Articles in the General News Category

Monaghan man Brendan Finnegan has scooped €100,000 following the purchase of a €2 Ryanair charity scratch card. Brendan purchased the card while on a Ryanair flight to Italy. “This has been an incredible experience, one that I will never forget,” the Monaghan man stated. “Never in a million years did I think when I bought the scratch card that I would make it all the way to the Ryanair Win A Million event. I knew of Ryanair’s charity partnerships with the likes of Jack and Jill here in Ireland and ...

The Government was in the final stages of preparation for what would be the most ambitious strategy in the history of the State for the delivery of affordable homes, Minister for Justice, Social Protection, and Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys stated in Castleblayney last week. Minister Humphreys was officiating at a ceremony to mark the completion of 25 new social housing units at Radharc An Bhrí, part of a 38- dwelling project involving the approved housing body Tuath Housing. The new homes have been allocated to applicants from the ...

The company seeking to establish a gold mine in Clontibret has announced that it has discovered a new gold target elsewhere in its Irish licence area. Conroy Gold & Natural Resources plc said a new extensive gold-in-soil anomaly covering an area of around 40 acres had been discovered during a soil sampling programme. “The newly discovered gold-in-soil target lies between the company’s Derryhennet gold target, where drilling and trenching have identified significant grades and widths of gold-inbedrock, and the site where the Clay Lake Gold nugget was discovered in the ...

The Daft.ie report showed that rents in the Ulster counties of Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal had risen cumulatively by 13.9% in the last year, reflecting a sharp fall in the availability of rental properties, with just 54 homes available to rent in the three counties on August 1 this year. “In Monaghan, rents were on average 12.8% higher in the second quarter of 2021 than a year previously,” the report stated. “The average listed rent is now €886, up 72% from its lowest point.” Nationally, Daft.ie found that rents in ...

Both Re-Opened After ComplianceMeasures Put in Place The Food Safety Authority of Ireland served two closure orders during July on food businesses in Monaghan and Castleblayney for breaches of food safety legislation. They were among eleven enforcement orders issued by HSE environmental health officers throughout the Republic. The FSAI ordered the closure of Fredis Pizzeria, Dublin Street in Monaghan and of Fredis Takeaway, West Street in Castleblayney. Both premises later re-opened after the closure orders were lifted when improvements had been made. In the case of Fredis Pizzeria in Monaghan town, ...

COUNTY HAS SECOND HIGHEST INCIDENCE RATE OF THE VIRUS Michael Fisher Monaghan has seen a worrying spike in the number of Covid cases in the past week. On Monday, 42 cases were reported and the county now has the second highest 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population in the State (668). The Department of Public Health North East, Monaghan GAA and Monaghan County Council are appealing to people in Monaghan to continue to follow public health advice because of their concerns over the sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in Monaghan in ...

Private home care services provider Home Instead has announced that it is to create 50 new jobs across its offices counties Monaghan and Louth. “We’re inviting applications from people with an interest in care, to join us in helping older people live independent lives in their own homes and in their own communities,” Home Instead’s Chief Operating Officer Shane Jennings stated. Nationwide the provider plans to create 1,000 new employment positions, an expansion that will see the number of clients it cares for increase by 2,000 from its current figure ...

Two Monaghan women have played key roles in the return of one of Dublin’s oldest and best known theatres to live performance following the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. Laura McGuigan from Threemilehouse is General Manager of the Gaiety Theatre, which this year celebrates its 150th anniversary, while Monaghan Town woman Sarah Hall is the theatre’s Deputy Venue Manager. Their efforts saw the curtain go up on the Gaiety stage on Saturday night last for the first time in 17 months as a limited capacity audience enjoyed the first in a four-performance ...

COLM SHALVEY Monaghan’s Croke Park record against Tyrone sadly remains at zero wins and the games have all tended to follow a horribly similar pattern. The game was once again largely played on Tyrone’s terms after a burst before half-time saw them build up a fivepoint lead. A bit like Rory McIlroy’s recent history at the majors, where he has tended to fall adrift before finding his form belatedly, Monaghan rediscovered the verve that had seen them score 5-28 in their previous two championship matches. The half-time introduction of Niall Kearns ...

Jack Madden reports Déjà vu, again. A one-point margin of defeat was almost written in the stars. Stars that are peering through a sky of cloudy, grey disappointment. These defeats do not get any easier. The footballing brain has reached its capacity, the soakage limit hit. It feels as though there is no more room for new lessons to be learned amongst all the old ones. The record of Tyrone victories over Monaghan at Croke Park extends, a record that was under siege in the second half, but all too comfortable ...