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Family members of those killed in the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombing were among the large gathering at the forecourt of Monaghan Courthouse on Saturday afternoon last in support of the Time for Truth campaign which is opposed to proposals by the British Government which would see an effective amnesty for those responsible for serious criminal acts during the period of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The Monaghan event was one of a series which took place across the country at the weekend. It heard calls on the British Government to ...

With every team having played at least twice in the Monaghan Club Championships, it is time to assess the state of affairs, says Jack Madden Covid-19 has had an impact on the fixture list, but with vaccinations continuing to be rolled out, changing rooms reopened, and the magic date of October 22nd approaching, fingers crossed it will be all about football from here on in. SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP 1 The table has a rather unorthodox look to it, with the only two teams to have played three games occupying the ...

COLM SHALVEY REPORTS As the temperatures drop, the club football championships heat up this weekend with ful lrounds at Senior, Intermediate and Junior levels. Saturday’s Greenfield Foods SFC Group One games feature repeats of two 2020 knock-out games. Scotstown will be expecting to continue their winning form when they host Carrickmacross. Scotstown defeated Carrick twice in last year’s championship, including a comfortable victory at the semi-final stage, and they have back-to-back wins to their name going into this one, while the Emmets will be looking to bounce back from a heavy ...

Jack Madden reports The life of a GAA club is more of a cycle. It is a series of cycles. Eras come and go, but the club lives on. They survive, they excel in the effort of volunteers, in the work of members of the association, die-hards of the club. Cycles often come full circle, but nothing comes full circle in the absence of momentum. And who creates that momentum? Us. For Cr emartin Shamrocks, the journey started in 1934. An era of short-lived peace between two world wars allowed the ...

Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD on Tuesday officially launched Cavan and Monaghan’s first support service for under 18s who are concerned about their alcohol and other drug use. “Monaghan and Cavan Youth Substance Support (MaCYSS) is a newly established service for young people aged 12 to 18 and their families who are concerned about their alcohol and other drug use, and the first of its kind in the region,” Minister Feighan stated. “I am proud to be launching ...

Deputy Carthy stands over comments about Zappone appointment Michael Fisher Cavan Monaghan Sinn Féin Deputy Matt Carthy was at the centre of a major political row last week when he used Dáil privilege to accuse Higher Education Minister Simon Harris TD of leaking details to the media of the UN envoy appointment of Katherine Zappone from the July 28th Cabinet meeting. It came during a debate on a motion of confidence in Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney over his handling of the appointment. The government won the division by 92-59, a ...

Off-licences in Monaghan and across the Border region could be in for a major falloff in trade if the Government proceeds with plans to implement a minimum alcohol pricing policy. This was the fear voiced by Independent local public representative Seamus Treanor on Monday when he moved a motion at the monthly meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District seeking representations to be made to the Department of Finance on the matter. Councillor Treanor asked the Municipal District to write to the Department about proposed legislation to bring in minimum pricing ...

Monaghan Co Council has been requested to vacate the McNally’s car park site in the centre of Monaghan Town by the retail group Aldi who are the owners of the property. The local authority had continued to lease the location for car-parking purposes from Aldi after the business acquired it a number of years ago with the intention of developing a retail premises on the site. But it was announced by the Co Council this week that from September 30 the car park would no longer be operated by them ...

Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan was the appropriate venue on Friday for the launch of a report by Coilte which confirmed the amenity as the second most visited of the authority’s public amenities last year. The report launch was performed by Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD and Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys, who also announced a package of national outdoor amenity funding from her Department which included a €50,000 provision for the upgrade of Rossmore’s toilet facilities. Accompanied by Coillte Head of Recreation Daithí de Forge and Dr ...

Michael Fisher The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the decision by Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson to withdraw his party’s participation in North- South institutions creates new challenges for the Government. He told reporters: “It is no secret that I am passionately committed to maintaining the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement and their full operation in all aspects, North and South, the Executive and the Assembly, and the British Irish dimension.” He was speaking as members of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party gathered at Ballyconnell in Co. Cavan ...