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Three Co Monaghan brothers have been remanded in custody for sentencing in the Special Criminal Court for their roles in a series of ATM robberies in the Border region over a two-year period. Stephen Duffy, 35, from Tullynahinera, Castleblayney and his two younger brothers, 31-year-old Gerard and 27-year-old Ciaran, both from Greagh, Loughnamore, will receive their sentences from the three-judge court on March 4 next. The men were part of an organised crime gang who carried out a series of robberies in which ATM machines were removed by diggers from ...

The long-held ambition of significant high-value graduate employment being available on the doorstep of Co Monaghan third level students moved a step closer to realisation on Monday with a formal ceremony to mark the commencement of construction of the BioConnect Research and Innovation Centre at Knockaconny on the outskirts of Monaghan Town. “Once complete, the new research centre will create hundreds of skilled jobs locally and will drive collaboration, innovation and research that will ensure Co Monaghan has a competitive advantage and will be at the cutting edge of food ...

Michael Fisher “This is a great day for Emyvale” was the unanimous view at the opening on Monday of a new temporary Garda base in Emyvale. It was a sentiment expressed by both the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, who performed the official opening, and the Chair of the Joint Policing Committee in Monaghan, Sinn Féin Councillor Brian McKenna. They were joined by the Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council, Cllr Aidan Campbell; the Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Municipal District, Cllr David Maxwell and some of his colleagues, ...

Services to elderly and vulnerable disrupted by crime say Gardaí Gardaí in Co Monaghan issued a public appeal yesterday for assistance in curbing the spate of telephone cable thefts which have afflicted the county and wider Border region in recent months. Sixty-six incidents of such thefts are currently being investigated by Gardaí in Cavan/Monaghan and in the Louth and Meath Garda Divisions. Garda Sergeant Michael Duffy, Crime Prevention Officer with the Cavan/Monaghan Garda Division, said yesterday that “this is not a victimless crime”. He said that vital services to elderly and ...

A leading US travel show has issued a callout to the people of Co Monaghan for potential locations for its 2023 series. Ireland with Michael is at present showcasing destinations in Ireland for its second series which airs in the spring. The programme boasts an audience of 155 million people across the US and Canada. Show host is Wexford-born Michael Londra, a singer and producer with an Emmy nomination on his CV. Ireland with Michael airs across the PBS network in the US and Canada. In each episode, he takes ...

Strong demands were made at national political level this week for immediate improvements in the resources and facilities available to victims of domestic violence in Co Monaghan. Sinn Féin TDs for Cavan/Monaghan Matt Carthy and Pauline Tully, and Fianna Fáil Deputy for the constituency Brendan Smith, have all made calls for urgent action to address the lack of a domestic violence refuge in the county and to have greater supports introduced for victims and survivors. Deputy Carthy, speaking in the Dáil on a Sinn Féin Private Members Motion introduced following ...

An allocation in excess of €2.5 million for the development of walking and cycling infrastructure in Co Monaghan was announced this week. The funding for Monaghan Co Council was announced by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD on Monday in a high-profile media event further underscoring the Green Party influence on the Government’s transport investment policies. €200,000 is to be spent upgrading the Monaghan Town Greenway, with a further €100,000 allocated to the upgrade of the Greenway along the N2. €56,000 is also included in the funding package for the ...

By Veronica Corr On Tuesday social media lit up, with a quirky video posted by Gardaí in Carrickmacross, who apprehended a Shetland Pony on Main Street in the early hours of the morning. The chestnut stallion had apparently escaped from his paddock on the Shercock Road and made his way into town where he was playing havoc with traffic (according to the Cavan Monaghan Garda Division Facebook page). Gardaí were keen to reunite the handsome fellow with his owner, who turned out to be local man Pat Cassidy. Tony the ...

Co Monaghan has been caught up in the spontaneous outpouring of grief, and urgent calls for action to counter violence against women, which consumed the nation following the killing of 23-year-old Irish primary school teacher Ashling Murphy on Wednesday January 12 last. A noted traditional Irish musician, Ms Murphy died after being attacked while exercising at the Grand Canal in Cappincur near Tullamore in Co Offaly and was pronounced dead at the scene from her injuries. An intensive Garda investigation of the crime was conducted in the days that followed. ...

‘Blayney reporter’s life and work generate multitude of tributes By Peter Hughes The Northern Standard, the community of Castleblayney, and the Border region and national theatres of journalism, lost an essential personality on Thursday, January 6 last with the passing at the age of 82 of Patrick J McArdle, Knockagolis. Patsy, as he was universally known, had been a full-time member of the reporting staff of this newspaper for over 40 years and was one of the most prominent and respected members of his profession in the Border counties and nationally. ...