Articles in the Monaghan Category

Recent calls by Monaghan Town Council for beds at Monaghan General Hospital to be used to provide respite care on a temporary basis while major refurbishment takes place at St Mary’s Hospital in Castleblayney were regarded as unfeasible by representatives of the Health Service Executive who met with the Council membership on Tuesday night. HSE General Manager Bridget Clarke said there was little spare ward capacity at the hospital, and there was nowhere at the hospital that would fulfil the written criteria laid down for the provision of respite ...

A delay in the expected completion date of the restoration of the car-parking area at the site of the discontinued development project in the centre of Monaghan Town – the location of which has been locally dubbed “the hole in the ground” – was communicated to the members of Monaghan Town Council on Monday night. Town Manager David Fallon told the meeting that the original timeline for the works was programmed to finish by early March. The Town Engineer had met the developer, who had now put in ...

The Garage Theatre has re-located to its new state-of-the-art building on Co. Monaghan’s VEC’s Education Campus. Guests attended the theatre last Saturday night when Farney Players from Carrickmacross staged their hilarious production of “A Bedfull of Foreigners”. The audience was suitably impressed with the facilities available at the new venue which is now in a position to provide a diverse programme of events ranging from amateur shows to professional touring performances. Patrons can enjoy a pre-show drink in the café located on the ground floor or in the Bar ...

By Veronica Corr One could be forgiven for feeling like Gulliver in Lilliput when visiting the newly renovated St. Louis Infant School, Monaghan Town — albeit less well travelled! Indeed, it’s a small world after all. The prayer service, which preceded the blessing of the new wing and speeches, was an intimate and well rehearsed affair. All the children sang, danced and recited poetry in perfect harmony and their contentment and camaraderie shone through. Invited guests and pupils were seated around the edges of the large hall, which meant that the ...

The voice of Minister for Health Dr James Reilly was heard in the meeting chamber of Monaghan Co Council for the first time on Monday last. Minister Reilly, who has refused recent requests from the Council for a meeting to discuss the downgrading of services at Monaghan General Hospital, was heard to promise his resignation from office if he did not deliver on commitments he made to safeguard services there. What members were listening to, however, was an internet recording of a speech made by Dr Reilly during ...

This is an exciting prospect for staff and student who will take up occupancy of the largest building on the site of the new Monaghan Education Campus at Knockaconny.  The accommodation amounts to 7,050 m2, is arranged over four floors in two separate blocks and linked with a glazed atrium space. It will accommodate 700 students. This building is essentially a third-level teaching space and students can study courses in subjects as diverse as Childcare, Hairdressing, Engineering, Beauty, Communications, Information Technology and Animal Care to list but a few. ...

The new Monaghan Town Cycle Greenway to be developed from the Armagh Road to the Clones Road has the potential to deliver significant economic benefits for the county capital as well as tourism, health and transport advantages, representatives from URS Consultants, who are developing the project, told the January meeting of Monaghan Town Council. Councillors gave approval to the project proceeding to the next phase of its development, and called on members of the Monaghan public living along the proposed route of the greenway to attend a presentation of ...

Monaghan Town’s Garage Theatre is preparing to raise the curtain on an exciting new era in its history.  The theatre is currently advancing with the transition process that will see it take up occupancy of new state of the art headquarters in March at the Monaghan Education Campus development at Knockaconny. The new facility will accommodate an audience of 300 patrons. The theatre seating is retractable so that the main auditorium space can double-up for set design and film production. In addition, there is a film screen, large rehearsal space, ...

The glitzy shine of TV talent show celebrity competed with the dazzling illumination of the commercial heart of Monaghan Town on Sunday last when thousands braved the chill wet of the winter’s evening to enjoy the official switch-on of the county town’s Christmas lights. The presence of Britain’s Got Talent and X-Factor singing sensations Jai McDowall, Carolynne Poole and Kye Sones generated a frenetic atmosphere among the teen members of the audience during the concert performance which followed the official ignition of the impressive town lighting scheme by the ...