Articles in the Kingscourt Category

“A strong campaigner on behalf of local issues and a committed advocate of the people of the town,” was one of the phrases used by Fianna Fáil Senator Robbie Gallagher yesterday when he paid tribute to the late Lorcan Ronaghan of Drumcarn, Latlurcan in Monaghan Town, who passed away on Tuesday of this week. A Fianna Fáil representative on Monaghan Urban District Council and Town Council for a long number of years, Mr Ronaghan was also a very successful local businessman who helped establish a family pharmacy that continues to ...

Aughnamullen Pipe Band, who took part in the Kingscourt St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Pic. Pat Byrne.

By Veronica Corr Superintendent Tim Burke of Bailieboro Garda Station confirmed to The Northern Standard this week, that the Bank of Ireland branch’s external ATM machine on Kingscourt’s Main Street, had been ripped out of the wall with a digger at around 4am on Sunday morning, March 10th. T he ATM was removed using a short wheel based light coloured Jeep with a trailer. A number of people were involved in the theft, which took less than 10 minutes. The digger, which was transported on a low loader, was abandoned and ...

The design plans for the new secondary school in Kingscourt, Co Cavan will be unveiled to the public tomorrow, Friday August 14 at 8 pm in Cabra Castle. Planning permission for the new school has been granted by Cavan Co Council to Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board. Speaking following the announcement Martin O’Brien, Chief Executive of the ETB welcomed the granting of planning, saying that it was a very significant development and that he was looking forward to the commencement of work on site before the end of the year. He encouraged ...

By PATSY McARDLE A KINGSCOURT bank which was targeted by armed raiders earlier this year was hit again last week by ATM scammers and it has emerged that a number of customers had varying amounts drawn from their accounts. Some customers expressed alarm on Monday by the grim discovery that cash was also drawn out of their accounts—- AFTER they alerted the Bank of Ireland, through the bank’s official helpline of the situation following the ...