Articles in the Monaghan Category

MONAGHAN CCTV SCHEME FACING FUNDING SHORTFALL

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20 Apr 2023 Comments Off on MONAGHAN CCTV SCHEME FACING FUNDING SHORTFALL
MONAGHAN CCTV SCHEME FACING FUNDING SHORTFALL

The long-a waited CCTV crime prevention scheme for Monaghan Town is facing a funding shortfall. The project, which recently secured formal final appro val after a pr otracte d process, will cost in the region of €250,000 to implement in full. Monaghan M un ic ipal Dis tric t has €120 ,000 in its coffer s for the scheme, which will see 43 cameras installed at 17 locations in the town area. But hope was expressed at the Municipal District’s meeting on Monday that work on implementing the scheme could ...

COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINICS BEING HELD IN MONAGHAN AND CARRICK

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17 Jun 2022 Comments Off on COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINICS BEING HELD IN MONAGHAN AND CARRICK
COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINICS BEING HELD IN MONAGHAN AND CARRICK

Two pop-up Covid-19 vaccination clinics will be held in Carrickmacross and Monaghan Town this week. The first clinic will be held in Carrickmacross Primary Care Centre on the Oriel Road today, Thursday June 16 from 2-5 pm. Those aged 12 years and over may avail of Dose 1, Dose 2 and booster vaccines while those who are 65 who are eligible for their second booster may also attend. Walk-ins are welcome. The second pop-up clinic will be held at Monaghan Primary Care Centre, St Davnet’s Campus, Monaghan tomorrow, Friday June ...

SINN FÉIN MEETING HEARS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION ON BANK OF IRELAND BRANCH CLOSURES

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26 Mar 2021 Comments Off on SINN FÉIN MEETING HEARS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION ON BANK OF IRELAND BRANCH CLOSURES
SINN FÉIN MEETING HEARS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION ON BANK OF IRELAND BRANCH CLOSURES

The Government must use its substantial stake in the Bank of Ireland to prevent the closures of local branches in Clones and Castleblayney. That was the clear message from a public meeting organised by Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Matt Carthy last Friday evening, held online due to Covid-19 restrictions. The meeting, attended by business representatives and members of the community from ‘Blayney and Clones, was told by Deputy Carthy that, when local towns lose banking services, it resulted in lower levels of investment and therefore had a negative impact ...

ST PATRICK AND EVANGELYN SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS IN MONAGHAN

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19 Mar 2021 Comments Off on ST PATRICK AND EVANGELYN SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS IN MONAGHAN
ST PATRICK AND EVANGELYN SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS IN MONAGHAN

A young girl, Evangelyn, poses with one of the images of St Patrick that were placed at locations in the centre of Monaghan Town by The Acts Community Church, as part of their St Patrick’s Day celebrations and to bring the festival out into the community. The name Evangelyn derives from the Greek and means “Good News”. St Patrick in his Confessio wrote: “I am first of all a simple country person, a refugee, and unlearned….” And of the Irish he said, “Now, they have become the people of the ...

CONCERN EXPRESSED OVER FUTURE OF ULSTER BANK IN MONAGHAN

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18 Feb 2021 Comments Off on CONCERN EXPRESSED OVER FUTURE OF ULSTER BANK IN MONAGHAN
CONCERN EXPRESSED OVER FUTURE OF ULSTER BANK IN MONAGHAN

Michael Fisher The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys TD says she hopes Ulster Bank will clarify its position soon amidst reports that it is to withdraw from the Irish market. The bank is a subsidiary of the NatWest group in the UK, which is due to publish annual results tomorrow. It’s thought this announcement might include clarification of its intentions for the future of Ulster Bank, which would lead to the closure of its branch network in the Republic including the facility at Church Square in Monaghan town. Minister ...

BETTER WI-FI NEEDED AT ROSSMORE PARK

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30 Oct 2020 Comments Off on BETTER WI-FI NEEDED AT ROSSMORE PARK
BETTER WI-FI NEEDED AT ROSSMORE PARK

Deficiencies in the mobile phone and wi-fi coverage available at the Rossmore Forest Park amenity were highlighted by Councillor Cathy Bennett at the October meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District. Welcoming the fact that there were plans to improve the service, Councillor Bennett said that people out walking in the middle of the park could get lost if they couldn’t get a proper signal. Improvements in this regard were also important for emergency services. Municipal District Coordinator Donal McElwain noted that the Gardaí and emergency services had keys to allow ...

CO MUSEUM EXAMINATION OF WAR OF INDEPENDENCE BRIMS WITH HISTORICAL EVOCATION AND CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE

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28 Feb 2020 Comments Off on CO MUSEUM EXAMINATION OF WAR OF INDEPENDENCE BRIMS WITH HISTORICAL EVOCATION AND CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE
CO MUSEUM EXAMINATION OF WAR OF INDEPENDENCE BRIMS WITH HISTORICAL EVOCATION AND CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE

Peter Hughes A major exhibition on the War of Independence experience in Co Monaghan opened in Monaghan Co Museum on Thursday evening last, attracting an extremely large attendance from the local community. A vivid and immersive experience combining artefacts, documents, textual context and film, the display, mounted in collaboration with Co Monaghan- born historian Professor Terence Dooley from Maynooth University, brings to life the everyday experience of the people of Co Monaghan during the turbulent years under review as well as presenting the key happenings and influential actors in the ...

PROGRESS OF ROSSMORE PARK WORKS WELCOMED

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21 Feb 2020 Comments Off on PROGRESS OF ROSSMORE PARK WORKS WELCOMED
PROGRESS OF ROSSMORE PARK WORKS WELCOMED

Enhancement works to Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan Town under the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Fund should be substantially complete by the end of next month, Coordinator Donal McElwain informed the members of the Monaghan Municipal District at their meeting on Monday. Mr McElwain said that a contractor had been appointed and the works were progressing to programme. The car-park was to remain partially open during the works to facilitate public access to the amenity, with the exception of one week when the park would be closed to enable work at ...

MONAGHAN TOWN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

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15 Jul 2019 Comments Off on MONAGHAN TOWN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
MONAGHAN TOWN COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Julie Brannigan from Monaghan Town Country Music Festival, with Hugh Coyle, Monaghan Special Olympics Club, discussing the Monaghan Town Country Music Festival, which begins in the town on 18th July and from which a large number of local charities benefit. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

CONSTRUCTION WORK STARTS ON NEW BLACKWATER BRIDGE IN MONAGHAN TOWN

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10 Jan 2019 Comments Off on CONSTRUCTION WORK STARTS ON NEW BLACKWATER BRIDGE IN MONAGHAN TOWN
CONSTRUCTION WORK STARTS ON NEW BLACKWATER BRIDGE IN MONAGHAN TOWN

Following a tender competition, the contract for the replacement of the Blackwater Bridge in Monaghan Town has been awarded to Fox Building and Engineering Ltd. Monaghan Co Council signed a contract with the contractor on Friday December 21. The Blackwater Bridge replacement contract comprises the demolition of the existing bridge which carries the N2 national road over the Blackwater River just north of Monaghan Town. The works will involve the construction of a new three-span bridge structure at the same location. Associated works include the realignment of approximately 300m of ...