Articles in the Monaghan Category

On Tuesday evening, members of the Monaghan Town Runners paid a visit to the Crocus Centre in Monaghan Town. The visit followed the successful 10th edition of the Monaghan Town Runners Crocus 5k, held on St. Patrick’s Day, which was their most well-supported year to date. During their visit, the group had the opportunity to explore the various therapies and support services offered by the Crocus Centre for cancer patients and their families. They were impressed by the centre’s welcoming atmosphere and the positive impact it has on its clients. ...

Town of Monaghan Co-Op, which employed generations of local people. It was part of the fabric of the local economy for over a century. As we went to press yesterday, Wednesday, on foot of a request from this newspaper, a Lakeland Dairies spokesperson issued the following statement: “Lakeland Dairies is committed to delivering sustainable prosperity to our 3,200 farm families by ensuring that we are right-sized, lean, and efficient, while offering added-value products to customers in over 100 global markets. “Over the course of 2023, Lakeland Dairies examined, in detail, ...

PETER HUGHES Formative proposals to utilise the recently acquired portion of lands and buildings at the St Louis Convent in Monaghan Town to create a vibrant cultural and community hub were outlined to the members of Monaghan Co Council at their meeting last Monday. Senior Executive Planner for Town Regeneration Drew Hurley detailed the initial key points for the area’s future development contained in an option paper prepared following a series of consultation exercises involving stakeholders and the local community. Among the options being considered are the establishment of a ...

By Veronica Corr The brilliant quote: “Properly trained, a man can be dog’s best friend!” is attributed to Robert Burns, Chief Executive (CE) of Monaghan County Council, but he gave credit where it was due to the speechwriters! The head of the Local Authority was speaking at the countywide launch of the Green Dog Walker initiative in Carrickmacross Civic Offices, which was followed by a photo opportunity in the dog park just behind the building. The CE congratulated the Environment Section on coming up with an innovative solution to the ...

Detailed designs for the proposed Dublin Street North Regeneration scheme were presented to elected members of the Monaghan Municipal District this week. Cathal Flynn, Director of Services at Monaghan County Council, introduced consultants Ken O’Sullivan and Ben Palmer to present the latest plans to Monaghan MD Councillors on Monday. The regeneration project envisages a major rejuvenation of Dublin Street with an aim “to restore vibrancy to that area of Monaghan town” and “create a welcoming, pedestrian-friendly space and address anti-social behaviour”. The project would include the proposed Civic Offices, potential ...

By Veronica Corr Monaghan County Council, in partnership with John McLaughlin Architects and the Monaghan Town team, have developed an ambitious heritage-led regeneration plan for Monaghan Town and St Louis Convent lands. The project is funded by the Heritage Council, and also through the first strand of the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme (THRIVE). Presentation boards are available for viewing at the Market House and paper submissions can be made there up until the closing date for submissions, the 22nd November 2024. On Friday afternoon, there was a public ...

A man has been arrested and charged after being found to be in possession of cocaine and offensive weapons in Monaghan Town. The individual had his vehicle stopped by members of the Garda Divisional Drug Unit at Church Square in the town on Saturday night last, September 7. Gardaí said that in the course of a search a knuckle duster, hammer, hunting knife, a burner phone, deal bags, a small quantity of cannabis herb and a small quantity of cocaine were located in the vehicle. The items and the vehicle ...

PETER HUGHES Plans for an ambitious new industrial park development along the N2 in Monaghan Town, on what is traditionally known as the “O’Neill’s Farm” lands, were unveiled at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. The 36-acre Annahagh site will house a projected eight industrial units but their number and size can be adjusted to suit the demands of the market, Council members were informed in a briefing by Director of Planning Services Cathal Flynn. Mr Flynn told the meeting that the Council’s intention was to get the approval of ...

Massive crowds are expected to assemble in the county capital this weekend for the much anticipated return of the Monaghan Country Music Festival. The festival, which has been in abeyance for a number of years, will run from tonight Thursday, until Sunday, with headline acts performing on the specially erected stage at The Diamond and an exciting satellite programme of entertainment taking place at other locations in the central town area. The full festival programme is outlined in an article inside this week’s edition. Monaghan Municipal District has pointed out ...

Monaghan is the second best town in the country when it comes to keeping its streets free of litter, according to the latest survey by IBAL or Irish Businesses Against Litter. IBAL regularly ranks 40 Irish towns and cities on cleanliness criteria and their first survey of 2024 shows Monaghan in second place overall. “An excellent result for Monaghan, one of its best ever over many years of inclusion in the IBAL Anti-Litter League,” said the An Taisce assessment. “Nine out of the ten sites surveyed got the top litter ...