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On Sunday next, 29 June 2025 – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul – the Diocese of Clogher will celebrate the Ordination of Stephen Sherry from the Parish of Tullycorbet for service as a Deacon. Stephen is a seminarian at St Patrick’s College Maynooth, where he has completed his studies for the Priesthood in the diocese. The ordination Mass will be celebrated in St Macartan’s Cathedral, Monaghan at 3 pm this Sunday. The Bishop of Clogher, Bishop Larry Duffy, will be the ordaining prelate and he will be joined by ...

PETER HUGHES The landmark building in Clones that was formerly the Lennard Arms Hotel had its potentially bright new future as the hub for a new heritage tourism initiative outlined to the members of the Ballybay-Clones Municipal District on Monday. Marc Roosli and Frank Cooney from consultants Mirador Media outlined the concept of a Freedom of Clones visitor experience, with “where Ireland’s ancient heart still beats” as a suggested tagline. The Lennard Arms building would become the hub from which visitors could explore the 1,500 years of history possessed by the ...

The IDA is currently positively engaged in discussions with an Enterprise Ireland company about the use of the 1,400 square metre Advance Technology Building at the Knockaconny industrial park on the outskirts of Monaghan Town. This was disclosed by Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton TD when the issue was raised with her in Seanad Éireann last week by Monaghan Senator Robbie Gallagher. Senator Gallagher told the Minister of State that a “very impressive, brand-spanking-new IDA advanced technology building” was completed in Monaghan in 2021 but had been lying idle waiting ...

By Veronica Corr Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan addressed Dáil Éireann on Tuesday, 27th May to issue an apology to the family of Shane O’Farrell, a 23-year-old man who was killed in a hit-and-run outside Carrickmacross on August 2nd 2011, by a serial offender whom it is accepted should have been in jail at the time of the law graduate’s unlawful killing when he was cycling home. The Taoiseach and Tánaiste endorsed the State apology delivered by the Minister for Justice. The O’Farrell family were present to witness the apology ...

Over €5,334,000 in funding to expand early learning and childcare services across Cavan and Monaghan, part of a national €25 million investment under the Building Blocks Extension Scheme, was announced this week. The scheme supports existing early learning and childcare providers, both community and private, to extend their facilities or even develop new premises, with the goal of creating 1,500 new childcare places nationwide. Clones Community Childcare will receive €366,382 creating 20 new places. Newbliss Childcare Services Ltd will receive €500,000 creating 22 new places. Inis Óg Childcare will receive ...

Monaghan County Council has announced public consultation opportunities at the commencement of the preparation of a 10-year Master Plan for Lough Muckno and Environs, Castleblayney. There are a number of opportunities for the public to get involved and shape this master plan, which will provide a blueprint for the future development of Lough Muckno and its environs over the next 10 years. “Lough Muckno is a wonderful resource, firstly for the people of Castleblayney, while there are remarkable opportunities to create a very attractive tourism offer,” commented Robert Burns, Chief ...

MAITIU MONAGHAN The first time I met Aaron McKenna, was in a Largy College changing room in 2013 for u14 football trials. Then only a mischievous, gangly teenager, the Smithborough man was a ball of energy. He was never not scheming, joking, or generally acting the maggot. He has as much interest in the Largy College u14 football team as I had in marking him during the trials. At 13 years old, it was impossible to see the intense focus this care free kid had. It’s been well documented how the ...

A Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis will take place in St Macartan’s Cathedral in Monaghan tomorrow, Friday evening April 25 at 7.30 pm. Co Monaghan Catholics have united with the faithful worldwide in mourning the passing of the 88-year-old pontiff, which was announced by the Vatican on Easter Monday. The previous day Pope Francis had appeared briefly to impart an Easter Sunday blessing to the crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square in Rome. He had suffered severe health problems in recent times and had spent ...

Town of Monaghan Co-Op, which employed generations of local people. It was part of the fabric of the local economy for over a century. As we went to press yesterday, Wednesday, on foot of a request from this newspaper, a Lakeland Dairies spokesperson issued the following statement: “Lakeland Dairies is committed to delivering sustainable prosperity to our 3,200 farm families by ensuring that we are right-sized, lean, and efficient, while offering added-value products to customers in over 100 global markets. “Over the course of 2023, Lakeland Dairies examined, in detail, ...

What was by common consent the most colourful and inclusive St Patrick’s Day Parade of recent times drew very large crowds to Monaghan Town on Monday afternoon for a communal celebration of the Feast of the National Apostle. Former Government Minister and TD for Cavan/Monaghan Heather Humphreys was grand marshal for the event, which featured four bands and a cavalcade of floats and entries reflective of North Monaghan’s economic activity, community diversity and sporting prowess, with some very inventive and artistic takes on the parade theme of Irish Legends. One ...