Armagh to dominate the third quarter to go from five points down to five ahead. Monaghan outscored Barry O’Hagan and Oisín McConville’s side by ...

Monaghan need to take something from ‘Fortress Ballybofey’ COLM SHALVEY REPORTS Monaghan will be chasing that elusive winning feeling and crucial Allianz NFL points when they travel to Ballybofey to take on Donegal this Sunday. Monaghan haven’t won a game since they beat Donegal in the McKenna Cup Final in late January – drawing two and losing two in the league to date – so they need to put points on the board to move towards securing a ninth year in Division One. Donegal have also had a mixed bag of a ...

Article by Barbara Nolan, Head of the European Commission Representation in Dublin The results are in from the 2022 Model Council of the European Union debating competition. Six teams rose above twenty-one other schools across Ireland for their convincing portrayal of the positions taken by Justice and Home Affairs Ministers from various EU Member States. Ardscoil Rís Secondary School on Griffith Avenue in Dublin won first place for their representation of Ireland during the debate. Second place went to Loreto Secondary School Kilkenny, and third place to Stepaside Educate Together Secondary ...

Fianna Fáil TD for Cavan/Monaghan Niamh Smyth has written a personal letter to Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD asking him to expel Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuri Filatov following his country’s commencement of military hostilities against Ukraine. Efforts to gather humanitarian aid for Ukrainian people impacted by the conflict got underway throughout Co Monaghan this week. In her letter, Deputy Smyth asks for the expulsion of the Russian Ambassador with immediate effect. “I have not made this decision lightly but as a nation we should be proactive in our support of ...

A serious assault on a member of the Gardaí at Blacklion in Co Cavan in the early hours of Monday morning last has been widely condemned. It is believed that the 29-year-old Garda member had pulled over a suspicious vehicle in the village around 2 am when the incident occurred, during which the officer was badly beaten and doused in petrol. There were reports that his assailants brandished a firearm during the incident but this has not been confirmed by the Gardaí. In their official statement on the incident, the ...

RTÉ 1’s popular magazine programme Nationwide is turning its spotlight on Co Monaghan throughout next week. Each of the programme’s three editions – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday following the mid-evening news – will have a Co Monaghan theme. “This is such a huge boost for Monaghan, and it’s unprecedented to have an entire Nationwide week devoted to one county,” stated Liz McGuinness, the businesswoman whose Mad About Monaghan promotional initiative has supplied a major impetus for the programming decision. Liz told the Northern Standard yesterday that the Mad About ...