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The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) has awarded more than €4.5 million in funding to Monaghan Co Council under the PEACE PLUS Programme. Seven local authorities on both sides of the Border will benefit from a total of €37.4 million under the programme, with the funding targeted at projects “aimed at addressing local challenges and promoting peace and prosperity within each Council area”, in the words of the SEUPB. Other local authorities to benefit are Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council; Fermanagh and Omagh District Council; Louth Co Council; Mid Ulster ...

Cavan Monaghan Sinn Féin TD, Matt Carthy, has welcomed the announcement of Stormont Minister, John O’Dowd, that works will commence on the A5 road upgrade in County Tyrone. This development will be of huge benefit to Monaghan drivers who have reason to travel to the North West. It will also be important for the economic development of County Monaghan, improving connectivity to the north and placing this county as a gateway destination for investment and job creation. However, he said, the benefits will be curtailed by the failure of Fianna ...

As we went to press yesterday (Wednesday), The Northern Standard learned that the former 4 star Nuremore Hotel and Country Club had gone up for sale on the open market, along with the estimated 160 acre site on which it is located. The landmark hotel has welcomed many high profile guests over the years, including the Jack Charleton’s Irish International Soccer Squad. The landmark hotel provided significant employment within the locality and was a strong economic driver for the South Monaghan area. It is understood that the hotel has recently ...

“This is a major landmark in bringing world class specialist palliative care services to the communities of Cavan and Monaghan.” So stated the Chairman of St Christopher’s Hospice in Cavan, Jim Lalor, this week after the HSE confirmed that final tender documentation for the refurbishment and extension of St Christopher’s Hospice, with a view to making palliative care facilities available for the Cavan/Monaghan area, had now been completed. “The initial phase of a pre-tender suitability assessment has been completed to prepare a shortlist of contractors who will now be invited ...

Gardaí have confirmed that they are “actively investigating” complaints of suspicious and threatening activity by a man who has been observed in the area of Rossmore Forest Park in Monaghan Town. A number of alleged incidents involving a male who has confronted walkers in the park have been highlighted on social media in the past week. The Gardaí said that in response to reports they had increased their visible presence in the park through foot and mobile patrols. “We are appealing to the local community and visitors to the park ...

Community CCTV schemes being established in Co Monaghan would make a significant and positive impact on crime prevention and detection despite some of the restrictions on their operation dictated by GDPR rules, Garda Superintendent Pat O’Connell told the recent meeting of the Co Monaghan Joint Policing Committee. He was responding to views expressed by some JPC members during a debate that the fact that the Gardaí did not have access to live footage from the schemes would limit their effectiveness. Discussion arose when Fianna Fáil member of Monaghan Co Council ...

Victory celebrations after Our Lady’s Secondary School won the Lidl LGFA All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Senior A Final at St Rynagh’s GAA club in Banagher, Offaly, last Wednesday.

The vital need for the Co Monaghan public to make known their level of interest in having an Affordable Housing Scheme operative in the county was emphasised at Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. The Council are commencing the process of developing the scheme, with the first step a public survey to ascertain the level of potential interest. “The Council will use the information gathered in this survey to inform targeted development of future Affordable Housing Schemes in Co Monaghan,” Acting Director of Housing Services Olga McConnon told Monday’s meeting. ...

Monaghan folk-acoustic musician Ryan Sheridan has been announced as winner of the Overall Grand Prize, and the prize for Best Male Artist, at the 19th annual IAMA or International Acoustic Music Awards. The singer-songwriter, who started his career as a busker on the streets of Dublin, said he was “shocked, humbled and deeply grateful” at his awards success. “It is an incredible honour to be recognised among such musical talent,” he stated. Ryan won the overall award for his song Fine Wine, which has been released digitally and is due ...