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Peter Hughes The vital need to preserve the Irish bee population in order to prevent serious disruption of the ecosystem will see changes of policy with regard to grass-cutting and flower-planting by the local authority in Monaghan, the members of the Monaghan Municipal District were informed at their monthly meeting on Monday. While there was an assurance that green spaces in housing estates used by children as play facilities would be kept trimmed and maintained, grass will be allowed to grow at other open spaces within the local authority’s control ...

37 Seats in New Dáil as Discussions Start about Government Formation Matt Carthy and Pauline Tully Elected in Cavan Monaghan Michael Fisher reports from the count centre in Cavan “Things are never going to be the same. There is a huge demand for change.” A jubilant Matt Carthy summed up the mood of the Sinn Féin supporters as he topped the poll in Cavan Monaghan and was elected on the first count, soon to be followed by his party colleague Pauline Tully. It was a brilliant election campaign by Sinn Féin locally ...

By PATSY McARDLE ENVIRONMENTAL history for Ireland’s industrial and commercial sector—as well as for concerned community groups everywhere—was created this week by the enterprising and hugely successful Shabra company in the Killycard Industrial Estate at Bree, near Castleblayney, with the opening on Monday afternoon last, of a new €1.2 million recycling and bottle reprocessing extension, which is unique in the country, and adds further to the unrivalled award-winning achievements by Shabra since its establishment by Rita Shah, its present chief executive, and the late Oliver Brady, in 1986, The new plant, ...

By Veronica Corr Childcare is a hot topic ahead of General Election 2020, which takes place this Saturday, so that is why childcare services all over Ireland closed yesterday (Wednesday) to march to Dáil Éireann. The management and staff of Carrickmacross Community Childcare added their voices to the National Early Years Protest. It is understood that most of the facilities within County Monaghan took part. The thousands upon thousands of childcare professionals who downed tools, did so to make a point. Their demands included: more recognition, better pay and conditions, ...

Fine Gael Leader Launches Party Campaign in Monaghan Michael Fisher “This is not the time for the Fianna Fáil Junior B team!” Minister Heather Humphreys put the boot in and chose a football analogy as she helped to launch the Fine Gael general election campaign in Monaghan yesterday. It came less than 24 hours after President Higgins, at the request of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, had formally dissolved the 32nd Dáil. With the starting gun fired, the electorate in Cavan Monaghan and elsewhere throughout the country will now prepare to go to ...

Michael Fisher Work on the new bridge over the River Blackwater beside Lakeland Dairies at Coolshannagh in Monaghan is progressing ahead of programme despite high river levels and it should be open by the end of March. Monaghan County Council’s January meeting was informed that installation of the bridge arches was completed on 22nd November. Depending on the weather, it is anticipated that the bridge rehabilitation programme will be completed between April and the end of June. Accommodation works to allow access at St Macartan’s College and Lakeland are continuing. Construction ...

GROUND RENTS LAW CHANGED AFTER CAMPAIGN BY BUSINESSES DOCUMENTARY MAKER PRAISED FOR HIS WORK Michael Fisher Monaghan made its mark at Leinster House last Thursday when three local Oireachtas members from Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin joined to pass legislation that will help resolve a problem over historic ground rents for some businesses in Carrickmacross and other parts of the country. Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher said the passing of his Private Member’s Bill, entitled the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017, will resolve a long-standing tenancy ...

WORK STARTS ON NEW IDA FACILITY AT KNOCKACONNY… AND COVERED PERFORMANCE AREA TO BE CREATED IN THE DIAMOND Michael Fisher For over thirty years, a greenfield site on the Armagh road in Monaghan purchased by the Industrial Development Authority has been waiting for a prospective tenant. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, recalled how it used to be a recurring item on the agenda at meetings of Monaghan County Council, where she served alongside Cllr Brian McKenna of Sinn Féin (and Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin). The Minister was ...

Six Route Options for the Ardee to Castleblayney Scheme The newly formed N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Concerned Residents Group are urging people in the south Monaghan and north Louth region to make a submission to consultation led by Monaghan County Council on the new road and upgrade proposals, which form Ardee to Castleblayney N2 scheme. Monaghan County Council in partnership with Louth County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) are developing the project in order to upgrade a 32km section of the N2/A5 Dublin to Derry Road. “Some of the proposed ...

Peter Hughes Christmas came to Monaghan Town last Sunday, with the formal switch-on of the county capital’s festive lighting display preceded by a Magnificent Show of music, dancing, a galaxy of children’s favourite characters and some words of wisdom and encouragement for the starry-eyed young people in the Church Square assembly from the sage personages of Santa Claus and his good lady wife. Such a show needed a Magnificent Showman and had it in the energetic personage of Colin Walker in his costumeperfect personification of P T Barnum, a rousing ...