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Co Monaghan continued to be a “problem area” for the incidence of bovine TB and was one of a number of counties where a HIT or highimpact plan was being rolled out to counteract the disease, the Department of Agriculture has stated. High-impact plans were also being implemented in counties Cavan and Clare, the Department confirmed. The Department said yesterday, Wednesday, that it would provide personalised Herd Test History Statements and Reports to cattle farmers in the coming days, to help them to reduce the risk of bovine TB in ...

HARPS PRAISE FOR SECOND HALF GOAL SCORER DOHERTY MONAGHAN HARPS 2-08KILLANNY 1-10 Monaghan Harps lifted the last of this year’s Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League titles after a pulsating finish to last Sunday’s Division 1A Final against Killanny in Cremartin. The Harps started strongly with scores from Michael Galligan, Oisín Fagan, Lochlainn Power and Evan Doherty to Killanny replies from Daniel Leegan and Daryl Traynor. The Harps would play almost threequarters of the game with 14 men after the sending-off of Nathan Lavery and although a well-taken goal by Galligan moved them ...

JACK MADDEN previews the Co Senior Football Championship “through inter-county tinted glasses” and finds holders Scotstown have several would-be conquerors to be wary of It’s that time of year again, whatever “that” time even means these days. Championship season takes on a bit more of a wintry flavour this time, or an autumnal one at the very best. County players will once more be available to their clubs when they are needed most, the crème de la crème. Whether or not that cream rises to the top remains to be seen. ...

To coincide with National Heritage Week, Monaghan Co Council has launched the Monaghan Wetland Network to showcase the importance of wetlands for nature, climate and people. The purpose of the Monaghan Wetland Network is to safeguard our wetlands through conservation and nature enhancement measures, promoting their biodiversity, cultural, health benefits and values, sharing our experiences and building capacity to protect our wonderful wetland heritage. Funding is also being made available through the Co Council, via the Monaghan Wetland Action Plan Fund, to carry out actions at a Wetland Network sites. ...

SOSAD (Save Our Sons And Daughters), the free counselling service available to all, are inviting the public to walk, jog or run 7 kilometres anytime on Sunday, September 12th as part of their Dusk to Dawn fundraiser. On the 12th of September, the walk will commence anytime between 6:30am-6:30pm. Registration packs are available from 27 venues across Louth, Monaghan, Meath and Cavan, where you can collect your registration T-shirt, route suggestions and light refreshments. Whether you want to challenge yourself, take part in the event as a family, or get ...

COLM SHALVEY As the dust settles on an intercounty season that saw Monaghan teams lose three Ulster football finals – the delayed 2020 MFC decider against eventual All-Ireland champions Derry, the U-20s in extra- time v Down and the seniors by the narrowest of margins to Tyrone – Mayo’s presence in another All-Ireland final could give inspiration to many to keep knocking on the door. Some more excitable Monaghan supporters may have even hoped that Tyrone’s Covid-19 issues, which threatened to cause the cancellation of their All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry, might ...

The saga surrounding the Tyrone-Kerry All-Ireland Football Championship semi final leads JACK MADDEN to conclude that the Covid-shadowed 2021 season is not one for predictions… Saturday: “Tyrone GAA Statement Re All-Ireland Final V Kerry: “This morning, the Tyrone GAA Management Committee has decided that it is not in a position to field its senior football team in the rescheduled All-Ireland football championship semi-final in Croke Park, next Saturday. “Having received expert medical opinion on the existing and future health and welfare of the players who contracted the Covid-19 virus during the ...

Colm Shalvey reports The club season moved up a gear last Sunday as many teams welcomed their county players back in the race to qualify for the knock-out stages of the leagues. Scotstown got off the mark in Group One of the Senior Football League when they held off Inniskeen for a home win. Scotstown had four points to their name by the time Andrew Woods opened Inniskeen’s account, but with Dónal Meegan and Ciarán McNulty adding scores for the Grattans, they reduced their deficit to the minimum (0-8 to 0-7) ...

Players have stomach for battle to win silverware Colm Shalvey reports Several Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League Finals took place last Friday night and amid very challenging weather conditions at each venue, all games went down to the wire. Two of the games had two-point winning margins, while another was a one-point game and the other went all the way to extra-time. Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League Division 1A Final Latton 0-10 Scotstown 0-8 A purple patch either side of the second-half water break pushed Latton towards a narrow win over Scotstown ...

Treinfhir Clan urges Co Council to explore future programme of “Gathering” events a programme of “Gathering” events organised across Co Monaghan based around the county’s most prominent surnames could generate an additional 500,000 tourism visitors to the county annually, Monaghan Co Council was told last week. The Council was urged to give serious consideration to a future ancestry tourism initiative of this type by representatives of the Treinfhir Clan, who are currently engaged in detailed planning for a follow-up next year to their highly successful Treinfhir Gathering of 2019. Treinfhir Clan ...