Articles in the Glaslough Category

TARGETING LUXURY TRAVEL BUSINESS FOR CO MONAGHAN IN CANNES

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13 Dec 2024 Comments Off on TARGETING LUXURY TRAVEL BUSINESS FOR CO MONAGHAN IN CANNES

Twenty-four tourism businesses from Ireland – including Castle Leslie Estate in Co Monaghan – have joined Tourism Ireland in Cannes this week, for the annual International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM). ILTM is an invitation-only event for the global luxury travel industry – attracting more than 1,850 influential luxury travel buyers and decision-makers who design unique, luxury travel itineraries for their high net-worth international clients, from around 90 different countries. Luxury travel editors and journalists from international publications are also in attendance. The four-day event – which takes place at the ...

NO MAST IN GLASLOUGH! – JUDICIAL REVIEW VICTORY FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY

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10 Aug 2023 Comments Off on NO MAST IN GLASLOUGH! – JUDICIAL REVIEW VICTORY FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY
NO MAST IN GLASLOUGH! – JUDICIAL REVIEW VICTORY FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY

Residents of the national Tidy Towns title-winning village of Glaslough have successfully prevented the erect of a mobile phone mast in their midst. Locals brought forward a judicial review process and have been successful in having the planned 19.5-metre structure blocked. The initial planning application by Vodafone Ireland was refused by Monaghan Co Council, but this decision was overturned by An Bord Pleanála in an appeal hearing. “I am delighted with the successful outcome to quash the decision,” stated solicitor Alan Wilkie of Wilkie & Flanagan Solicitors, who provided his ...

WEE TED LEADS THE WAY FOR THE JOLLY JOGGERS

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6 Jan 2023 Comments Off on WEE TED LEADS THE WAY FOR THE JOLLY JOGGERS
WEE TED LEADS THE WAY FOR THE JOLLY JOGGERS

Little Ted McQuaid, the beneficiary of this year’s Jolly Joggers walk and run organised by Glaslough Harriers AFC, decided to lead by example at the New Year’s Day event. He is shown with parents Gabby and Pat approaching the finishing line of the Emyvale course much to the delight of the assembled spectators, among them World Masters athletics champion Donna Evans. Proceeds from the annual event will this year help defray wee Ted’s medical expenses. To support the cause a total of 805 people registered for the 10k/6k undertaking in ...

MONAGHAN COUNCILLORS CALL FOR PHONE MAST LAW CHANGE

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29 Apr 2022 Comments Off on MONAGHAN COUNCILLORS CALL FOR PHONE MAST LAW CHANGE
MONAGHAN COUNCILLORS CALL FOR PHONE MAST LAW CHANGE

A change in planning legislation to control technology additions being made to telecommunications masts once they have acquired initial planning approval has been called for at a meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District. Concerns among the communities of Glaslough, where a campaign is being waged to prevent the erection of a mobile phone mast in the centre of the village after An Bord Pleanála overturned a decision by Monaghan Co Council to refuse permission, and Killygoan in Monaghan Town, where health fears about a mast adjacent the estate have persisted ...

BEST PLACE TO LIVE JUDGES PRAISE GLASLOUGH AND MONAGHAN TOWN

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1 Oct 2021 Comments Off on BEST PLACE TO LIVE JUDGES PRAISE GLASLOUGH AND MONAGHAN TOWN
BEST PLACE TO LIVE JUDGES PRAISE GLASLOUGH AND MONAGHAN TOWN

Waterford City has been named as Best Place to Live in Ireland 2021 – but the judges of the Irish Time competition this week showered praise on Glaslough village on its achievement in making it into the final five shortlist and Monaghan Town on achieving a top twenty placing. Waterford was the unanimous choice of the judging panel, but they emphasised that the winner beat off stiff competition from Glaslough and the other short-listed locations of Clonakilty, Co Cork, Galway City and Killarney, Co Kerry. Among the things which impressed ...

SAMMY LESLIE ‘SLEEPS OUT’ FOR HOMELESSNESS

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16 Oct 2020 Comments Off on SAMMY LESLIE ‘SLEEPS OUT’ FOR HOMELESSNESS
SAMMY LESLIE ‘SLEEPS OUT’ FOR HOMELESSNESS

‘Shine a Light Night’ is a truly touching event where people come together for one night to raise vital funds and to stand in solidarity with those experiencing homelessness in Ireland today. Castle Leslie Estate’s owner Sammy Leslie is taking part this year in Focus Ireland’s ‘Shine a Light Night’ on Friday 16th October. She is joining other Irish Companies to raise muchneeded funds to support the vital work of Focus Ireland and their aim to end homelessness in Ireland. Sammy will be leaving the comfort of her home and ...

MCPA DETECTED IN EMYVALE AND GLASLOUGH DRINKING WATER

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28 Aug 2020 Comments Off on MCPA DETECTED IN EMYVALE AND GLASLOUGH DRINKING WATER
MCPA DETECTED IN EMYVALE AND GLASLOUGH DRINKING WATER

Exceedances for the pesticide MCPA have been detected in the public drinking water supplies in two different areas of Monaghan, Irish Water stated this week. MCPA is a commonly used herbicide present in many products used to control thistles, docks and rushes. Following routine sampling of drinking water supplies the exceedances were recorded in the Emyvale and Glaslough public water schemes that are supplied from the Glaslough Tyholland Group Water Scheme. Irish Water said it was working in partnership with a range of organisations involved in the National Pesticides and ...

CORONAVIRUS IMPACT WAS FACTOR IN CLOSURE OF GLASLOUGH FOOD FIRM SAYS PARENT COMPANY MD

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28 Aug 2020 Comments Off on CORONAVIRUS IMPACT WAS FACTOR IN CLOSURE OF GLASLOUGH FOOD FIRM SAYS PARENT COMPANY MD
CORONAVIRUS IMPACT WAS FACTOR IN CLOSURE OF GLASLOUGH FOOD FIRM SAYS PARENT COMPANY MD

Michael Fisher BD Foods closed its base in Glaslough on 14th August. The operation which employed around fifty people is now merged with its parent company, Henderson Foodservice. It was announced in May that, owing to the impact of COVID-19, Henderson Foodservice intended to streamline and centralise its operations in order to strengthen the business for the future. This included the closure of BD Foods in Co. Monaghan along with Foodco operations in Ashbourne, Co. Meath and Lisburn. All BD Foods customers are now serviced from Henderson Foodservice’s Mallusk base ...

CLOSURE OF BD FOODS “A DEVASTATING BLOW” – CARTHY

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22 May 2020 Comments Off on CLOSURE OF BD FOODS “A DEVASTATING BLOW” – CARTHY
CLOSURE OF BD FOODS “A DEVASTATING BLOW” – CARTHY

Michael Fisher The Co. Antrim parent company of BD Foods in Glaslough has announced it is to close its Co. Monaghan distribition operation with a potential loss of 48 jobs. BD Foods was purchased by Henderson Foodservice based in Mallusk, outside Belfast in 2018. The firm began trading in 1993 as Barbarrie Duckling Ltd. It was founded by Emyvale businessman Paul Bowe in 1993 to import and supply barbarrie duck and other poultry from France to the expanding continental restaurant trade in Ireland. The company grew to establish its products ...

HISTORIC PIECE OF RAILWAY HERITAGE KINDLY DONATED TO GLASLOUGH VILLAGE

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21 Feb 2020 Comments Off on HISTORIC PIECE OF RAILWAY HERITAGE KINDLY DONATED TO GLASLOUGH VILLAGE
HISTORIC PIECE OF RAILWAY HERITAGE KINDLY DONATED TO GLASLOUGH VILLAGE

Saturday the 1st of February was a very poignant and special day for the Glaslough community as they received a very special gift. The gift was a beautifully restored vintage cast iron platform weighing scales, originally made by W & T Avery. The old railway scales were restored by the late Terence McCaul (Navan and Rockcorry, County Monaghan and it was Terence’s wish that the scales be gifted to the village of Glaslough. It was a wonderful honour for the people of Glaslough to be considered and chosen by Terrance ...