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‘WRONG DECISION AT WRONG TIME’ – CARTHY Michael Fisher In another blow for banking services in Co. Monaghan, the Bank of Ireland announced on Monday it was closing its branches in Castleblayney and Clones, along with Cootehill and Kingscourt in Co. Cavan, as part of a major re-organisation. Sinn Féin Deputy Matt Carthy said it could be potentially devastating for the towns affected and described it as “the wrong decision at the wrong time.” A senior bank executive said it remained committed to Co. Monaghan and the changes would allow the ...

After 41 years working with McAree Engineering, their V-Mac Sales Manager, Eamon McMeel has retired to focus on his own family farm enterprise. The McMeel family have a large broiler breeding unit enterprise and supply Carton Bros who produce the popular Manor Farm chicken brand. It is one of the oldest family companies in the country and dates back to 1775. Eamon has worked in every area of the V-Mac silo business and has been a familiar face on the company’s stands at trade shows across Britain and Ireland. All ...

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources announced this week that it is pursuing a joint venture with Turkish mining company Demir to develop its gold exploration project in the Border region, including its prospect at Clontibret in Co Monaghan. Conroy said it had signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture with Demir Export, which had agreed to pay €9 million in two tranches to finance the first two phases of development of the 65- kilometre gold prospecting corridor at the Longford-Down Massif. Chairman Professor Richard Conway stated: ”Demir ...

Michael Fisher The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys TD says she hopes Ulster Bank will clarify its position soon amidst reports that it is to withdraw from the Irish market. The bank is a subsidiary of the NatWest group in the UK, which is due to publish annual results tomorrow. It’s thought this announcement might include clarification of its intentions for the future of Ulster Bank, which would lead to the closure of its branch network in the Republic including the facility at Church Square in Monaghan town. Minister ...

Michael Fisher As Monaghan continues to top the list as the county with the highest incidence rate of Covid-19 per 100,000 of population over a fourteen day timescale, the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has said she hopes the country can begin to get back to normal from July or August. Speaking on the Joe Finnegan Show on Northern Sound yesterday, she said the latest Covid vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson, which is under review by the European Medicines Agency, is a “gamechanger”. She said ...

Includes Brackly Bridge Replacement near Castleblayney Michael Fisher Over €16 million from national funds is to be spent this year on the maintenance and renewal of the road network in County Monaghan. This includes bridge rehabilitation and drainage works. These grants supplement any expenditure by Monaghan County Council from their own resources on regional and local road projects and do not represent the total investment in regional and local roads for this year. The largest single expenditure will be the replacement of Brackly bridge on the R180 Carrickmacross to Lough Egish road, ...

No planning application has so far been lodged with Monaghan Co Council in relation to the erection of a 5G telecommunications mast near Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan Town, it was stated at Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District. Concerns in the local community, and a degree of associated commentary on social media, over such a proposal being imminent were referenced ..

Motorists from North on Non-essential Journeys Turned Back Michael Fisher A major Garda operation began on Monday morning aimed at reducing the level of traffic from Northern Ireland crossing the border into Co. Monaghan. The Covid checkpoints were set up in places such as Mullanderg north of Emyvale on the main N2 Dublin to Derry road, not far from the border at Moybridge. In the first few hours a number of northern registered cars were turned back according to Inspector Adrian Durcan from Monaghan. He said: “We have engaged with a ...

Local Ireland, the association representing 42 weekly paidfor newspapers around the country, is calling on the Government to match its €5 million funding for local radio with support for local newspapers. President of Local Ireland David Ryan said: “We provide a unique service to our readers both urban and rural. We are in every county, every town, every estate and every townland. “We have seen a dramatic fall in advertising revenue during the pandemic with an average drop of 22% among our members in 2020. That has come on top ...

Monaghan Co Council delivered an apology on Monday to those who might have endured suffering and mistreatment in mother and baby facilities in Co Monaghan that in the past came within the responsibility of the local authority to provide and oversee. The apology came in a statement read by Cathaoirleach, Councillor Colm Carthy of Sinn Féin, at the commencement of the February meeting of the Council, which was held online in adherence to Covid-19 restrictions. Monaghan Co Council, as a public assistance authority, had responsibility for unmarried mothers and their ...