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The deep sense of grief and loss evident in the Monaghan community since the news of the passing of Sean McCaffrey at Cavan General Hospital on December 30 has been reflected at all levels among the Irish soccer fraternity. From Annaghlough, Castleshane, 58-year-old Mr McCaffrey made an indelible impact on soccer development at local, regional and national level. A seminal figure in the foundation of the Monaghan United club, he was also a founder of Oriel Celtic and his influence as a coach and manager bore fruit in the number ...

ENERGY COMPANY SEEKS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR SEVEN TURBINES Michael Fisher New plans submitted by an energy company seeking planning permission for a wind farm in the Errigal Truagh area of north Monaghan do not contain any increase in the height above ground of the seven proposed turbines. Documents submitted to Monaghan County Council shortly before Christmas by Galetech Energy Services provided answers to a number of issues raised by the Planning Department when the company submitted a previous application…

A Garda Sergeant who passed away in tragic circumstances on Christmas Eve has been remembered as “a true leader” by his colleagues in the force. Detective Garda Sergeant Gabriel Bell, of Kiltubrid, Threemilehouse and formerly of Bog Road, Mullins Cross, Dunleer, Co Louth was a wellknown and long-serving police officer in the Monaghan District and was widely respected for the exacting manner in which he discharged his professional duties. His tragic passing on December 24 evoked shock and sadness across a wide area, and the community’s sympathy resides with his ...

Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD and recently appointed Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys brought good news to Ballybay on Monday last. Speaking at the town’s Enterprise Park, Minister Humphreys announced funding for the development there of a new Regional Food Centre of Excellence – one of 21 regional projects set to receive a total of €30.5 million in competitive funding from Enterprise Ireland. Pictured by Rory Geary at the announcement event are from left: Brendan Mallon, Mallon’s Foods; Minister Humphreys; Julie Sinnamon, Chief Executive of Enterprise Ireland; Monaghan ...

Michael Fisher A visit last week to the Monaghan/Armagh border at Middletown by a group of British MPs from an influential House of Commons committee demonstrated the differences over Brexit amongst the parties at Westminster, where the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was being debated yesterday. Meanwhile government leaders from 27 countries excluding the UK will meet at the European Council in Brussels tomorrow to decide when the next stage of the Brexit talks should begin. There was some optimism after a position paper on the status of the Irish border ...

“Phenomenal” was how key organiser Frank McEnaney of the Westenra Arms Hotel in Monaghan Town described the local public response to the Movember initiative undertaken to raise funding for Monaghan’s Crocus cancer support group. Staff and members from a number of prominent business premises and community organisations throughout Monaghan got behind the effort with great enthusiasm, growing their facial hair throughout the month of November prior to the big sponsored shave-off held recently in The West, which attracted a packed audience. In all the effort has raised in the region ...

“Homer’s ghost came whispering…”: Modern-day literary disciples of the great Inniskeen poet Patrick Kavanagh gathered at his graveside to pay homage on Thursday last as the 50th anniversary of his death was marked by a commemoration event organised jointly by Monaghan Co Council and the Patrick Kavanagh Resource Centre, and funded by Culture Ireland. Our photograph by Rory Geary shows Monaghan novelist Evelyn Conlon reading from Kavanagh’s work as Cork poet Theo Dorgan and Monaghan poet …

It’s official – Latton Bawn are the best community in Ireland! One of the most scenic corners of Co Monaghan took centre stage at the Irish Public Bodies (IPB) Pride of Place awards in Letterkenny on Saturday night last when the community of Latton and Bawn scooped the top prize in their population category, beating off competition across all 32 counties to lay claim to the title of best wee community in Ireland for 2017. Latton Bawn achieved the top position in Category Two, for villages with a population between ...

ALL sections of the Co Monaghan community were shocked and saddened on Wednesday of last week to learn of the tragic death in a road traffic collision of a much loved retired parish priest who was well known through the entirety of the county, writes Patsy McArdle. Very Rev Fr Joe McCluskey, who was a former parish priest in Corcaghan and Threemilehouse for more than two decades, also served as parish priest in the South Monaghan parish of Killanny, prior to retirement. He died after his car collided with a ...

LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, is calling on the Co Monaghan public to donate to its Christmas Appeal this year and help give LauraLynn families across the country the precious gift of time together this Christmas. The appeal will help raise vital funds needed to address a shortfall of €750,000 in this year’s fundraising target and maintain the services they provide to families across Ireland. “A Christmas Wish” is the theme of this year’s appeal, and LauraLynn is inviting people to make this wish come true for families of children with ...