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Music fans and town centre hospitality venues alike reaped a rich dividend from last weekend’s Harvest Time Blues festival in Monaghan. The John Fairhurst Trio, pictured by John Nutley in the throes of their Saturday night Squealing Pig performance, were just one of a stellar selection of blues acts from the US, Europe and much closer to home that brought the crowds flocking to participating hostelries and the Diamond Marquee. The launch of the festival on Thursday night saw a spectacular arrival from Jimmy Cornett and the Deadmen, who completed ...

By Veronica Corr Border Communities Against Brexit (BCAB) held a public meeting and exhibition in Clones on Sunday evening last. Before the meeting, the function room of the Creighton Hotel was packed to capacity with people of all ages from those who remembered the realities of the original hard Border, to toddlers in pushchairs. At the outset, BCAB stated that it was a broad organisation with no political allegiance. Public representatives from across the political spectrum were invited but some had sent apologies citing other engagements. There was a predominant ...

Peter Hughes The establishment of a Monaghan base of operations by electrical and mechanical engineering contracting firm MDE Installations represented a huge vote of confidence in the town and county with the challenges of Brexit looming, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys said on Friday. The Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD and Cabinet member was present in the company’s new office facility on the first floor of Bogue’s Business Park on Monaghan Town’s Dublin Road to perform the official opening of the premises, a development that will expand the ...

• Members of the Co Monaghan Disability Network get the message across at the Ability Event showcase held at the green space in front of Monaghan Courthouse on Thursday last. The event showcased the achievements and aspirations of the members of the various disability support services throughout the county that are aligned to the network. “The abilities on display here today show that people with disabilities are active and equal citizens,” Francis McCarron of Monaghan Integrated Development, which supports the activities of the network, told the event, which attracted the ...

By Veronica Corr It was confirmed last night (Wednesday) that the Drumgossatt Road (LP4900), which has been closed since before Christmas, was to reopen with immediate effect. The news was conveyed to the meeting of the Stakeholders’ Forum, which took place yesterday evening in Carrickmacross Civic Offices. The meeting was previously deferred because Monaghan County Council had referred the LP4900 issue to its insurers, Irish Public Bodies. (See Monaghan County Council’s statement on the matter in Carrickmacross News). The Local Authority’s announcement came in the aftermath of the unlawful removal ...

Monaghan man Tom Flannery has brought home a gold and silver medal from the World Transplant Games held at the athletics mecca of Gateshead in Newcastle. Part of the proud and highly successful Irish team feted when they emerged into the arrivals hall at Dublin Airport on Saturday afternoon last, lung transplant recipient Tom, a retired Garda Superintendent, declared: “When I stand back and think about everything and reflect on the health journey I have undertaken over the last few years, I am delighted.” Watched by family members, Tom secured ...

“Act of sheer madness” – Ó Caoláin Michael Fisher A dissident republican group is being blamed for a bomb that exploded on Monday morning near the border in Co. Fermanagh, close to the Clones to Cavan main road, while security forces from the North were searching the area. No-one was injured. The Taoiseach and other Ministers along with public representatives in Co. Monaghan condemned the attack. Sinn Féin Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin called it an “act of sheer madness”. “DESPICABLE AND COWARDLY” Cavan Monaghan Deputy and Minister for Business, Enterprise and ...

Peter Hughes After a silence that began to fall almost 175 years ago, the people of the Mousewood Graveyard were given voice again through music, poetry, prayer and commemoration in Belgium Park on Saturday. The unveiling of the Mousewood Graveyard Memorial – remembering the hundreds of unknown adults and children who rest in the nearby Kilnacloy burial ground – brought current and former residents of the local area and people from across the North Monaghan hinterland together for reflection. The graveyard was the final resting place for those who ended ...

Car enthusiast, Jim Joe McCarra arriving in his vintage Ford at Tydavnet Show on Saturday last. The 68th running of the event attracted record entries and many visitors to the North Monaghan area for what proved to be a very successful day for all concerned. Report and more images on pages 22 & 23.

Michael Fisher Residents in Magheracloone say the discovery of a new crown hole on land owned by Gyproc has increased their anxiety about the safety of the surrounding land. The mining company announced on Monday that the crown hole was discovered on Friday and was confirmed after further study of aerial pictures. It says this crown hole, the third separate hole on lands in the area, is not close to any homes, public infrastructure or roads. However Geraldine Ward, Vice Chair of the Drumgossatt and Knocknacran Residents’ Association, said the ...