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Two-thirds of Co Monaghan’s older citizens have never used the internet, Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council was told. Age Friendly Programme Manager for the Co Council Bernie Bradley said the finding – which emerged from a consultation process involving over 400 respondents from the county’s older population – was something the local authority and others needed to be mindful of when it came to the exclusive provision of some services online, particularly during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Ms Bradley also stated that some older people who had started to ...

Michael Fisher A plea for people to come forward with fresh information about the disappearance of Columba McVeigh forty-five years ago and to help end their torment has been made by his family. In November 1975, the 19 yearold from Donaghmore Co. Tyrone was abducted by the IRA, murdered and is believed to have been secretly buried in bogland at Bragan mountain. A number of unsuccessful searches for his body have been carried out there in recent years, led by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains. Time ...

Corcaghan, Latton and Connons Will Be Main Areas to Benefit Michael Fisher Seven projects in Co. Monaghan are to receive €233,000 in funding under the CLÁR programme as local Fine Gael Deputy and Minister Heather Humphreys pledges to support communities impacted by Covid-19. Three schools and a number of community groups are among those to benefit from grants to help improve footpaths, car parks, road safety measures, outdoor seating and other projects. Some €50,000 has been earmarked for St Michael’s National School in Corcaghan to fund a pedestrian crossing, digital speed ...

Agri-food businesses in Co Monaghan should immediately take the practical steps necessary to prepare for the changes that Brexit will bring from January 1 next, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue stated this week. Minister McConalogue was speaking at a meeting of the Brexit Stakeholder Consultative Committee, where he welcomed the resumption of trade talks between the UK and the European Union but stressed that all involved in the farm sector and related industrial and production activity would have to be prepared for trading changes once the economic effects of Brexit ...

Michael Fisher The Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD has signalled the government’s intention to maintain and protect the allisland single electricity market and to tackle the climate crisis. The Fianna Fáil leader thus indicated his approval along with Fine Gael and the Green Party Minister for Climate Action Eamon Ryan for EirGrid’s plans to proceed with the proposed North South electricity interconnector. It involves an overhead 400kV line and 400 pylons being constructed across five counties including Monaghan and was granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála in December 2016. The ...

Setting a perfect example for their fellow Co Monaghan young people to follow this Hallowe’en are children from St Michael’s National School in Corcaghan. St Michael’s pupils marked the onset of their mid-term break by donning home-made Hallowe’en costumes and engaging in some socially distanced outdoor activities, including a dance performance in the school playground, ensuring their final day of term was safe but suitably Spooktacular! The Gardaí and community organisations in Co Monaghan have appealed this week for all Hallowe’en celebrations this weekend to be carried out in strict ...

• Municipal District votes to investigate proposal but some members voice fears A motion brought before Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District by Sinn Féin councillor Seán Conlon proposing a stakeholder- engagement process on the possibility of providing facilities for caravan holidays in the local Rossmore Park amenity provoked a lively debate. The motion was eventually passed on a 3-2 vote but strong reservations about such a development were voiced by Municipal District Cathaoirleach Seamus Treanor, whose concerns were echoed to some degree by fellow Independent representative Paudge Connolly and ...

Family members of 21-yearold Paul Quinn, the South Armagh man murdered near Oram in Castleblayney on October 20 2007 by a gang of men believed to have paramilitary associations, have renewed their appeal for justice on the 13th anniversary of the killing. Mr Quinn’s mother Breege said this week that this time of year was very hard for her family. “It is Paul’s 13th anniversary. 13 years since we heard his voice. 13 years since we saw him smile. No family should have to endure what we’ve endured. We will ...

• PUBLIC ASKED TO INNOVATIVELY SHOP LOCAL AND REDEEM €400,000 IN UNUSED TOWN VOUCHERS Initiatives to enabling trading in Monaghan Town to be maximised during the vital end-of-year holiday business season for retailers despite the prevailing challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were outlined at Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District. A report was presented to the meeting from newly appointed Business Support Executive Siobhan Sherry which detailed the promotional programme to be engaged in by the local authority and the Monaghan Town Team business support group to maximise trading opportunities in ...

COUNTY WAS ON INCREASED ALERT FOR PAST WEEK Michael Fisher As more businesses shut their doors in Co. Monaghan and throughout the Republic last night, with level five (the highest) restrictions now in place for the next six weeks, the official figures again revealed a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the county. The incidence rate per 100,000 of population shows Monaghan at 402.4 continuing to be in third place behind Cavan and Meath, with Donegal slipping down the table as well as Dublin, where level three measures were ...