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Monaghan will face Fermanagh in  their Ulster SFC semi-final on June 21st after the Erne County defeated Antrim in Enniskillen last Sunday. by COLM SHALVEY Fermanagh avenged last year’s loss by claiming their first provincial championship win since 2010. Fermanagh beat Cavan that time only to fall to a heavy semi-final defeat against Monaghan and the counties now meet again at the same stage and possibly the same venue of Kingspan Breffni Park. Fermanagh only led by two points with an hour gone at Brewster Park, but they pulled away with ...

Killanny 0-09 Toome 1-05 By JOHN GRAHAM FOUR unanswered points in the final 10 minutes of normal time saw Killanny come from being three points in arrears to snatching victory by the narrowest of margins in this keenly contested if at times scrappy Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship encounter in Oram on Saturday evening last. Played in difficult, wintry conditions this was a contest that was marred by the weather with a biting wind and incessant rain throughout, making footwork and handling difficult with the result that mistakes abounded on both sides and turn ...

Monaghan once again edged out neighbours Cavan by a single point thanks to a strong finish to last Sunday’s absorbing game. by COLM SHALVEY Monaghan took an early lead through a Conor McManus free, but they didn’t manage to go ahead again until the hour-mark as they were pushed to the pin of their collar by a well-organised Cavan side. A combination of Monaghan mistakes and determined defending by the hosts meant that a nervy-looking Farney side struggled for scores in the first half, with a brilliant individual effort from ...

The second Monaghan GAA Perpetual Golf Classic will take place at Rossmore Golf Club this Saturday, May 30. The Golf Classic will once again raise money for the training fund of the county senior football team, whose win over Cavan means they are now preparing for another Ulster SFC semi-final between the winners of Sunday’s game between Fermanagh and Antrim. Teams of four will compete for the unique trophy which has been designed and manufactured by the classic’s sponsor, Brendan McAree of McAree Engineering. Players will also play for a chance to ...

Our picture below shows Bernie Bradley of Monaghan Co Council presenting the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban-Ki Moon, with a report on the initiative undertaken in Co Monaghan to cater for a number of refugees from DR Congo. The presentation took place at an event on refugee resettlement held at Farmleigh House in Dublin on Monday last. The UN Secretary-General told those in attendance that the world should not forget the common values and principles of humanity, solidarity and respect for human rights when responding to the global refugee crisis. Recalling his ...

THE vital importance of preserving wetlands including turf bogs in order to prevent flooding, keep water sources clean, mitigate climate change — among a host of other reasons — was repeatedly and forcefully underlined at a major conference held in Ballybay last Thursday under the theme, ‘Wise Use of Wetlands’. The keynote presentation at the event organised by Monaghan’s Heritage Office was Dr Christopher Briggs, Secretary General of the International Ramsar Convention, who warned of the massive worldwide loss of over 60% of wetland areas over the last 100 years and ...

A new local action plan on strategies for the future viability of the furniture manufacturing sector will be launched by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Cavan/Monaghan Fine Gael TD Heather Humphreys, at an event in Monaghan Town tomorrow, Friday. The launch will take place at a conference in the Hillgrove Hotel which marks the formal close of the development phase of the Wood FootPrint Project, an EU-funded initiative that has been exploring future diversification and innovation pathways for the furniture sphere, once a major employer in Co Monaghan but ...

Michael Fisher Workers at the Bose factory in Carrickmacross are clocking out for the last time today (Thursday), bringing to an end a proud history of 37 years of manufacturing high quality sound systems. The multinational company unexpectedly announced in January they would be closing the plant in April, with a loss of 140 jobs. Following representations to the management at their headquarters in the USA, the timeline was extended until the end of May. Despite attempts by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to find a suitable replacement, no new investor has ...

By PATSY McARDLE THE 56,000-plus voters in the Cavan/Monaghan constituency who went to the polls last Friday in the two Referendums gave marginal support for the Marriage Equality proposal, but overwhelmingly rejected the proposal for a reduction in the age for Presidential candidates. There was a turn-out of 57.2 per cent in the constituency which had a total electorate of 99,265. With a valid poll of 56,257 in the Marriage Equality Referendum, there were 517 spoiled votes, while the valid poll in the Presidential Age Referendum was higher, at 56,766, despite 602 spoiled ...