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The Gardaí and emergency services in Monaghan reported yet another quiet Halloween period, with Gardaí noting a reduction of anti-social incidents in and around Monaghan town. The annual Halloween Event run by Monaghan Neighbourhood Youth Project at Monaghan Shopping Centre was a roaring success. Thanks again to the generous funding provided by Monaghan Town Council annually and Monaghan Shopping Centre, 100’s young people and their families gathered at Monaghan Shopping Centre and the major vantage points around the town to enjoy the festivities organised by Monaghan NYP. The night has ...

BY Colm Shalvey Last Sunday’s draw means that Blackhill and Emyvale must meet again this Saturday under lights in Inniskeen to decide the outcome of the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship Final. In a game that never reached the heights of the entertaining clash between the teams in Round 2A, both sides had reasons to be disappointed and relieved to leave Scotstown with a draw. They both showed nerves in a game that was interrupted by a number of stoppages, particularly in the second half, when Emyvale’s Mervyn Brown and Blackhill duo ...

There was shock and disbelief last weekend at the news of the fatal stabbing of Rockcorry native Emmett Connolly. The following is the statement released by the Connolly family this week: “The family of Emmett Connolly are in deep shock at his sudden and untimely death at the age of 32. He was educated at Scoil Mhuire, Rockcorry and St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan. His love of the outdoors led him to pursue a career in archaeology. Emmett had studied in Dublin Institute of Technology and had completed his Masters degree in ...

THE fifth annual ‘Active8’ Bog Snorkelling Championships which were staged last weekend in conjunction with a major festival at Alices’ Loft and Cottages at Doohamlet outside Blayney were a huge success and attracted contenders and revelers from all over the Ireland as well as from the UK, Switzerland and Germany. While all the winners of the various events were Irish, it was noteworthy that two of the junior contenders who chalked up record speed swims with snorkels in the mud were young stars from Co. Monaghan—Ronan Merrick and Orlaith ...