Articles in the General News Category

Monaghan Co Council was cited this week as being a significant contributor to the €1.8 billion in energy use savings achieved by the Irish public sector since 2009. The annual report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance showed that public bodies and Government Departments were 34% more energy efficient now than in 2009, exceeding the target set for 2020 by 33%. Monaghan Co Council was singled out for mention in the report as being the first Irish local authority to complete the retrofit of all its public lighting. The report ...

TALKING POINTSColm Shalvey The very early evidence of the first round – which produced one-point wins for Monaghan and Armagh and a draw between Roscommon and Tyrone – suggested a close campaign was in store, but Sunday’s results point towards a twotier split within the Allianz National Hurling League Division 3A. The comprehensive manner of the second-round wins for Armagh, Roscommon and Tyrone suggest that those three teams will be duking it out for promotion, most likely leaving Monaghan, Louth and Warwickshire to battle to stay in the division. Monaghan had ...

COLM SHALVEY REPORTS MONAGHAN……0-13ARMAGH………..4-22 Monaghan were unable to build on their opening-round win in the NHL Division 3A as they fell to a heavy defeat to Armagh in Inniskeen last Sunday. Both teams had started the campaign with one-point wins, but the prospect of a close finish in this one was wiped out as Armagh took complete control either side of half-time. Monaghan, who made just one change from their away win over Warwickshire, led by 0-3 to 0-2 in the tenth minute as Armagh’s attack took some time to find their ...

Three Co Monaghan brothers have been remanded in custody for sentencing in the Special Criminal Court for their roles in a series of ATM robberies in the Border region over a two-year period. Stephen Duffy, 35, from Tullynahinera, Castleblayney and his two younger brothers, 31-year-old Gerard and 27-year-old Ciaran, both from Greagh, Loughnamore, will receive their sentences from the three-judge court on March 4 next. The men were part of an organised crime gang who carried out a series of robberies in which ATM machines were removed by diggers from ...

The long-held ambition of significant high-value graduate employment being available on the doorstep of Co Monaghan third level students moved a step closer to realisation on Monday with a formal ceremony to mark the commencement of construction of the BioConnect Research and Innovation Centre at Knockaconny on the outskirts of Monaghan Town. “Once complete, the new research centre will create hundreds of skilled jobs locally and will drive collaboration, innovation and research that will ensure Co Monaghan has a competitive advantage and will be at the cutting edge of food ...

Michael Fisher “This is a great day for Emyvale” was the unanimous view at the opening on Monday of a new temporary Garda base in Emyvale. It was a sentiment expressed by both the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, who performed the official opening, and the Chair of the Joint Policing Committee in Monaghan, Sinn Féin Councillor Brian McKenna. They were joined by the Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council, Cllr Aidan Campbell; the Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Municipal District, Cllr David Maxwell and some of his colleagues, ...

Services to elderly and vulnerable disrupted by crime say Gardaí Gardaí in Co Monaghan issued a public appeal yesterday for assistance in curbing the spate of telephone cable thefts which have afflicted the county and wider Border region in recent months. Sixty-six incidents of such thefts are currently being investigated by Gardaí in Cavan/Monaghan and in the Louth and Meath Garda Divisions. Garda Sergeant Michael Duffy, Crime Prevention Officer with the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division, said yesterday that “this is not a victimless crime”. He said that vital services to elderly and ...

A leading US travel show has issued a callout to the people of Co Monaghan for potential locations for its 2023 series. Ireland with Michael is at present showcasing destinations in Ireland for its second series which airs in the spring. The programme boasts an audience of 155 million people across the US and Canada. Show host is Wexford-born Michael Londra, a singer and producer with an Emmy nomination on his CV. Ireland with Michael airs across the PBS network in the US and Canada. In each episode, he takes ...

Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Pauline Tully has called on the Government to urgently address the crisis existing in youth mental health services. Speaking during a Dáil debate on Wednesday of last week, Deputy Tully said that mental health services were in crisis prior to Covid-19, but it was now an emergency situation. Her contribution continued: “The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Jigsaw both report an increase in demand of over 40%. Similar increases are relayed to me by community and voluntary organisations working in this area in ...

COLM SHALVEY REPORTS It’s a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire in Monaghan’s Allianz NFL campaign as they go from travelling to the All-Ireland champions to hosting 2021 runners-up Mayo in Clones this Sunday. These are two of the six Division One teams who go into this weekend on the back of draws in the first round, as Mayo rallied in the closing stages to secure a dramatic draw with Donegal. On a weekend where goalkeepers hit the headlines, Mayo’s number one Rob Hennelly made two ...