Articles in the Picture Galleries Category

By PATSY McARDLE A number of men from the Border area and midlands were interviewed by the gardai and revenue authorities in the wake of a swoop last Thursday on an illicit diesel laundering operation at Corrygarry near Castleblayney, close to the South Armagh border. One man in his thirties was detained near the premises and the raid, which followed the earlier issue of search warrants, and was part of a major cross-country crackdown on illicit cross-border fuel trafficking, extended over ...

The opening stanza of the famous Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem ‘The Village Blacksmith’ – recited in its entirety with some feeling by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan in Monaghan Town last Thursday), and imbedded in the memory of a certain generation of Irish schoolchildren – embodies the traditional romantic image of a craft that in its modern form was memorably celebrated in the International Forge In event hosted by Monaghan Town last weekend. The worldwide assembly of artist blacksmiths who converged on the crucible of the ...

Emyvale Cycling club hosted the Irish National Cycling Championships last Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th June. It was without doubt the greatest event in the club’s already long and distinguished history. Never before had such a mammoth undertaking in hosting the ladies, veterans and elite men’s road races and time trials been attempted. The club have previously hosted underage, junior and under 23 championships but never the seniors. The club and it’s members are extremely proud and privileged to have played their part in what was and may will be ...