Articles in the Truagh Category

The old phrase “money from America” to describe the beneficence of Irish emigrants towards their home place had a modern manifestation at the annual New Year’s Day Run in Emyvale organised by Glaslough Harriers AC. This year’s 10k and 5k walk and run saw a link forged with the Irish Yank Foundation in order to generate funds for Errigal Truagh Special Needs. Our photograph by Rory Geary shows foundation founder and former Truagh and Monaghan footballer Daniel Yankee McKenna presenting a cheque for €20,000 to Special Needs Group representative Bernie ...

Michael Fisher An amended plan for a wind farm in the Errigal Truagh area of north Monaghan has been refused planning permission by Monaghan County Council because it did not include a suitable survey of hen harriers in the Sliabh Beagh area carried out during the breeding season. Nor did it specify details of the proposed connection to the electricity grid in Co. Monaghan. The development involved the erection of seven tall turbines in five townlands and road upgrade works on access routes in three other areas. The company behind ...

Some of the group from Truagh that ran the recent Dublin City Marathon are pictured making the presentation of the cheque for €17,000 that they raised for the Errigal Truagh Special Needs Group to members of the group. Included in the photo are some of the members of the Errigal Truagh Special Needs Group, front (L-R) Finbarr Keenan, Thomas Hannan, Kevin Owens, Patrick McKenna, Finbarr McKenna and Seamus Morgan. Behind are some of the group that ran the marathon, (L-R) Frank Skinnedar, Peadar Magee, Aidan McKenna, Noeleen McCrudden, Kate McAree, ...