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The Monaghan Town Team business organisation has been recognised as a model of European good practice for the work it has done in the field of urban revitalisation. The URBACT Good Practice Award was formally presented in Tallinn, Estonia last weekend to Monaghan Town Centre Coordinator Trevor Connolly and Máire Cullinan from Monaghan Co Council’s Economic Development and Urban Regeneration section. The local representatives also took part in the URBACT City Festival to learn about tried and tested solutions to urban challenges. In a media release this week, Monaghan Town ...

Combilift, the Monaghan-based manufacturer of multidirectional forklifts has signed a contract with Paves Asia Pacific PTE Ltd to launch its ‘straddle carrier’ product in Asia. Launched in 2010, the Combilift Straddle Carrier (Combi-SC) range was developed by Combilift as a more cost effective and flexible solution for distribution, shipping and haulage companies. Paves Asia Pacific PTE Ltd is a supplier of different construction equipment and have been named as one of the leading specialists in its field. The contract signing was witnessed by Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Business, Enterprise ...

“We’re not the big bad wolf” spokesperson says “Pure Propaganda” claim anti-pylon groups Michael Fisher There has been a shift in local support for the North South electricity interconnector, according to EirGrid, since it got planning permission for the major infrastructure project in the Republic last December. Meanwhile the semi-state company is pushing ahead with its plans in order to begin construction of the high voltage overhead line in the middle of next year. Following information obtained by the County Monaghan Anti Pylon Committee, EirGrid confirmed it had issued a public tender ...

The entire North Monaghan community was plunged into mourning this week after the death of a well-known local man in a tragic workplace accident. Gary Askin, aged 28, of Cornacrieve, Emyvale died at the Cornacrieve Mushrooms processing plant on Wednesday last, September 13. Emergency services were called to the plant shortly after 8 pm to attend to three men suffering breathing difficulties, Gardaí stated. Accounts of the incident suggest that Gary was working alongside his brother Stephen and a Polish colleague when Stephen became trapped in a wood chip silo. ...

The picture perfect village of Glaslough put Co Monaghan firmly on the European map at the weekend when they claimed a Gold Award in the Entente Florale competition. Nineteen representatives of the community, accompanied by Cathaoirleach of Monaghan Co Council Cathy Bennett, Cathaoirleach of the Monaghan Municipal District Paudge Connolly and local authority staff descended on the spa resort town of Podčetrtek, Slovenia for the announcement of the results. This Saturday, September 23 a victory celebration will take place in Wright’s Coach House Bar in Glaslough at 8 pm. Admission ...

Michael Fisher “We must absolutely avoid a hard border”. That was the view of the European Parliament’s Brexit Co-ordinator Guy Verhofstadt MEP when he visited Belfast and County Monaghan yesterday. He was on a fact-finding tour on how a UK withdrawal from the European Union will affect the island of Ireland. After talks at Stormont with the main parties in the North, the former Belgian Prime Minister was taken to a dairy farm on the border near Middletown in Co. Armagh on the Monaghan to Armagh road. The owner Seán ...

NEW ROUTE FROM SMITHBOROUGH TO MIDDLETOWN IS A BREXIT-BREAKER: SHANE ROSS Michael Fisher This cross-border scheme is “a Brexit-breaker”, according to Transport Minister Shane Ross. He joined Minister Heather Humphreys on Monday at the launch of a major upgrade of the Ulster Canal Greenway in County Monaghan. The greenway walking and cycle route around Monaghan town will be extended towards Smithborough in one direction and eastwards into the North up to Middletown in County Armagh. The project will cost €4.95 million and according to the head of Waterways Ireland, the lead ...

By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie PEOPLE in Cootehill and across counties Cavan and Monaghan were genuinely shocked towards the end of last week as news filtered through of the tragic death on Wednesday of popular lifelong photographer Brian Mulligan in unexpected circumstances while on a pilgrimage walk in Italy. Mr Mulligan, who had been a photographer for the Anglo-Celt for over four decades and also contributed regularly to this newspaper, apparently died after falling down a 10-metre incline while walking on the ‘Cammino di Assisi’ near Modigliana in…

ANTI PYLON GROUPS SEND CLEAR MESSAGE TO EU COMMISSION OVER INTERCONNECTOR PLAN Michael Fisher Anti-pylon groups from Monaghan and four other counties affected by the proposed North-South electricity interconnector have told the European Commission undergrounding is the only way forward and that the proposal for an overhead line is “dead”. They also heard representatives of the Belgian electricity grid operator explain that public consultation and acceptance for such large scale infrastructure projects is their number one priority and without it they would not proceed. The Belgian company Elia also showed the ...

This year we are calling on you to Switch on Culture Night in County Monaghan! Now in its 13th year, Culture Night is an annual all Ireland event where arts and cultural organisations open their doors until late with hundreds of free events. Culture Night reminds us about the fantastic cultural facilities and resources that we have locally and nationally and helps us raise their profile. It is a night to help create a sense of community and belonging and to make it easier for people to play a role in ...