Articles in the Monaghan Category

PETER HUGHES A major new initiative to restore vigour to the Monaghan furniture industry, involving significant marketing and training developments and the strengthening of a new national representative organisation for the sector, was formally launched by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD Heather Humphreys, in the Hillgrove Hotel last Friday afternoon. The “Whither the Furniture Industry?” action plan is the product of the development phase of the Wood FootPrint Project undertaken over the past two-and-a-half years with support from the EU’s URBACT programme. It ...

The 8th annual Blackwater 10k Run & Walk (and 4km fun run / walk option) is taking place this Sunday 17th May 2015 at 12noon starting from Monaghan United Football Grounds. Monaghan Sports Partnership is delighted once again to be associated with this fantastic event. The route had to be changed over the past few years in line with tree felling and other works determining the pathways that could be used but we are pleased that the Blackwater 10k goes back to its original route this year which means that most of ...

PETER HUGHES Bus Éireann hopes to introduce additional Monaghan-Dublin services in the summer months. The information, contained in correspondence circulated at Monday’s meeting of the Monaghan Municipal District, was hailed by Cathaoirleach of the body Sean Conlon as being a positive outcome to lobbying which the MD had conducted towards seeking improvements in the early morning services from the bus depot in Monaghan Town to Dublin Airport. In his letter to the Municipal District, Bus Éireann Chief Executive Martin Nolan stated: “I refer to your letter dated 22nd January last to the National Transport ...

Pieta House’s fundraising Darkness into Light 5km walk/run will again take place in Monaghan and Cavan in the early hours of Saturday, May 9. The 2015 launch was held in the Monaghan Harps GAA clubhouse last Thursday, in front of a large attendance of organisers and supporters from both counties. Monaghan Harps GAA Club Chairman Seán McKenna welcomed everyone and introduced Pieta House representatives Joan Freeman, Marie Peelo and Kieran Brady. Ms. Freeman, founder of the suicide and self-harm awareness charity, spoke about how they have opened nine support centres around ...

Some of the members of Monaghan Motor Club at the launch of the 2015 The Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Stages Rally, which will be held on Sunday 26th April. Included in the photo are (L-R) David Moffett, Shane Maguire, Martin McKenna, President of Motorsport Ireland, Conor Maguire, Shane Maguire, Nicola McGinnity The Hillgrove Hotel, Brendan Flynn, Clerk of Course, Emmet McCoy, Stephen Wright, Sam Moffett and Nail Maguire. ©Rory Geary/The Northern Standard

PETER HUGHES A vision for a new Co Museum development in a Monaghan Town location that would have a thematic focus on the cultural, historical and archaeological dimensions of the Border region was presented to Monaghan Co Council on Monday by Curator Liam Bradley. Councillors gave approval for a study on the project to proceed with the objective of preparing an application for submission for funding to the new PEACE IV programme which comes on stream later this year. Some members were anxious that consideration be given to locations outside ...

Surprised students and parents arrived to Collegiate School, Monaghan on Tuesday morning for Study Week to see the sight of the 80 ft beech tree completely blocking the avenue just off the busy N2 Dublin/ Castleblayney Road. The tree fell after a night of high winds, at approx. 8.50 am, only minutes after a parent and her daughter had arrived at the school. Thankfully no one was hurt. The tree blocked drivers from entering or leaving the premises and local homes while staff, neighbours and parents busily ...

Minister Heather Humphries visited Beech Hill College this week following the recent announcement of €220k funding for the refurbishment of Construction Studies Rooms at the College. Minister Humphries was given an outline of the proposed works by Woodwork Teachers, Mr. McStravog and Mr. O’Shea, who discussed with her the importance of quality installation and equipment. She also viewed some of the Leaving Certificate Construction Projects ….