Articles in the Scotstown Category

Scotstown 2-13 Clontibret 1-12 If there is any truth in the adage that it takes a good team to win a senior championship but it takes a great team to put titles back-to-back, then this Scotstown team has joined the elite teams from a previous generation who achieved that feat, by putting titles back-to-back for the club for the first time since the 1992/93 seasons. Scotstown are worthy champions again and deserved their double achievement as they were too strong for Clontibret in key departments, albeit a slightly under-strength Clontibret, but ...

Another year has come and gone and with it another very successful Killylough Annual 40km/100km Charity Cycle in aid of St Dympna’s Faith & Light, Tydavnet. There were two routes available on the day with a relatively flat 40km taking in the local villages of Knockatallon, Roslea, Scotstown, Ballinode before returning to Tydavnet, and the 100km route that included climbing Carnmore Mountain with its breath taking panoramic views of the adjoining counties while at the same time taking the breath of the cyclists who conquered it, and also included ...

A Scotstown man convicted in his absence at last week’s Monaghan District Court of criminal damage and assault offences was given custodial sentences when he was brought before Monday’s sittings of the court on foot of a bench warrant. Cathal Mallon, 3 Gort an Teannal, Knockatallon, Scotstown was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for criminally damaging a front door glass panel and a side window panel at the residence of Mr Patrick Cawley at 122 Mullaghmatt, Monaghan on September 30 2015. The defendant received concurrent sentences of two months’ imprisonment on each ...

Reigning Rose of Tralee Elysha Brennan is pictured by our photographer Rory Geary with the Monaghan Rose Michelle Caulfield during her visit to Monaghan yesterday. Elysha fulfilled a series of engagements around the local area prior to attending at the Four Seasons Hotel for the official launch of the search for the 2016 Monaghan Rose. She met with service users and staff at Monaghan’s National Learning Network offices off The Diamond; visited Rally School Ireland at Gola English, Scotstown; and chatted with residents and staff at Mullinahinch Nursing Home. More pictures and a ...

The participation of James McCarra who took part in the Easter 1916 Rising was marked at a wreath-laying ceremony in Urbleshanny graveyard, Scotstown, on Friday January 1st 2016. The wreath-laying was organised by the Margaret Skinnider Appreciation Society (MSAS) in conjunction with their Centenary 1916 programme of events. Master of ceremonies was Ms Josephine O’Hagan Cathaoirleach of MSAS. Following Amhrán na bhFiann, our national anthem, the holly-berried wreath made by Pat McKenna and tastefully adorned with tricoloured ribbon was placed on the grave by Ms Alice McCarra from Agherakelton, Scotstown. ...

Sinn Féin member of Monaghan Co Council Cathy Bennett has taken up the cause of an enhanced promotional drive for the tourism value of the Sliabh Beagh area. Feeling in the locality that it is missing out in promotional efforts being made to attract more tourists to Co Monaghan was reflected in a recent Letter to the Editor in this newspaper. The issue was raised by Colr Bennett at the recent meeting of the Ballybay-Clones Municipal District. In a question on the agenda, she asked for a breakdown of the works identified as ...

A 43-year-old man from Scotstown, Co Monaghan who is facing a charge alleging membership of the IRA was released on bail at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Tuesday. Jim Smyth, of Aghalissabeagh, was arrested in Carrickmacross last month by members of the Special Detective Unit as part of ongoing investigations into dissident republican activity. He is charged with membership of an unlawful organisation, styling itself on the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA, on 25 November. On Tuesday, Detective Inspector William Hanrahan, of the Special Detective Unit, ...

A quantity of firearms and bomb-making components have been uncovered in the Scotstown area of Co Monaghan as part of an ongoing security operation targeting dissident republican activity in the Border region, the Gardaí confirmed on Tuesday. A number of AK47 assault rifles, mortars, detonators, detonating cord and other component parts of IEDs or improvised explosive devices were unearthed, in what was described as a suspected arms dump, in searches conducted by members of the Gardaí’s Special Detective, Emergency Response and Dog units, with input from members of the Cavan/Monaghan divisional ...

Scotstown and Rockcorry will be bidding for Ulster Club Football Championship titles at the Athletic Grounds this Sunday. by COLM SHALVEY Scotstown take on the modern kingpins of Ulster club football, Crossmaglen, who are unbeaten in ten provincial finals. Four-time winners Scotstown have a history of success in this competition going back to the 1970s and ‘80s and although this is their first final since 1989, their modern stars like Darren and Kieran Hughes and Rory Beggan will be determined to add to their inter-county Ulster medals. Scotstown lost narrowly to ...